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many meaning in French

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many (an indefinite large number of)
determiner
[UK: ˈmen.i]
[US: ˈmen.i]

de nombreux◼◼◼determiner

beaucoup de◼◼◼determiner

plusieursdeterminer

many (an indefinite large number of people or things)
pronoun
[UK: ˈmen.i]
[US: ˈmen.i]

un grand nombre◼◼◻pronoun

beaucouppronoun

many (a collective mass of people)
noun
[UK: ˈmen.i]
[US: ˈmen.i]

le plus grand nombre◼◼◻nom

many a mickle makes a muckle (lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount)
phrase

l'oiseau fait son nid◼◼◼phrase

les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières (small streams make big rivers)◼◼◼phrase

petit à petit◼◼◼phrase

many hands make light work (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily)
phrase

l'union fait la force◼◼◼phrase

many thanks interjection
[UK: ˈmen.i θæŋks]
[US: ˈmen.i ˈθæŋks]

merci beaucoup◼◼◼interjection

merci bien◼◻◻interjection

man-year (one person's working time)
noun

année-homme◼◼◼nom

East Germany (former European country)
proper noun
[UK: iːst ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni]
[US: ˈiːst ˈdʒɝː.mə.ni]

Allemagne de l'Est◼◼◼nom {f}

Federal Republic of Germany (Germany's official name)
proper noun
[UK: ˈfe.də.rəl rɪ.ˈpʌ.blɪk əv ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni]
[US: ˈfe.də.rəl ri.ˈpʌ.blək əv ˈdʒɝː.mə.ni]

République fédérale d'Allemagne◼◼◼nom {f}

Germany (country in Central Europe)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni]
[US: ˈdʒɝː.mə.ni]

Allemagne◼◼◼nom {f}I like Germany. = J'aime l'Allemagne.

how many (what number)
pronoun

combien◼◼◼pronoun

how many (what number)
determiner

combien◼◼◼determiner

how many languages do you speak (how many languages do you speak?)
phrase

[formal] combien de langues parlez-vous ?phrase

[informal] combien de langues parles-tu ?phrase

how many siblings do you have (how many siblings do you have?)
phrase

[formal] combien de frères et soeurs avez-vous?phrase

in so many words (verbatim)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈsəʊ ˈmen.i ˈwɜːdz]
[US: ɪn ˈsoʊ ˈmen.i ˈwɝːdz]

mot pour motpreposition

textopreposition

one too many ((idiomatic) one or more servings too many of alcohol)
noun
[UK: wʌn tuː ˈmen.i]
[US: wʌn ˈtuː ˈmen.i]

un verre de trop◼◼◼nom {m}

so many adjective
[UK: ˈsəʊ ˈmen.i]
[US: ˈsoʊ ˈmen.i]

tant◼◼◼adjectif

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip (in any situation something can always go wrong)
phrase

il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvresphrase

too many (excessive)
determiner

trop de◼◼◼determiner

too many chiefs and not enough Indians (too many leaders or managers and not enough people doing useful work)
phrase

pas assez d'indiensphrase

trop de chefsphrase

too many cooks spoil the broth (with too many people a task won't be done very well)
phrase
[UK: tuː ˈmen.i kʊks spɔɪl ðə brɒθ]
[US: ˈtuː ˈmen.i ˈkʊks ˌspɔɪl ðə ˈbrɒθ]

autant d'avis; deux patrons font chavirer la barquephrase

autant de têtesphrase

West Germany (former European country)
proper noun
[UK: west ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni]
[US: ˈwest ˈdʒɝː.mə.ni]

Allemagne de l'Ouest◼◼◼nom propre

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