tantos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1. tanto:

tanto (aplicado a un adjetivo o adverbio)
so
tanto (aplicado a un verbo)
so much
es tan difícil de describir
it's so difficult to describe
¡es una chica tan amable!
she's such a nice girl!
¡te he echado tanto de menos!
I've missed you so much!
si es así, tanto mejor
if that's the case, so much the better
y si no te gusta, tanto peor para ti
and if you don't like it, too bad!
y si no te gusta, tanto peor para ti
and if you don't like it, tough! inf
vamos, no es tan difícil
come on, it's not that difficult
¡y tanto!
and how!
el tan esperado acontecimiento
the long-awaited event
ya no cenamos afuera tanto
nowadays we don't eat out so often o so much
de tanto que habla te marea
he talks so much he makes your head spin
es tanto más importante cuanto que es su única fuente de ingresos form
it is all the more important because it is his only source of income
no deberías trabajar/gastar tanto
you shouldn't work so hard/spend so much
(tan/tanto … que) llegó tan tarde que ya no había nadie
he arrived so late (that) everybody had gone
tanto insistió que no tuve más remedio que quedarme
he was so insistent that I just had to stay
(tan/tanto … como) no es tan tímida como parece
she's not as shy as she looks
sale tanto como tú/como se lo permiten los compromisos
he goes out as much o as often as you do/as his commitments allow
tan pronto como le sea posible
as soon as you can
tan pronto como le sea posible
as soon as possible
no han mejorado tanto como para poder ganar el torneo
they haven't improved enough to win the tournament
tanto Suárez como Vargas votaron en contra
both Suárez and Vargas voted against
te lo cobran tanto si lo comes como si no lo comes
they charge you for it whether you eat it or not

3. tanto para locs ver tanto

tanto2 (tanta) ADJ

1.1. tanto:

tanto (tanta) sing
so much
tanto (tanta) pl
so many
no sabía que había tanto espacio/tantas habitaciones
I didn't know there was so much space/there were so many rooms
había tantísima gente inf
there were so many o such a lot of people
¡tiene tanta fuerza …!
she has such strength …!
¡tiene tanta fuerza …!
she is so strong …!
¡tanto tiempo sin verte!
it's been so long!
¡tanto tiempo sin verte!
it's been such a long time!
(tanto … que) comió tanto chocolate que le hizo mal
he ate so much chocolate (that) it made him ill
(tanto … como) tengo tanto derecho como el que más
I've got as much right as anyone else o as the next man
no ha habido tantos turistas como el año pasado
there haven't been as many o so many tourists as last year

tanto3 (tanta) PRON

1.1. tanto:

tanto (tanta) sing
so much
tanto (tanta) pl
so many
¿no querías azúcar? — sí, pero no tanta
didn't you want sugar? — yes, but not that much
vinieron tantos que no alcanzaron los asientos
so many people came there weren't enough seats
es uno de tantos
he's one of many
¡tengo tanto que hacer!
I've so much to do!
¿de verdad gana tanto?
does he really earn that much?
ni tanto ni tan calvo o tan poco
there's no need to go that far
no es para tanto inf no te pongas así, hombre; tampoco es para tanto
come on, there's no need to get like that about it
duele un poco, pero no es para tanto
it hurts a bit, but it's not that bad
no pinta mal pero tampoco es para tanto
she's not a bad artist but she's not that good
tanto monta, monta tanto Spain
it makes no difference
tanto monta, monta tanto Spain
it's as broad as it is long inf
tanto tienes, tanto vales prov
you are what you own

2. tanto en locs:

en tanto
while
en tanto ella atendía a los clientes, él cocinaba
while she served the customers, he did the cooking
en tanto + subj
as long as
en tanto + subj
so long as
en tanto tú estés aquí
as long as you're here
en tanto que form (como)
as
en tanto que (dado que)
inasmuch as form
en tanto que (dado que)
insofar as form
entre tanto
meanwhile
entre tanto
in the meantime
(hasta tanto + subj) form hasta tanto (no) se solucione este conflicto
until this conflict is solved
(otro tanto) otro tanto cabe decir de su política exterior
the same can be said of their foreign policy
me queda otro tanto por hacer
I have as many again still to do
cuesta unos $15 y las pilas, casi otro tanto
it costs about $15 and then the batteries cost nearly as much again
por (lo) tanto
therefore
(tan siquiera) ¡si tan siquiera me hubieras prevenido!
if only you'd warned me!
no le escribió ni tan siquiera una notita
he didn't even write her a little note
cómprale tan siquiera unas flores
at least buy her some flowers o buy her some flowers, at least
tan solo
only
tenía tan solo cuatro años
he was only four years old
por tan solo dos mil pesos
for only o for as little as two thousand pesos
tanto es así o tan así es
so much so
se sentía mal, tanto es así que no quiso comer
she felt ill, so much so that she didn't want anything to eat
tanto más cuanto que
specially since
tanto más cuanto que
all the more so because
es importante, tanto más cuanto que es su única fuente de ingresos
it's important, specially since o all the more so because it's his only source of income
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tantos conocimientos son inabarcables en un curso
it's too much information to tackle o cover in one academic year
tantos conocimientos son inabarcables en un curso
it's impossible to cover so much in one academic year
tener que rellenar tantos papeles te embota
it's mind-numbing having to fill in all those forms
uno se embota de tanto estudiar
your brain seizes up o you can't take in any more
uno se embota de tanto estudiar
you feel as if your head is going to burst inf
el expresionismo, el abstraccionismo y otros tantos ismos
expressionism, abstractionism and so many other isms

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tantos in the PONS Dictionary

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I.tanto (-a) ADJ

II.tanto (-a) PRON dem

II.tanto ADV

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cerraron el marcador con tres tantos
they finished the game with three goals
tras tantos años de vida en el campo se agauchó mucho
after so many years in the country he/she had become very gaucho-like

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tantos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tenemos tantos días de vacación como ellos
we have as many vacation days as they do
en mil novecientos ochenta y tantos
in nineteen eighty-something
uno de tantos
one of many
tener 40 y tantos años
to be 40-odd years old
tantos
as many
coge tantos como quieras
take as many as you like
cerraron el marcador con tres tantos
they finished the game with three goals
ser tantos que no se pueden contar
to be beyond number
tiene unos 50 y tantos años
he is about 50 odd
jugador que marca uno o más tantos
scorer in basketball
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