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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


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