(a) great deal (of)

(a) great deal (of)
1. нареч. (используется в утвердительных предложениях вместо much и many, обычно с неисчисляемыми существительными)
много

I've started thinking a great deal about what has happened to my country and its people.

Lions display a great deal of aggression if they are disturbed.

2. сущ.
1)
большая часть
большая доля
большое количество

|| asked for little but received a great deal

Mother likes the gloves Mary gave her, and she uses them a good deal.

син. a good deal, a lot (of), barrel, heap, mass, mountain, multiplicity, peck, pile
2) бизн.
(очень) выгодная сделка
выгодная покупка

|| Individuals who are trying to sell you or convince you of something can say that you will miss out on an extremely rare opportunity for an exceptional life, spiritual liberation, a great deal on a used car, etc. — Люди, которые пытаются продать что-либо вам или в чём-то убедить вас, могут говорить, что вы упустите необычайно редкую возможность для необыкновенной жизни, духовного раскрепощения, великолепной покупки подержанного автомобиля и т.п.

ср. a great number of

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. . 2002-2012.

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  • great\ deal — • good deal • great deal noun informal A large amount; much. Used with a . Mrs. Walker s long illness cost her a good deal. George spends a great deal of his time watching television. Often used like an adverb. Cleaning up after the party took a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • great deal — noun (often followed by of ) a large number or amount or extent (Freq. 10) a batch of letters a deal of trouble a lot of money he made a mint on the stock market see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos it must have cost plenty …   Useful english dictionary

  • great deal — See: GOOD DEAL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • great deal — See: GOOD DEAL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • great deal — Synonyms and related words: a deal, a great deal, a lot, abundantly, as all creation, as all get out, batch, beaucoup, considerable, considerably, deal, ever so, ever so much, galore, gobs, good deal, greatly, heap, heaps, highly, in great… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • great deal of — • good deal of • great deal of much; a lot of (+ uncountable noun) …   Idioms and examples

  • a great deal — adverb 1. to a very great degree or extent (Freq. 1) I feel a lot better we enjoyed ourselves very much she was very much interested this would help a great deal • Syn: ↑a lot, ↑lots, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) great deal of — a great deal (of (something)) a large amount of something. He offered me a great deal of money. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) great deal — a great deal (of (something)) a large amount of something. He offered me a great deal of money. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me …   New idioms dictionary

  • a great deal — to a very much extent (e.g., we enjoyed ourselves a great deal at the party ); not often or in large quantities (e.g., I don t drink a great deal of alcohol ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • a great deal — a good deal under a great deal of pressure there s a good deal of unfinished work here Syn: a lot, a large amount, a fair amount, much, plenty; informal lots, loads, heaps, bags, masses, tons, stacks …   Thesaurus of popular words


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