not much

not much
adv infml
1)

"Is he tough?" "Not much" — "Он крутой парень?" - "Какой там крутой!"

"Mum was asking in the last letter if you were ever going to get a job" "Not much. I get more fun this way" — "Мать спрашивала в последнем письме, когда ты устроишься на работу" - "Вряд ли я на нее устроюсь. Мне так гораздо приятнее"

They think we are softies. Not much we aren't — Они думают, что мы слабаки. Ну что ж, посмотрим

2)

"Surely she wouldn't lie over a trifle like that" "Not much she wouldn't. Lying's second nature to her" — "Но она ведь не станет лгать по такому пустяку" - "Еще как станет. Это у нее в крови"

Chucked himself from the hospital window. Dead? Not much he ain't. The brainless bastards had put him up in a ward six floors up — Он выбросился из окна больницы. Насмерть? Еще бы! Эти безмозглые козлы поместили его в палату на шестом этаже


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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Смотреть что такое "not much" в других словарях:

  • not much of a — A rather poor specimen of a • • • Main Entry: ↑much * * * not much of a informal phrase used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I’m not much of a detective, am I? We haven’t had much of a summer this year …   Useful english dictionary

  • not much on — not known for, good at, or interested in (something) He s not much on looks. [=he is not very attractive] She s not much on studying. [=she does not like to study] • • • Main Entry: ↑much …   Useful english dictionary

  • not much — ● wise * * * not/nothing/much spoken phrase used for saying that something is not very important, good, or serious ‘What are you doing tomorrow?’ ‘Nothing much.’ There’s not much to get excited about …   Useful english dictionary

  • not much of a … — ˈnot much of a… idiom not a good… • He s not much of a tennis player. Main entry: ↑muchidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • not much of a — not a good example of: I m not much of a gardener. → much …   English new terms dictionary

  • not much in it — not much ˈin it idiom used to say that there is little difference between two things • I won, but there wasn t much in it (= our scores were nearly the same). Main entry: ↑muchidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • not much of a — informal used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I m not much of a detective, am I? We haven t had much of a summer this year …   English dictionary

  • not much of — rather bad It s not much of a hotel but I guess it will be okay for one night …   Idioms and examples

  • not much cop — british informal phrase not very good or useful The film wasn’t much cop. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: cop * * * not much cop Brit informal : not very good …   Useful english dictionary

  • not much to look at — (informal) Plain, unattractive • • • Main Entry: ↑look * * * not much to look at informal : not physically attractive The restaurant isn t much to look at, but the food is good. The dog isn t much to look at, but he s a great hunting dog. • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • not much chop — (Aust and NZ informal) Not much good • • • Main Entry: ↑chop * * * not much ˈchop idiom (AustralE, NZE, informal) not very good or useful …   Useful english dictionary


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