as
(unstressed [əz], , stressed [æz])conjunction
| 1. | [referring to time - while]
mientras [ - when] cuando she told it to me as we walked along me lo contó mientras paseábamos as time goes by a medida que pasa el tiempo she rang (just) as I was leaving llamó justo cuando iba a salir |
| 2. | [referring to manner, way]
como
leave it as it is déjalo como está do as I say haz lo que te digo |
| 3. | [introducing a statement]
como
as you see, ... como puedes ver, ... as you know, ... como (ya) sabes, ... |
| 4. | [because] como, ya que |
| as it is
(ya) de por sí
things are bad enough as it is las cosas ya están mal de por sí as it turns out ... resulta que ... as things stand tal como están las cosas |
as
(unstressed [əz], , stressed [æz])preposition
como
I'm speaking as a friend te hablo como amigo
she works as a nurse trabaja de or como enfermera
as a boy, I lived in Spain de niño vivía en España
she treats it as a game se lo toma como un juego
it came as a shock fue una gran sorpresa
as
(unstressed [əz], , stressed [æz])adverb
(in comparisons)
as ... as tan ... como
as tall as I am tan alto como yo
I've lived as long as she has he vivido durante tanto tiempo como ella
twice as big el doble de grande
it's just as fast es igual de rápido
as much as tanto como
as many as tantos ( f tantas) como
as much wine as you like tanto vino como quieras
as it were
adverb
por así decirlo
as for, as to
preposition
en cuanto a, por lo que se refiere a
as from, as of
preposition
a partir de
as if, as though
conjunction
como si
as to
preposition
(UK) con respecto a
