the more the merrier en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
First recorded in the 14th-century poem Pearl, line 850. The phrase contains an instance of the comparative correlative use of the.
Meanings
- Something is more fun with more people.
- A greater amount of something is better.
- Used to welcome another person into a group activity or encourage them to join in, suggesting that they will be easily accommodated.
Translations (45)
pl im więcej, tym lepiej (a greater amount of something is better) · pl w kupie raźniej (it is more fun with more people) · es "mientras / entre más [seamos], mejor" (it is more fun with more people) · vi càng nhiều càng tốt (a greater amount of something is better) · et mida rohkem, seda uhkem (it is more fun with more people) · la melius abundāre quam dēficere (a greater amount of something is better) · cmn 多多益善 (it is more fun with more people) · wa pus çk' on-z est d' sots, pus çk' on reye (it is more fun with more people) · id makin banyak makin bagus (a greater amount of something is better) · ja 多多益益弁ず (it is more fun with more people) · nl hoe meer, hoe beter (a greater amount of something is better) · no jo flere, jo bedre (it is more fun with more people) · el όσο περισσότεροι, τόσο καλύτερα (it is more fun with more people) · da desto flere, desto sjovere (it is more fun with more people) · id semakin banyak semakin bagus (a greater amount of something is better) · id makin banyak makin meriah (it is more fun with more people) · ca com més serem, més riurem (it is more fun with more people) · es "cuanto / mientras / entre más, mejor" (a greater amount of something is better) · de je mehr, desto besser (it is more fun with more people) · wa pus k' on est d' sots, pus k' on reye (it is more fun with more people) · cmn 越多越好 (it is more fun with more people) · hu minél többen vagyunk, annál jobban érezzük magunkat (it is more fun with more people) · hu minél több, annál jobb (van / van belőle) (a greater amount of something is better) · sv ju fler desto bättre (it is more fun with more people) · no jo flere, desto bedre (it is more fun with more people) · id semakin banyak semakin meriah (it is more fun with more people) · pt quanto mais, melhor (a greater amount of something is better) · fr plus on est de fous, plus on rit (it is more fun with more people) · he כמה שיותר, יותר טוב (a greater amount of something is better) · bg колкото повече, толкова повече (a greater amount of something is better) · ko 다다익선 (it is more fun with more people) · vi càng đông càng vui (it is more fun with more people) · es "cuantos más, mejor" (it is more fun with more people) · it più siamo meglio è (it is more fun with more people) · sv ju fler desto roligare (it is more fun with more people) · fi enempi parempi (a greater amount of something is better) · pt quanto mais, melhor (it is more fun with more people) · fi enempi parempi (it is more fun with more people) · ru чем бо́льше, тем веселе́е (it is more fun with more people) · ru в тесноте́, да не в оби́де (it is more fun with more people) · ru чем бо́льше, тем лу́чше (a greater amount of something is better) · ru чем бо́льше, тем лу́чше (it is more fun with more people) · hu minél többen vannak, annál jobban érzik magukat (it is more fun with more people) · ja 枯れ木も山の賑わい (a greater amount of something is better) · nl hoe meer zielen, hoe meer vreugd (it is more fun with more people)