as
(weak form [əz], , strong form [æz])conjunction
| 1. | [referring to time]
mentre
she rang (just) as I was leaving ha telefonato (proprio) mentre stavo uscendo as time goes by con il passare del tempo |
| 2. | [referring to manner, way]
come
do as I say fai come ti dico as it is di già she's working too hard as it is lavora già troppo as it turns out in fin dei conti as things stand per come stanno le cose |
| 3. | [introducing a statement]
come
as you see, … come vedi … as you know, … come sai, … |
| 4. | [because]
siccome
as you weren't in, I left a message siccome non c'eri, ho lasciato un messaggio |
as
(weak form [əz], , strong form [æz])preposition
| 1. | [referring to function, characteristic]
da
he made his name as an actor si è fatto un nome come attore I'm speaking as your friend ti parlo da amico he lived in Africa as a boy da ragazzo è vissuto in Africa she works as a nurse fa l'infermiera |
| 2. | [referring to attitude, reaction]
come
she treats it as a game lo prende come un gioco it came as a shock è stato uno shock |
as
(weak form [əz], , strong form [æz])adverb
(in comparisons)
I can run just as fast as him corro veloce quanto lui
mine is twice as big il mio è grande il doppio
he's as tall as I am è alto quanto me
I've been studying Italian as long as she has ho studiato l'italiano a lungo quanto lei
as much as tanto quanto ( f tanta quanta)
as many as tanti quanti ( f tante quante)
as many chocolates as you want quanti cioccolatini vuoi
as it were
adverb
per così dire
as for
preposition
per quanto riguarda
as from, as of
preposition
a partire da
as if, as though
conjunction
come se
he looked at me as if I were mad mi ha guardato come se fossi matto
it looks as if it will rain sembra che stia per piovere
as to
preposition
riguardo
