many

many
'meni 1. comparative - more; adjective
(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) mange
2. pronoun
(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) mengde, hel del
- many a
mange
I
subst. \/ˈmenɪ\/
mange
• the many
de mange
a good\/great many ganske mange, en stor mengde, ganske mye
• a great many boys
ganske mange gutter
• a great many people
veldig mye folk, en hel del mennesker
II
determ. \/ˈmenɪ\/
mange, mye
• many people
mange (mennesker)
• he had one drink too many
han har fått seg et par glass for mye
• many thanks
tusen takk
• I've been there many times
jeg har vært der ofte
• these many years
i mange år nå
• many is the time I have seen you do it
mang en gang har jeg sett deg gjøre det
for many a day på svært lenge
for many a long day på veldig lenge, på mange herrens år
a good many ganske mange, ikke så rent få, ganske mye
a great many en stor mengde, en masse, en hel del, veldig mange
• a great many boys
en stor mengde gutter
• a great many people
veldig mye folk
have one too many (hverdagslig) ta seg et glass for mye
in so many words klart og tydelig
• he said so in so many words
han sa det rett ut
many a(n) (mest litterært) mang en
• many a man
mang en mann
• I've been there many a time
jeg har vært der mang en gang
one too many en for mye, overflødig, i veien for smart
• he was one too many for us
han var for smart for oss
this many a day (gammeldags) på lang tid
twice as many eller twice the number dobbelt så mange, det doble antallet

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