as
/əz, æz/Translation
conj, prep
› (función)
⇨ como
That house was used as a hospital in the war Esa casa se utilizó como hospital durante la guerra
› (con profesiones)
⇨ como
He's got a job as an accountant Ha conseguido trabajo como contable
› (modo)
⇨ como
Do it as I told you Hazlo como yo te dije
■ Se usa para comparar oraciones (I'll do it as I please - Lo haré como me parezca), pero nunca para comparar sintagmas nominales ni para dar ejemplos. Comparar con like› (tiempo)
⇨ cuando
I saw John as he was going to work Vi a John cuando iba a trabajar
⇨ mientras
I usually listen to the radio as I work Suelo escuchar la radio mientras trabajo
› (causa)
⇨ ya que
⇨ como
As he had to study, he couldn't come with us Como tenía que estudiar, no pudo venir con nosotros
as... as
⇨ tan... como
My younger brother is almost as tall as I am Mi hermano pequeño es casi tan alto como yo
as for sth/sb
⇨ en cuanto a
As for the flat, the relatives will decide what to do with it En cuanto al piso, los familiares decidirán qué hacer con él
as {from/of} (form)
⇨ a partir de
as from 6 June a partir del seis de junio
as {if/though}
⇨ como si
She talks as though she were the boss Habla como si fuera la jefa
It looks as if it's going to rain Parece que va a llover
as it is
⇨ vista la situación
as much again
⇨ otro tanto
as to sth (form)
⇨ en cuanto a algo
as yet
⇨ hasta ahora
the same as sth/sb
⇨ lo mismo que
the same as last year lo mismo que el año pasado
(Definition of as conj, prep from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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