quanto

['kwanto] I quanto (-a)

1. agg

1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

2)

(esclamativo) quante storie! — what a fuss!

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many as

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

2. pron

1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto — I know I must get some bread, but I don't know how much

quant'è? — how much is it?

2)

(esclamativo) vedi quanti hanno accettato! — see how many have accepted!

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many as

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter ...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

II ['kwanto] avv

1) (quantità) how much, (numero) how many

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

2) (nella misura o quantità che) as much as

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

3)

(come) siamo ricchi quanto loro — we are as rich as they are

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God ...!

4)

in quanto — (in qualità di) as, (perché, per il fatto che) as, since

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me ..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned ...

5)

per quanto — (nonostante, anche se) however, (tuttavia) although

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

6)

quanto meno — the less

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

III

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Fis quantum

teoria dei quanti — quantum theory