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tanto

/ˈtanto/, [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪o]

a lot, both, so much

Determiner tanto m sg (feminine tanta, superlative tantísimo)

  1. so much, as much, that much
  2. (in the plural) so many, as many, that many

Adverb tanto

  1. so much, long, hard, often, etc.
    Te amo tanto.
    I love you so much.
    De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita.
    It gets irritated because I do it so much/so often.
  2. (un tanto) somewhat, to a certain extent
    La Teoría de la Relatividad era aún considerada un tanto controvertida.
    The Theory of Relativity was still considered somewhat controversial.

Noun tanto m (plural tantos)

  1. copy
  2. poker chip, counter
  3. point, goal (in a game)
  4. (Latin America) portion

Pronoun tanto

  1. so much, so many

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Hacía tanto calor que no podíamos caminar durante mucho rato.

    It was so hot that we couldn't walk for long.

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  • No deberías dejarlos esperando tanto tiempo.

    You shouldn't keep them waiting so long.

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  • La batería de mi portátil no dura tanto como antes.

    My laptop battery doesn't last as long as it used to.

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  • Nunca he tenido tanto dinero.

    I've never had such a large sum of money.

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  • Si fuera a China, sería para hablar chino tanto como sea posible.

    If I go to China, it'd be to speak Chinese as much as possible.

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  • ¿Por qué te gustan tanto las ardillas?

    Why do you like squirrels so much?

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  • Por favor, quédese tanto como desee.

    Please stay as long as you wish.

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  • Tanto chicos como chicas deberían tomar clases de cocina en la escuela.

    Both boys and girls should take cooking class in school.

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  • Por lo tanto, el término tiene dos usos distintos.

    Thus the term has two distinct usages.

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  • Él dijo a sus niños que no hicieran tanto ruido.

    He told his children not to make so much noise.

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