| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| as | adv | (equally) | uguale avv |
| Bob is five feet ten and Janet is just as tall. |
| Bob è alto cinque piedi e dieci, e Janet è alta uguale. |
| as | adv | (in the manner) | come avv |
| As promised, here are the books on Shakespeare. |
| Come promesso, ecco i libri su Shakespeare. |
| as | conj | (in the manner of) | come cong |
| Do as I say, not as I do. |
| Fai come ti dico, non come faccio. |
| as | conj | (correlative: such that) | come cong |
| He's not so clever as everyone thinks. |
| Lui non è così furbo come si pensa. |
| as | conj | (while) | mentre cong |
| As he was climbing the ladder, his hammer slipped from his belt. |
| Mentre stava salendo la scala, il martello gli è scivolato dalla cintura. |
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| Additional Translations |
| as | adv | (considered to be) | come avv |
| He thinks of himself as a great photographer. |
| Pensa a se stesso come a un grande fotografo. |
| as | adv | (for instance) | come avv |
| She has lots of good qualities, such as intelligence or wit. |
| Lei ha molte buone qualità, come l'intelligenza e l'arguzia. |
| as | conj | (because) | siccome cong |
| | | dato che, visto che |
| I made you some coffee, as you don't like tea. |
| Siccome non ti piace il tè, ti ho fatto del caffè. |
| as | conj | (though) | come cong |
| Tired as I was, I carried on working till the sun came up. |
| Stanco com'ero, ho continuato a lavorare fino al sorgere del sole. |
| as, as for | conj | (as for: referring to) as for | per quanto riguarda loc cong |
| As for me, I would never vote for him. |
| Per quanto mi riguarda, non voterei mai per lui. |
| as | conj | (since) | siccome cong |
| As you are already going to the store, you can buy some milk, too. |
| Siccome stai già andando al negozio, puoi comprare anche il latte. |
| Segnala un errore |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| according as | | | a seconda che |
| account as | | | considerare come |
| act as | vtr | (perform function of) | fare da vi |
| When their first met each other, it was her sister who acted as matchmaker. |
| Quando si incontrarono la prima volta, fu la sorella a fare da organizzatrice. |
| also known as | adj | (having as an alternative name) | altrimenti detto |
| | | alias avv |
| Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
| appear as | vtr | (look like, seem to be) | apparire come vi |
| | | assomigliare a vi |
| as … as all get out | adj | (extremely) | quanto di più ... si possa pensare |
| What? That's silly as all get out! You can't grow bananas in the desert. |
| Cosa? Questo è quanto di più stupido si possa pensare! Non puoi coltivare le banane nel deserto! |
| as a bonus | adv | (in addition) | in aggiunta |
| | | per buona misura |
| We're going on a hike in the mountains today, and as a bonus we'll have a picnic. |
| as a case in point | | | ad esempio |
| as a child | adv | (during childhood) | da bambino, da piccolo avv |
| As a child Henry was scared of dogs, but he later went on to become a vet. |
| Da piccolo Henry aveva paura dei cani, poi però è diventato veterinario. |
| as a consequence | adv | (so, therefore) | di conseguenza |
| The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. |
| as a consequence of | | | in seguito a |
| as a cover | | | a copertura |
| as a friend | adv | (preface to giving difficult news or advice) | da amico |
| You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. |
| as a gift | | | in dono |
| as a joke | adv | (for humorous effect) | per scherzo |
| | | come battuta |
| Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| as a matter of course | | automaticamente | d'ufficio |
| as a matter of fact | adv | (in fact, on the contrary) | in realtà cong |
| | | in effetti |
| as a matter of principle | adv | (on moral grounds) | in linea di principio |
| as a pretext | | | come pretesto |
| as a profession | | | di professione |
| as a replacement for | adv | (as a substitute for) | come sostituto di |
| Margarine is widely used as a replacement for butter. |
| as a result | adv | (consequently) | come conseguenza |
| as a result of | prep | (due to, because of) | a causa di |
| as a rule | adv | (in general, usually) | di norma |
| | | di regola |
| As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| as a substitute for | adv | (to replace, instead of) | al posto di cong |
| She used two cups of milk as a substitute for three eggs called for by the recipe. |
| as a vocation | | | per vocazione |
| as a whole | adv | (all considered together) | nel suo insieme |
| | | complessivamente avv |
| | | nel complesso |
| as above-mentioned | | | come sopra |
| as agreed upon | | | come d'accordo |
| as agreed with sb | adv | (in the way decided with sb) | come d'accordo con |
| | | come stabilito con |
| as always | adv | (as is invariably the case) | come sempre, come al solito avv |
| As always, Sally was chatting up the Australians. |
| as an alternative | | | in alternativa |
| as an alternative to | adv | (instead of) | al posto di cong |
| | | come alternativa a |
| Soy milk can be used as an alternative to cows' milk for some recipes. |
| as an approximation | | | approssimativamente adv |
| as an example | | | ad esempio |
| as an excuse | | | come scusa |
| as an instance | | | per esempio |
| as at | prep | (as it stands on: a given date) | a tutto |
| A tutt'oggi non è cambiato nulla. |
| as attested by | | | come attestato da |
| as best as you can | | | al meglio delle tue capacità |
| as best you can | adv | (to the best of your ability) | al meglio che puoi |
| Muddle through as best you can, and we'll fix the mistakes later. |
| as by law enacted | | | a norma di legge |
| as can be | | | che si può |
| as compared with | prep | (in comparison to) | al confronto di |
| as compensation | | | a risarcimento |
| as desired | adv | (however and whenever one wishes) | come desiderato |
| | | a piacere |
| as detailed below | adv | (in the way described further on) | come descritto più avanti |
| as easy as pie | adj | (very easy) | un gioco da ragazzi |
| as ever | adv | (as is always the case) | come sempre, come al solito avv |
| He is handsome as ever. |
| The bus was late, as ever! |
| Il bus era in ritardo come sempre. |
| as expected | adv | (as thought probable) | come previsto |
| As expected, all the crops withered because of the drought. |
| as far afield as | prep | (as distant as) | tanto distante quanto |
| as far afield as | prep | (as different from the subject as) | tanto diverso quanto |
| as far as | prep | (the same distance as) | distante come, distante tanto quanto, alla stessa distanza di |
| Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| Il nuovo fruttivendolo è distante tanto quanto quello vecchio. |
| as far as I am concerned | adv | (in my opinion) | a mio avviso |
| As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
| as far as I am concerned | adv | (as for me, as regards me) | per quanto mi riguarda |
| As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as far as I know | adv | (to my knowledge) | che io sappia, per quanto ne so, per quello che ne so |
| As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. |
| The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| Che io sappia, il capo è in ufficio. |
| as far as I'm concerned | adv | (in my opinion) | secondo me |
| as far as possible | adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | il più possibile |
| Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as far as the eye can see | | | lontanissimo |
| as far as the eye can see | | | a perdita d'occhio |
| as far as you know | | | per quel che ne sai |
| as far back as | prep | (as long ago as) | tanto indietro nel tempo quanto |
| as follows | adv | (in the following way) | seguente agg |
| The instructions are as follows:. |
| Le istruzioni sono le seguenti: ... |
| | | come segue avv |
| as for | prep | (with regard to) | per quanto riguarda, riguardo, circa, in quanto a, a proposito di, in riferimento a prep |
| As for this guy, I don't think he's going anywhere in life. |
| Per quanto riguarda questo ragazzo, non credo combinerà nulla nella vita. |
| as for me | adv | (as far as I am concerned) | quanto a me |
| as from | prep | (starting on) | da, a partire da prep |
| Nota: Not used in American English except in accounting. |
| You will need to arrive 10 minutes earlier as from tomorrow. |
| Da domani dovrai arrivare dieci minuti prima. |
| as general rule | | di solito | generalmente adv |
| as good as | prep | (of equal quality to) | altrettanto buono quanto |
| | | tanto bravo quanto |
| He is as good at maths as my brother. |
| as good as | prep | (more or less) | praticamente avv |
| I've worked all night on the picture so it is as good as finished. |
| Ho lavorato a ritoccare quell'immagine tutta la notte, quindi è praticamente terminata. |
| as good as new | adj | (successfully repaired or restored) | come nuovo |
| John fixed my bike and now it's as good as new! |
| as good as they come | adj | (the best available) | non c'è di meglio |
| as how | | similitudine | come |
| as I see it | adv | (in my opinion) | a mio parere |
| as I was saying | adv | (used to resume speech after interruption) | come dicevo |
| as if | conj | (as though) | come se |
| as if | interj | familiar (expressing scepticism) | già inter |
| | | come no inter |
| | | pare vero inter |
| as if to say | adv | (in a way suggestive of sth) | come per dire |
| He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| as is | adv | (in its current state) | così com'è |
| | | come si trova |
| as is the custom | | | come è uso |
| as is usual | | | come è d'abitudine |
| as it emerges | adv | (as has transpired) | da come si direbbe |
| as it is | adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | da come stanno le cose |
| As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is | adv | (in its current state) | così com'è |
| We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, such as it is. |
| as it is said | | | come si dice |
| as it may be | | | come potrebbe essere |
| as it ought to be | adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | come si conviene |
| as it ought to be | adv | (in an ideal state) | in condizioni ideali |
| as it seems | | | come sembra |
| as it should be | adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | come è giusto |
| as it should be | adv | (in a desirable state) | in condizioni ottimali |
| as it turns out | adv | (as has transpired) | a quanto pare |
| as it were | adv | idiom (so to speak) | per così dire |
| as little as | prep | (a quantity as small as) | piccolo come |
| The cat is as little as a mouse. |
| as long as | conj | (providing that) | fin quando |
| | | fintanto che cong |
| as long as | conj | (while) | mentre cong |
| as long as | prep | (equal in length to) | di lunghezza pari a |
| as luck would have it | adv | idiom (fortunately) | fortuna volle che |
| As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly home. |
| as many | | la medesima quantità | altrettanto avv |
| as many as | adv | (the same number as) | tanti quanti |
| The Lakers had as many all-stars as the Bulls but still lost the game by 20 points. |
| Segnala un errore |
| 100 successive |