English translation of 'cuanto'
Word forms: cuanto, FEM cuanta
adjective or pronoun
Termínalo cuanto antes. Finish it as soon as possible.
Cuanto más lo pienso menos lo entiendo. The more I think about it, the less I understand it.
Cuantas menos personas haya mejor. The fewer people there are, the better.
En cuanto oí su voz me eché a llorar. As soon as I heard his voice, I began to cry.
Había solo unos cuantos invitados. There were only a few guests.
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cuanto
adjective
1. (indicando cantidad)
daremos cuantos créditos se precisen we will give as many loans as (are) needed or whatever loans are needed
cuantos hombres la ven se enamoran de ella all the men that see her fall for her
2. (en correlación)
cuanto más the more
cuantos más invitados vengan más comida habrá que preparar the more guests come, the more food we’ll have to prepare
cuanto menos the less
cuanto menos dinero tiene la gente, menos gasta en salir a comer the less money people have, the less they spend on eating out
cuantos menos errores hagas mejor the fewer mistakes you make, the better
3.
unos cuantos (= no muchos) a few; (= bastantes) quite a few
solo unos cuantos funcionarios permanecerán en el país only a few officials will stay in the country
he leído unos cuantos libros suyos I’ve read quite a few of his books
pronoun
1. (indicando cantidad) all
tiene todo cuanto desea he has everything or all (that) he wants
tome cuanto quiera take as much as you want ⧫ take all you want
2. (en correlación)
cuantos más the more
cuantos más mejor the more the better
cuantos menos the fewer
3.
unos cuantos (= no muchos) a few; (= bastantes) quite a few
lo sabíamos unos cuantos, pero la mayoría no a few of us knew, but most people didn’t
hay unos cuantos en clase que no hacen más que molestar there are a few people in the class who do nothing but cause trouble
—¿cuántos vinieron? —unos cuantos “how many people came?” — “quite a few”
adverb or conjunction
1. (expresando correlación)
cuanto antes mejor the sooner the better
cuanto más the more
cuanto más intentes convencerlo, menos caso te hará the more you try to persuade him, the more he will ignore you
cuanto más corto mejor the shorter, the better
cuanto menos the less
cuanto menos se hable sobre este asunto mejor the less (that is) said about this issue, the better
2. (locuciones)
a.
cuanto antes as soon as possible
tiene que estar terminado cuanto antes it has to be finished as soon as possible
ven cuanto antes come as soon as you can or as soon as possible
b.
en cuanto lo supe me fui as soon as I heard I left
iré en cuanto pueda I’ll go as soon as I can
el cuento infantil, en cuanto género literario children’s stories, as a literary genre
c.
en cuanto a tu aumento de sueldo, lo discutiremos en diciembre as regards or as for your pay rise, we’ll discuss it in December
el sistema tiene ventajas en cuanto a seguridad y comodidad as regards or with regard to safety and comfort, the system has advantages
en cuanto a mí as for me
d.
en cuanto que insofar as
e.
cuanto más especially
siempre está nervioso, cuanto más en época de exámenes he’s always nervous, all the more so or especially at exam time
no escribe a nadie, cuanto más a nosotros he doesn’t write to anyone, let alone us
f.
cuanto menos to say the least
esta interpretación es, cuanto menos, discutible this interpretation is debatable to say the least
g.
por cuanto in that ⧫ inasmuch as (formal)
es un delito por cuanto vulnera los derechos constitucionales it is a crime in that or inasmuch as (formal) it violates constitutional rights
llama la atención por cuanto supone de innovación it attracts attention because of its novelty value
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Yo aquí conozco a unos cuantos que las alquilan.
En cuanto a las ciudades, también, hay fracturas.
En cuanto a las temperaturas, las diurnas descenderán en el extremo norte peninsular.
En cuanto al resto, se encuentran en tramitación, habiéndose formulado acusación en 3 asuntos.
Su versión es, cuanto menos, poco creíble.
Cuanto antes lo entendamos, más rápido avanzaremos.
Estoy bien, con ganas de regresar a casa cuanto antes.
En cuanto a las respuestas, ha recibido tanto comentarios positivos como negativos.
En cuanto me enteré que andabas libre me vine hacia acá corriendo... Qué tal te encuentras?
En cuanto se aproxíma a ellos, los hombres se estrujan y aúpan unos a otros fundídos en una masa tentacular y polícroma.
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cuanto
British English: how
/haʊ/ ADVERB
asking about number or amount You use how when you ask about an amount.
How many people were at the party?
- American English: how /ˈhaʊ/
- Arabic: كَمْ
- Brazilian Portuguese: quanto, quantos
- Chinese: 多少
- Croatian: koliko
- Czech: kolik
- Danish: hvor
- Dutch: hoe
- European Spanish: cuánto
- Finnish: kuinka
- French: de quelle
- German: wieviel
- Greek: πόσο
- Italian: quanto
- Japanese: どのくらい
- Korean: 얼마나
- Norwegian: hvor
- Polish: ile
- European Portuguese: quanto
- Romanian: cât
- Russian: сколько
- Spanish: cuánto
- Swedish: hur
- Thai: เท่าใด
- Turkish: kaç
- Ukrainian: скільки
- Vietnamese: bao nhiêu
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