so much as

English

Adverb

so much as (not comparable)

Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.
Without so much as asking, he walked into the office and started digging through their files.
but rather
I'm not staring at her tits so much as I am admiring her brooch.

Translations

even

Finnish: edes (fi)

Russian: даже не (daže ne), хотя бы (ru) (xotja by)

but rather

Finnish: vaan (fi)

Russian: не столько, сколько (ne stolʹko, skolʹko)

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