tanto

/ˈtanto/, [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪o]

a lot, both, so much


Examples
  • Trabajaré en tanto viva.

    I'll work as long as I live.

  • Tom no debía haber hecho esperar tanto a Mary.

    Tom shouldn't have kept Mary waiting so long.

  • Tengo tanto trabajo que me quedo una hora más.

    I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.

  • No comas tanto. Vas a engordar.

    Don't eat so much. You'll get fat.

  • ¡Deja de moverte tanto! Haces que la barca cabecee, vamos a acabar volcando.

    Stop moving around so much! You're making the boat pitch, and we'll end up capsizing.

  • Su discurso duró tanto que algunos empezaron a dormirse.

    His speech went on for such a long time that some people began to fall asleep.

  • Tom no come tanto como Mari.

    Tom doesn't eat as much as Mari.

  • Cuanto antes te rindas, tanto mayores serán los beneficios.

    The sooner you give up, the greater the benefits.

  • No dependas tanto de tus padres.

    Don't depend on your parents too much.

  • Si es así, tanto mejor.

    If that's so, all the better.

  • Lo lamento tanto.

    I'm so sorry.

  • A Tom en realidad no le gusta tanto Mary.

    Tom doesn't really like Mary all that much.

  • Come tanto como quieras.

    Eat as much as you like.

  • Ella le aconsejó que dejara de trabajar tanto.

    She advised him to stop working so much.

  • Te queremos tanto.

    We love you so much.

  • Se puede aprender tanto en la biblioteca como en la escuela.

    You can learn as much in the library as in school.

  • ¡Extraño tanto a mi novio!

    I miss my boyfriend so much!

  • La amo tanto que moriría por ella.

    I love her so much I would die for her.

  • Tom no debería haber hecho esperar tanto a Mary.

    Tom shouldn't have kept Mary waiting so long.

  • Lamenté muchísimo haber perdido tanto tiempo.

    I very much regretted having lost so much time.


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