tanto

=

so much

adjetivo

tanto, -a

adjective

1. so much (gran cantidad)

tantos -> so many
tanto, -a dinero -> so much money, such a lot of money
tanta gente -> so many people
tiene tanto, -a entusiasmo/tantos amigos que… -> she has so much enthusiasm/so many friends that…

2. so much (cantidad indeterminada)

tantos -> so many
nos daban tantos pesos al día -> they used to give us so many pesos per day
cuarenta y tantos -> forty-something, forty-odd
nos conocimos en el sesenta y tantos -> we met sometime in the sixties

3. (en comparaciones)

tanto, -a… como -> as much… as
tantos… como -> as many… as

pronoun

4. so much (gran cantidad)

tantos -> so many
¿cómo puedes tener tantos? -> how can you have so many?

5. so much (cantidad indeterminada)

tantos -> so many
a tantos de agosto -> on such and such a date in August

6. as much (igual cantidad)

tantos -> as many
había mucha gente aquí, pero allí no había tanta -> there were a lot of people here, but there weren't as many there
otro tanto, -a -> as much again, the same again
otro tanto, -a les ocurrió a los demás -> the same thing happened to the rest of them

7. (expresiones)

ser uno de tantos -> to be nothing special
¡y tanto, -a! -> most certainly!, you bet!

8. (informal)

las tantas -> very late

masculine noun

9. point (punto); goal (gol)

marcar un tanto, -a -> to score
apuntarse un tanto, -a (a favor) -> to earn oneself a point in one's favor

10. (cantidad indeterminada)

un tanto, -a -> so much, a certain amount
tanto, -a por ciento -> percentage

also:

estar al tanto, -a (de) -> to be up to date (with)
mantener a alguien al tanto, -a de algo -> to keep somebody up to date on o informed about something (informado)

adverb

11. (mucho)

tanto, -a (que…) -> so much (that…); (cantidad) so long (that…) (tiempo)
no bebas tanto, -a -> don't drink so much
de eso hace tanto, -a que ya no me acordaba -> it's been so long since that happened that I don't even remember
tanto, -a (es así) que… -> so much so that…
tanto, -a mejor/peor -> so much the better/worse

12. (en comparaciones)

tanto, -a como -> as much as
tanto, -a hombres como mujeres -> both men and women
tanto, -a si estoy como si no -> whether I'm there or not

en tanto que

prepositional phrase

1. as

en tanto, -a que director -> as director

entre tanto

adverbial phrase

1. meanwhile

por (lo) tanto

adverbial phrase

1. therefore, so

tanto [tahn’-to]

adverb

1. So, in such a manner.

2. A long time.

Tanto más o menos -> so much more or less
Tanto que -> as much as
Tanto mejor -> so much the better
Tanto peor -> so much the worse
Tanto monta -> it is as good as the other; it is all the same
Tanto más cuanto, thereabouts, more or less. En tant -> or entre tanto, in the mean time
Tanto por tanto -> at the same price; upon a par
Tantos a tantos, equal numbers. Por el tant -> or por lo tanto, (1) for that same reason; on that ground
Por tant -> or por lo tanto, therefore, for the reasons expressed
La mitad y otro tanto -> the half and as much more
Tanto uno como otro -> both one and the other; both of them

(2) For the same price.

"tanto" en el foro de Respuestas


P:	please help with these 2 phrases: "No tanto como tu papi." & "Por que amor…
R:	oh okay!! Man, this is a tough language to learn especially when "slang" is used, yanno? I really appreciate your expertise. okay, one more: I asked her,…

P:	Ponerme al tanto
R:	I would love to talk to you and get up to date with things. Does this make sense? vos is used in Argentina, it means you In Spain we would say: Me gustaria…

P:	de tanto verlo
R:	What comes before this? Without any more context I'd say de tanto verlo y experimentarlo - for having seen (because we saw) and experimented with it so…

P:	Anda a vivir tu vida como ella quiere lo hagas, tu no puedes ser feliz conmigo debido…
R:	Go live your life like she wants you to. You can't be happy with me because of her. When you love someone that much, nothing can stop you. My heart is…

P:	Tan/Tanto/Tanta
R:	Si has leído esto: no es correcto. Ni siquiera es correcto poner gran delante, debería haber sido: tanta información (femenino por información)