cuanto

Betekenis (Engels)

Pron

whatever quantity, as much, however much

Det

1. (masculine) as much [of]; as many; however much; however many
2. (masculine) few; quite a few; a handful
3. (masculine,with-comparative) however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...”

Adv

as much; however much; in whatever quantity

Noun

quantum

Koppelteken as

cuan‧to

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkwanto/

Etimologie (Engels)

Inherited from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts (“how much, how many”), from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís.
Cognate with French quant, Italian quanto, Portuguese quanto, Romanian cât, Ashkun ćīt, Waigali kiti, Sanskrit कियत् (kíyat), Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt).

Sinne

Abogado , juez y doctor , cuanto más lejos , mejor .

Lawyer, judge and doctor, the further away the better.

Cuanto más se retiraba a terrenos salvajes , más numerosos eran sus discípulos .

The deeper he withdrew into the wilderness, the more numerous his disciples became.

En cuanto a la pesca destaca la flota dedicada a la captura de anchoveta .

Regarding fishing, the fleet dedicated to the capture of anchovy stands out.