tanto

/ˈtanto/, [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪o]

a lot, both, so much


Examples
  • Obviamente eso es diferente tanto para hombres como para mujeres.

    Obviously that's different for men and women.

  • Esta noche ha hecho tanto calor que no he dormido bien.

    Last night it was so hot that I couldn't sleep well.

  • Tanto Tom como Bill están jugando al tenis en este momento.

    Both Tom and Bill are playing tennis now.

  • Tom no debería haber comido tanto.

    Tom shouldn't have eaten so much.

  • Hoy está caluroso, por lo tanto podemos nadar en el océano.

    Today is hot so we can swim in the ocean.

  • Tom hizo un buen tanto de dinero a sus veintes.

    Tom made quite a lot of money in his twenties.

  • Hacía tanto calor que pensé que me iba a desmayar.

    It was so hot that I thought I was going to pass out.

  • Ella no empezó a jugar tenis tanto de curiosidad, sino de vanidad.

    She has begun to play tennis not so much out of curiosity as out of vanity.

  • Me gustan tanto perros como gatos.

    I like both cats and dogs.

  • El ejercicio moderado refrescará tanto la mente como el cuerpo.

    Moderate exercise will refresh both mind and body.

  • Había tanto ruido que no pude hacerme escuchar.

    It was so noisy that I couldn't make myself heard.

  • Como he perdido tanto, al fin he empezado a encontrarme a mí mismo.

    As I lost so much, I finally started to find myself.

  • ¿Qué tarda tanto?

    What's taking so long?

  • Tengo la sensación de que a Tom no le gusta tanto Mary.

    I have a feeling that Tom doesn't like Mary all that much.

  • ¡Tienes tanto talento!

    You're so talented.

  • Hacía tanto frío que me quedé en casa todo el día.

    It was so cold that I stayed at home all day.

  • Me cuesta dormirme porque hay tanto ruido.

    It's hard for me to sleep as there's so much noise.

  • Los vecinos de al lado estaban disgustados con nosotros por hacer tanto ruido la noche pasada.

    The people next door were annoyed with us for making so much noise last night.

  • Tom no debería hablar tanto.

    Tom shouldn't talk so much.

  • Sin embargo, al igual que los Estados Unidos, Japón es un país predominantemente de clase media, de ingresos medios, y por lo tanto las esposas no emplean mucamas, sino que se ocupan ellas mismas de todo.

    However, like America, Japan is predominantly a middle-class, middle-income country, and so wives do not employ maids, but attend to everything themselves.


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