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Pronunciation: /əz; stressed æz/

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German translation of as

A. adv., conj.

  • 1he is as tall as I am = er ist so groß wie ich as quickly as you can/as possible = so schnell du kannst/wie möglich
  • 2 (though) small as he was = obwohl er klein war
  • 3 (however much) try as he might/would, he could not concentrate = sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren
  • 4expr. manner wie as you may already have heard, … = wie Sie vielleicht schon gehört haben, … as it were = sozusagen
  • 5expr. time als; während as we climbed the stairs = als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen as we were talking = während wir uns unterhielten
  • 6expr. reason da

B. prep.

  • 1 (in the function of) als as an artist = als Künstler speaking as a mother … = als Mutter …
  • 3the same as … = der-/die-/dasselbe wie … such as = wie zum Beispiel

C.

  • as for … = was … angeht od. betrifft as [it] is = wie die Dinge liegen the place is untidy enough as it is = es ist hier [so] schon unordentlich genug as of … (Amer.) = von … an as to = hinsichtlich (+ Gen.) as yet = bis jetzt; = noch

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