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molto.

much, very much, a lot (with verbs)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈmol.to/

  1. much, very much, a lot (with verbs)

    A essere onesto, non mi piace molto.

  2. very, really, very much (with adjectives or adverbs)

    Si stava facendo molto tardi, se non fosse partito, avrebbe perso l'aereo.
    Il gioco ha regole molto semplici.

  3. much, far, a lot (in expressions of comparison)

    I ghiacciai si sciolgono molto più velocemente di quanto atteso.

  4. long, a long time

    È molto che aspetti?
Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.

det/ˈmol.to/

  1. a lot of, much, great, (in the plural) many, a lot of, lots of

    Voglio molti amici.
    Ho mangiato molta cioccolata ultimamente.
Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.

pron/ˈmol.to/

  1. much, a lot

    Non ci vuole molto per far piangere una donna incinta.

  2. many, many people

    in-plural
    Per molti il ballo è una passione.
Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.

noun/ˈmol.to/

  1. the many

    masculine · uncountable

  2. the large part

    masculine · uncountable

  3. a great deal

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.

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