tanto como

as much as

→ tanto

phrase Common #2,720

as much as Used to compare quantity, degree, ability, or extent. It can be followed by a verb in the subjunctive when expressing an unrestricted amount or possibility, as in tanto como quieras, “as much as you want.”

SP: Trabajo tanto como puedo durante la semana.

EN: I work as much as I can during the week.

Coge tanto como necesites.

Take as much as you need.

Un delfín es un pez tanto como lo es un perro.

A dolphin is a fish just as much as a dog is a fish.

Sé que esto les gusta tanto como que les arranquen una muela.

I know they like this as much as having a tooth pulled.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Ella trabaja tanto como cualquier otro estudiante.

She works as hard as any other student.

No me gusta la música tanto como a ti.

I don't like music as much as you do.

Nada me gusta tanto como el aroma de las rosas.

Nothing pleases me more than the scent of roses.

Tanto como para llorar.

Enough to make me cry.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

No nos quedamos en Australia tanto como pensamos que estaríamos.

We didn't stay in Australia as long as we thought we would.

Debemos tratar de salvar tanto como podamos.

We must try to save as much as we can.

— El viento se levanta (2013)

Te quiero, tanto como te quería antes.

I love you, as much as I loved you before.

No me interesa la literatura tanto como a ti.

I'm not as interested in literature as you are.

Recuperar ese sombrero le costará tanto como comprarse una docena.

Getting that hat back will cost him as much as buying a dozen.

— Vivir (1952)

El japonés es un idioma difícil, pero no tanto como el chino.

Japanese is a difficult language, but not as difficult as Chinese.

Quiero ayudar a Tom tanto como quieres tú.

I want to help Tom as much as you do.

Las novelas no se leen tanto como se solía.

Novels aren't read as much as they used to be.

No tanto como a ti.

Not as much as you.

Yo admiro al hombre tanto como usted.

I admire the man as much as you do.

Tú lo necesitas tanto como ella.

You need it as much as she does.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Qué pena que los perros y gatos no vivan tanto como los humanos.

It’s a shame that dogs and cats don’t live as long as humans.

No me gusta la mierda eléctrica tanto como lo auténtico.

I don't like electronic crap as much as I like the real thing.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Tom no estudia tanto como solía hacerlo.

Tom doesn't study as much as he used to.

Este es tu país tanto como el mío.

This is your country just as much as it is mine.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

Aman la Iglesia tanto como nosotros.

They love the Church as much as we do.

Te quiero, pero no tanto como a mí mismo.

I love you, but not as much as I love myself.

Tanto como sea necesario.

As much as necessary.

Ya no se está leyendo tanto como se solía.

People aren’t reading as much as they used to anymore.

Admiro a Julie Baker tanto como usted.

I admire Julie Baker as much as you do.

— La noche americana (1973)

Mira, Dominic, pienso en ellos tanto como ellos han pensado nunca en mí.

Look, Dominic, I think about them as much as they've ever thought about me.

— American Gangster (2007)

Por favor, quédese tanto como desee.

Please stay as long as you like.

Esto me gusta tanto como a ti.

I like this as much as you do.

Le gusta el deporte tanto como el estudio.

He likes sports as much as studying.

Pero no tanto como para ser profesional.

But not enough to be a professional.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Comed tanto como queráis.

Eat as much as you want.

Pero siento que puedo ofrecerte tanto como ellos.

But I feel I can offer you as much as they can.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Ella estudia tanto como cualquier otro alumno de la clase.

She studies as much as any other student in the class.

Hoy en día, las mujeres beben tanto como los hombres.

Today, women drink as much as men.

No tanto como esto.

Not as much as this.

Si le preocupa tanto como a mí, que se quede dónde está.

If he is as worried about it as I am, he should stay where he is.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Odia y ama el anillo tanto como se odia y se ama a sí mismo.

He hates and loves the ring as much as he hates and loves himself.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Te amo tanto como para alejarme de ti.

I love you enough to walk away from you.

El encuentro no duró tanto como pensé que duraría.

The match didn’t last as long as I thought it would.

Wu nos necesita tanto como nosotros los necesitamos a ellos.

Wu needs us as much as we need them.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Tom puede hacer tanto como Mary.

Tom can do as much as Mary.

Ningún libro se lee tanto como la Biblia.

No book is read as much as the Bible.

Nunca he conocido a nadie a quien yo ame tanto como te amo a ti.

I’ve never met anyone I love as much as I love you.

Sabe tanto como cualquier profesor universitario.

He knows as much as any university professor.

Ella gasta tanto como gana.

She spends as much as she earns.

Lo repetiré tanto como sea necesario.

I will repeat it as often as necessary.

— Guardianes de la Noche: Tren infinito (2020)

Sabías que tu hermano no ganó tanto como usted lo hizo.

You knew that your brother didn't earn as much as you did.

— Piku (2015)

Corrí tanto como pude pero no llegué a tiempo al último tren.

I ran as fast as I could, but I didn't make it to the last train in time.

Él lo merecía tanto como cualquiera.

He deserved it as much as anyone.

— El botín (2026)

Les debo tanto como lo que han dado.

I owe them as much as they have given.

Duermes tanto como nuestro buey.

You sleep as much as our ox.

— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)

La extrañaré casi tanto como a mamá.

I will miss her almost as much as I miss my mom.

— Picnic (1955)

A él le gustan los deportes tanto como la música.

He likes sports as much as music.

Nada de la cocina china me ha impresionado tanto como el té Pu Erh.

Nothing in Chinese cuisine has impressed me as much as Pu Erh tea.

Pocas cosas nos hacen disfrutar tanto como la música.

Few things bring us as much joy as music.

Una palmada tuya hiere tanto como un golpe.

A slap from you hurts just as much as a blow.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

El sufrimiento devora el corazón tanto como el coraje.

Suffering devours the heart as much as courage.

Tanto como se puede saber.

As much as can be known.

Un frasco de champú cuesta tanto como un tubo de pasta dentífrica.

A bottle of shampoo costs as much as a tube of toothpaste.

Siete años no es tanto como para que nos hayan olvidado.

Seven years isn't that long for them to have forgotten us.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Señor Zhang, que viva tanto como la Montaña Sur.

Lord Zhang, may you live as long as the South Mountain.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Tal vez no sea tanto como piensas.

Maybe it's not as much as you think.

Especialmente de alguien que admiro tanto como usted.

Especially from someone I admire as much as you.

— Chicago (2002)

Tom no amaba a Mary tanto como ella lo amaba a él.

Tom didn't love Mary as much as she loved him.

Tom no come tanto como Mari.

Tom doesn’t eat as much as Mari.

No cuesta tanto como pensaba.

It doesn’t cost as much as I thought.

No tanto como ellos.

Not as much as them.

— El engaño (2026)

No pareces estar confundido tanto como Tom.

You don’t seem as confused as Tom.

Necesitas el dinero tanto como nosotras.

You need the money as much as we do.

No lo conoces tanto como crees.

You don't know him as well as you think.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Significa que no quieres a Naina tanto como pensaba.

It means you don't love Naina as much as I thought.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Esto no es tanto como había pensado originalmente.

This isn't as much as I had originally thought.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Pues, si no tienes novio, no esperes tanto como tu hermana Jen.

Well, if you don't have a boyfriend, don't wait as long as your sister Jen.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

No trabajo tanto como Tom.

I don’t work as much as Tom.

Su reputación está en juego tanto como la nuestra.

Their reputation is at stake as much as ours.

No tanto como necesitaría.

Not as much as I would need.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)