mucho attention

9.5

A lot of people notice someone or something

noun

: mucho atención

The artist received mucho attention after the gallery opened.

Examples

The media gave the event mucho attention after the shocking announcement.
She always gets mucho attention when she walks into a room.
His new hairstyle has been getting mucho attention at school.
Why does she get mucho attention at every event?
His new hairstyle has been getting mucho attention at school.
She always gets mucho attention when she walks into a room.
The media gave the event mucho attention after the shocking announcement.

Synonyms

much

vsmucho attention

∞ 1.0

To a large degree, very or a lot

means a large amount of focused notice given to someone or something

How Much Attention

mucho attention

9.5

attention

∞ 1.6

little

1 1.0

Surface Forms

mucho attention singular

mucho attentions plural

Morphology

mucho + attention

The meaning 'a large amount of attention' is directly and compositionally derived from 'mucho' (a lot) + 'attention' (focus/noticing). Although 'mucho attention' is a nonstandard Spanish–English blend, its semantics are fully transparent to a learner who knows both constituents and can be mapped to 'much attention' or 'a lot of attention'.

Etymology

The phrase mucho attention comes from mixing Spanish mucho ('a lot') with English attention, a playful way to say 'a large amount of attention'. Imagine a person under a big spotlight labeled mucho, and that image helps you remember it means 'much attention'.