plenty

mucho, abundancia

Gran cantidad de algo, suficiente para lo necesario y a menudo con un sobrante.

En inglés sencillo: A large amount of something, enough for what you need and often more.

• We have plenty of food.
• There was plenty of time to finish.
• You will find plenty to do in this town.

Cómo se usa: plenty of something (We have plenty of room for everyone.); plenty to do/eat/etc. (There is plenty to see here.)

Sinónimos: a lot, more than enough

Expresiones frecuentes: plenty of time, plenty of food, plenty to eat

abundancia

Situación en la que hay más alimentos, dinero y otros bienes útiles de los que se necesitan.

En inglés sencillo: A state in which people have more food, money, and other useful things than they need.

• They dreamed of peace and plenty.
• The good harvest brought a year of plenty.
• Even in times of plenty, some families went hungry.

Sinónimos: abundance, prosperity

Antónimos: scarcity

Expresiones frecuentes: peace and plenty, a land of plenty, years of plenty

mucho, bastante

Cantidad que alcanza para lo necesario y que muchas veces deja algo de sobra.

En inglés sencillo: An amount that is enough, often with some left over.

• Take some bread; there is plenty.
• We brought plenty for everyone.
• Do you have enough money? I have plenty.

Cómo se usa: plenty of something (There is plenty of soup left.); plenty for someone (There is plenty for all of us.)

Sinónimos: enough, a lot

Expresiones frecuentes: have plenty, plenty for everyone, plenty left

de sobra, más que suficientemente

Indica que algo alcanza sobradamente el grado necesario.

En inglés sencillo: To a degree that is easily enough for what is needed.

• This room is plenty big enough.
• Your coat is plenty warm enough for today.
• The old engine was plenty powerful enough to pull the boat.

Cómo se usa: plenty + adjective + enough (This bag is plenty large enough for the trip.)

Sinónimos: more than sufficiently, quite

Expresiones frecuentes: plenty big enough, plenty good enough, plenty strong enough

muy, bastante

Se usa para destacar que una cualidad se da en un grado alto.

En inglés sencillo: Very; used to make a description stronger.

• He was plenty mad at me.
• The climb was plenty tough.
• You will be plenty tired after that walk.

Cómo se usa: plenty + adjective (She was plenty angry when she heard the news.)

Sinónimos: very, really

Expresiones frecuentes: plenty mad, plenty tough, plenty busy