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as1 /æz/ , weak form /əz/ conjunción
- (when, while) cuando;
~ she was eating breakfast … cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno …
- (indicating progression) a medida que;
~ the date drew closer, … a medida que se acercaba la fecha, …
- (when, while) cuando;
- (because, since) como
- (though): try ~ he might, he could not open it por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo;
strange ~ it may seem por extraño que parezca
- (in accordance with) como;
~ I was saying como iba diciendo
- (in the way that) como;
do ~ I say haz lo que te digo;
I'm only interested in the changes ~ they affect me solo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
- (in phrases) as it is: we've got too much work ~ it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo;
as it were por así decirlo
- (in the way that) como;
- (in comparisons of equal degree) as … as tan … como;
there weren't ~ many people ~ last time no había tanta gente como la última vez
- as if/as though como si (+ subj)
as2 adverbio
- (equally): it's not ~ cold today hoy no hace tanto frío;
I can't run ~ quickly now no puedo correr tan rápido ahora
- as … as: ~ many ~ 400 people hasta 400 personas;
~ long ago ~ 1960 ya en 1960
as3 preposición
- (in the condition, role of): ~ a child she adored dancing de pequeña le encantaba bailar;
~ a teacher … como maestro …;
he works ~ a clerk trabaja de oficinista
- (in phrases) as for en cuanto a;
as of o (BrE) as from desde, a partir de
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
as [æz, forma débil əz] adverbio & conj
1 (comparación) as... as..., tan... como...: he's not as clever as you, no es tan listo como tú
as far as, hasta
as good as gold, tan bueno como el pan
stay as long as you want, quédate todo el tiempo que quieras
as many as, tantos,-as como
as much as, tanto,-a como
as soon as possible, cuanto antes
just as good, igual de bueno,-a
men such as he, hombres como él
the same as, igual que
twice as expensive, dos veces más caro,-a ➣ Ver nota en más 2 (modo) como: he's working as a builder, está trabajando de albañil
it serves as a desk, sirve de escritorio
he was disguised as a fox, iba disfrazado de zorro
as you like/wish, como quieras
as I said, como dije
as a rule, por regla general
as from, as of, a partir de
as usual, como siempre
as yet, aún, todavía ➣ Ver nota en como 3 (tiempo) cuando, mientras (que): as I was having lunch the phone rang, mientras comía sonó el teléfono
as they left the building they began to sing, al salir del edificio se pusieron a cantar
as a youth, de joven
4 (concesión) no obstante, aunque
be that as it may, por mucho que así sea
5 (causa) como, ya que: as it's so hot you can go home, ya que hace tanto calor podéis iros a casa
6 (de la misma manera) igual que: as do I, igual que yo
as well, también
7 (resultado) para
so as to do sthg, para hacer algo
8 to act as if, actuar como si: he acted as if he were drunk, actuaba como si estuviera borracho
it looks as if it's going to rain, parece que va a llover
9 as it were, por así decirlo 10 as long as, (solo si) siempre que: as long as you're happy, siempre que seas feliz 11 (relativo a) as far as I'm concerned, por lo que a mí respecta
as for my brother, en cuanto a mi hermano
as regards, en cuanto a, por lo que se refiere a
1 (comparación) as... as..., tan... como...: he's not as clever as you, no es tan listo como tú
as far as, hasta
as good as gold, tan bueno como el pan
stay as long as you want, quédate todo el tiempo que quieras
as many as, tantos,-as como
as much as, tanto,-a como
as soon as possible, cuanto antes
just as good, igual de bueno,-a
men such as he, hombres como él
the same as, igual que
twice as expensive, dos veces más caro,-a ➣ Ver nota en más 2 (modo) como: he's working as a builder, está trabajando de albañil
it serves as a desk, sirve de escritorio
he was disguised as a fox, iba disfrazado de zorro
as you like/wish, como quieras
as I said, como dije
as a rule, por regla general
as from, as of, a partir de
as usual, como siempre
as yet, aún, todavía ➣ Ver nota en como 3 (tiempo) cuando, mientras (que): as I was having lunch the phone rang, mientras comía sonó el teléfono
as they left the building they began to sing, al salir del edificio se pusieron a cantar
as a youth, de joven
4 (concesión) no obstante, aunque
be that as it may, por mucho que así sea
5 (causa) como, ya que: as it's so hot you can go home, ya que hace tanto calor podéis iros a casa
6 (de la misma manera) igual que: as do I, igual que yo
as well, también
7 (resultado) para
so as to do sthg, para hacer algo
8 to act as if, actuar como si: he acted as if he were drunk, actuaba como si estuviera borracho
it looks as if it's going to rain, parece que va a llover
9 as it were, por así decirlo 10 as long as, (solo si) siempre que: as long as you're happy, siempre que seas feliz 11 (relativo a) as far as I'm concerned, por lo que a mí respecta
as for my brother, en cuanto a mi hermano
as regards, en cuanto a, por lo que se refiere a
as: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| as … as all get out | adj | (extremely) | lo más..... que escuché/vi en mi vida loc adj | ||||||
| What? That's silly as all get out! You can't grow bananas in the desert. | |||||||||
| más ..., imposible loc adj | |||||||||
| Se lo puedo tener listo recién para el lunes, más rápido, imposible. | |||||||||
| be as thick as thieves | informal coloquial | ser uña y carne | |||||||
| be construed as | ser interpretado como | ||||||||
| black as night | adj | (pitch black, extremely dark) Esp | negro azabache adj | ||||||
| México | obscuro como la noche loc adj | ||||||||
| Cuba | negro azul teléfono adj | ||||||||
| Se compró un carro negro azul teléfono para alardear. | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | negro como betún loc adj | ||||||||
| El perro de la vecina es negro como betún. | |||||||||
| España | oscuro como la boca del lobo loc adj | ||||||||
| No se veía nada, la cueva estaba oscura como la boca del lobo | |||||||||
| clear as day | adj | literal (visible, easy to see) | claro como el agua loc adj | ||||||
| Despite the police spokesman's denial, the onlooker's video showed the policeman's unprovoked aggression, as clear as day. | |||||||||
| Tras la explicación quedó claro como el agua de quien había sido la culpa. | |||||||||
| clear as day | adj | figurative (obvious, easy to understand) | claro como el agua loc adj | ||||||
| It was as clear as day to me that the Prime Minister had no intention whatever of honouring his promises once re-elected. | |||||||||
| cold as ice | adj | (very cold) | frío como el hielo loc adj | ||||||
| The sodas from the vendor on the beach were as cold as ice. | |||||||||
| como un témpano loc adj | |||||||||
| Tengo las manos como témpanos. | |||||||||
| helado/congelado adj | |||||||||
| ¡Este café esta helado/congelado! | |||||||||
| come as a shock | v | (be sudden and unexpected news) | mazazo nm | ||||||
| Since you are always late to work, it should not come as a shock that you would get fired. | |||||||||
| La noticia de su muerte cayó como un mazazo en la familia. | |||||||||
| balde de agua fría nm | |||||||||
| tomar de sorpresa loc verb | |||||||||
| Me tomó de sorpresa que Miguel haya renunciado de un día para otro | |||||||||
| agarrar desprevenido loc verb | |||||||||
| La noticia del noviazgo de Tomás y Anita me agarró desprevenido. | |||||||||
| fam | sonar como un cachetazo loc verb | ||||||||
| Cuando me informaron que me iban a despedir me sonó como un cachetazo. | |||||||||
| come as you are | (formal dress is not required) | vestimenta informal nf | |||||||
| What should I wear to the party? Just come as you are. | |||||||||
| fam | venir tal cual vi + adv | ||||||||
| No hace falta que te arregles, ven tal cual. | |||||||||
| Argentina fam | así nomás loc adv | ||||||||
| Vení así nomás, no es una cena formal | |||||||||
| do as you please | haz como quieras v | ||||||||
| draw as a result | obtener como resultado v | ||||||||
| drunk as a lord | UK | borracho como una cuba adj | |||||||
| easy as pie | familiar familiar | facilón adj | |||||||
| English as a Foreign Language | n | (also EFL) | inglés como lengua extranjera nm | ||||||
| English as a Foreign Language | n | (also EFL) | inglés para extranjeros nm | ||||||
| English as a Second Language | n | inglés como segunda lengua nm | |||||||
| forasmuch as | conj | (since) | puesto que, ya que loc conj | ||||||
| Note: formal, legalistic, somewhat archaic | |||||||||
| Forasmuch as you gave written permission earlier, you cannot protest now. | |||||||||
| visto que loc conj | |||||||||
| Visto que el reclamo no fue hecho en tiempo y forma, no corresponde resarcimiento. | |||||||||
| free as a bird | libre como un pájaro nmf | ||||||||
| function as | vtr | (perform the role of) | hacer el papel de loc verb | ||||||
| I was the oldest of the 12 children so when our parents died I had to function as the head of the family. | |||||||||
| Debido a la temprana muerte de nuestros padres tuve que hacer el papel de cabeza de familia. | |||||||||
| actuar como vi+prep | |||||||||
| Bebido con moderación el vino despierta el apetito, actúa como un ansiolítico y favorece el sueño. | |||||||||
| hacer las veces de loc verb | |||||||||
| La película va creando una atmósfera de opresión creciente, que es magnificada por la soledad del caserón que hace las veces de internado. | |||||||||
| give as a pretext | vtr | (make an excuse of) | poner de/como excusa loc verb | ||||||
| She gave being tired as a pretext for escaping from the boring party. | |||||||||
| Siempre pone como/de excusa que está cansado | |||||||||
| dar como excusa loc verb | |||||||||
| Siempre da como excusa que está cansada | |||||||||
| pretextar vtr | |||||||||
| Para justificarse pretextó desconocer que estaba prohibido. | |||||||||
| hard as nails | adj | (tough, durable) | duro como el diamante loc adj | ||||||
| I can't crack the ice, it is as hard as nails. | |||||||||
| sólido, resistente adj | |||||||||
| Tiene que ser sólido para resistir todo tipo de embate. | |||||||||
| como el acero loc adj | |||||||||
| No lo podemos cortar, está como el acero. | |||||||||
| hard as nails | adj | (sb: tough, without sympathy) | insensible adj | ||||||
| Don't expect any sympathy from him, he is as hard as nails. | |||||||||
| Al fin y al cabo no resultó ser tan insensible como aparentaba. | |||||||||
| duro como una roca loc adj | |||||||||
| hold as | tener como v | ||||||||
| identified as | identificado como | ||||||||
| in so far as | en la medida en que | ||||||||
| in the same way as | de la misma manera que | ||||||||
| insomuch as | en tanto que | ||||||||
| insomuch as | ya que | ||||||||
| known as | conocido como | ||||||||
| live as husband and wife | vivir como marido y mujer vi | ||||||||
| mad as a hatter | loco de remate | ||||||||
| make as if | (simulate) | simular | |||||||
| material as needed | producción justo a tiempo | ||||||||
| much as | por mucho | ||||||||
| much as, as | tanto como | ||||||||
| much as, so | tanto nm | ||||||||
| offer to act as a mediator | ofrecerse a actuar como mediador v | ||||||||
| old as the hills | tan viejo como Matusalén | ||||||||
| old as time | tan viejo como Matusalén | ||||||||
| opposed to, as | a diferencia de | ||||||||
| pass sb off as | hacerse pasar alguien por vt | ||||||||
| plain as day | claro como el agua adj | ||||||||
| pleased as Punch | contento como unas pascuas adj | ||||||||
| pose as | imitar, suplantar | hacer de v | |||||||
| pretty as a picture | bonito como un cuadro adj | ||||||||
| right as rain | (exclamation) | absolutamente correcto | |||||||
| simple as ABC | tan fácil como 1 2 3 | ||||||||
| so far as | (so far as possible) | cuanto sea posible | |||||||
| so far as | (so far as we can) | tanto como | |||||||
| so long as | mientras que | ||||||||
| so long as | hasta que | ||||||||
| straight as an arrow | recto como una flecha adj | ||||||||
| such as | como, tal como | ||||||||
| sure as hell | (it sure as hell) | ¡segurísimo! | |||||||
| sweet as honey | dulce como la miel adj | ||||||||
| twice as much | dos veces más | ||||||||
| twice as much | el doble | ||||||||
| view as | percibir como | ||||||||
| white as a sheet | blanco como un papel adj | ||||||||
| white as a sheet | blanco como la cera adj | ||||||||
| white as snow | blanco como la nieve adj | ||||||||
| work as | trabajar como vi | ||||||||
| work as a team | trabajar en equipo vi | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
Forum discussions with the word(s) "as" in the title:
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-isimo (a/as/os)
¿Sabe usted ...? Do you know ...? - as introduction to a question - grammar
'S far as we know
"And as they faced you"
1/3 of settlement as attorney fees - legal
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130 times as much
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9-11 as a date
90210 as an adjective
A 'lead' as in a 'contact'
a / para - as preposition - grammar
a blank (in an experiment) as opposite to analyte
A Certificate is issued once the full requirements for a qualification, as specified in the nationally endorsed Training Package are met - legal
a clean oil tray doubles as a temporary toolbox.
a fraction as much
A furry brown tail furled and unfurled as he laughed
a get (get as noun)
a hundred times as thick
A is to B, as X is to Y.
A keen as mustard
A man is as old as he feels
A membrane with a gold layer sputtered on one of its surfaces was used as a cell wall
a mile a minute as speed (eslogan)
A miss is as good as a mile
a nation's sense of itself as a free society...
a new meaning as part of the Mexican rainbow
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!
more...
-ing as adjective or descriptive verb - grammar
-isimo (a/as/os)
¿Sabe usted ...? Do you know ...? - as introduction to a question - grammar
'S far as we know
"And as they faced you"
1/3 of settlement as attorney fees - legal
100 billion times as bright as the sun
130 times as much
6.6 times as likely to die
9-11 as a date
90210 as an adjective
A 'lead' as in a 'contact'
a / para - as preposition - grammar
a blank (in an experiment) as opposite to analyte
A Certificate is issued once the full requirements for a qualification, as specified in the nationally endorsed Training Package are met - legal
a clean oil tray doubles as a temporary toolbox.
a fraction as much
A furry brown tail furled and unfurled as he laughed
a get (get as noun)
a hundred times as thick
A is to B, as X is to Y.
A keen as mustard
A man is as old as he feels
A membrane with a gold layer sputtered on one of its surfaces was used as a cell wall
a mile a minute as speed (eslogan)
A miss is as good as a mile
a nation's sense of itself as a free society...
a new meaning as part of the Mexican rainbow
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!
more...
'as' also found in these entries:
English:
above - acclaim - accomplished - accused - ace - acknowledge - act - action - address - advance - against - ago - aim - all - along - aloud - apprentice - arson - asap - assistant - bat - bell - black - bonus - both - by - by-product - capacity - cast - chalk - change - check off - cheer - class - clear - click - cluster - come on - compare - concern - construe - crop up - crow - dammit - date - dead - deaf - decision - decoy - delay
Spanish:
abandonar - abismo - acabada - acabado - acreditar - actuar - además - adjetivar - alguna - alguno - amabilidad - amable - amarrar - ambas - ambicionar - ambos - amén - andanzas - antes - antojo - apadrinar - apellidarse - apenas - aquel - aquél - aquella - aquélla - arreglarse - arte - artífice - as - asesorar - así - asimismo - atar - aviar - bailar - balsa - bendita - bendito - bien - bloque - bondad - brevedad - broma - buenamente - burra - burro - cachondeo - cada
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