As

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Table of contents

1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Adverb 2.1.1 Translations 2.2 Conjunction 2.2.1 Translations 2.3 Preposition 2.3.1 Translations 3 Aragonese 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Definite article 3.3 Notes 4 Brithenig 4.1 Noun 5 Dutch 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Synonyms 5.2 Noun 6 French 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Verb 6.2.1 Pronunciation 7 Frisian 7.1 Conjunction 7.2 Noun 8 Portuguese 8.1 Etymology 8.1.1 Definite article 8.1.2 Personal pronoun 8.1.2.1 Usage notes 9 Spanish 9.1 Noun 10 Swedish 10.1 Noun 11 Tok Pisin 11.1 Noun 12 Volapük 12.1 Preposition

Translingual

Symbol

As

1. (Chemistry): symbol for arsenic

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English

Adverb

as

1. To such an extent or degree

   You're heavier than me, and not as tall.

Translations

• French: aussi
• Interlingua: tanto
• Italian: tanto
• Portuguese: tão, tanto
• Slovak: tak
• Swedish: lika (Du är lika lång som mig = You are as tall as me)

Conjunction

as

1. In the same way that; according to what

   As you wish, my lord!

2. At the same instant that; when

   As I came in, she flew.

3. At the same time that (=while)

   He sleeps as the rain falls.

4. Varying through time to the same proportion that

   As the fear grew, my legs became heavier.

5. Considering that, because, since

   As it's too late, I quit.

6. Similar to, used to create similes.

   Proud as a peacock.

Translations

• French: comme (1); quand (2); lorsque (3), pendant que (3); au fur et à mesure que (4); puisque (5), car (5)
• Interlingua: como (1); quando (2); durante que (3); a mesura que (4); proque, viste que (5)
• Italian: come (1); quando (2); mentre (3); [[ ]] (4); siccome (5)
• Portuguese: como (1); quando (2); enquanto (3); à medida que (4); porque, como, já que, visto que (5)
• Slovak: ako (1, 4), keď (2, 3), keďže (5)
• Spanish: como (1); en el momento que (2); mientras (3); a medida que (4)
• Swedish: som (1), när (2), då (2), medan (3), under tiden (3), eftersom (5)

Preposition

as

1. To the same extent or degree that

   You are not so tall as me.

Translations

• Breton: ken ha, C'hwi 'zo ken bras ha me (You are as tall as me)
• Dutch: als
• French: que (Tu es aussi grand que moi - You are as tall as me); comme
• German: als
• Indonesian: sebagai, seperti
• Interlingua: como, quanto
• Italian: quanto, come
• Japanese: として (toshite)
• Portuguese: como, quanto
• Slovak: ako (in Slovak it is a conjucntion even in this context, followed by a nominative)
• Spanish: como
• Swedish: som (Du är lika lång som mig = You are as tall as me)

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illas

Definite article

as f plural

1. the

   As mesachas de Zaragoza = "The girls from Saragossa"

Notes

• The form las, either pronounced as las or as ras, can be found after words ending with an -a.

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Brithenig

Noun

as f

1. a handle

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Dutch

Noun

as f (plural as)

1. ash
2. ashes

Synonyms

• asse

Noun

as m (plural assen)

1. axis
2. axle

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French

Noun

as m (plural as)

1. ace

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /As/

Verb

as

1. (second-person singular present tense of avoir) have, hast (archaic)

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /a, A/

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Frisian

Conjunction

as

1. if, provided that
2. as, like

Noun

as

1. axis
2. axle

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin illae.

Definite article

as f plural

1. the

   Lá vêm as nuvens. = "There come the clouds."

   	masculine	feminine
   singular	o	a
   plural	os	as

Personal pronoun

as 3rd person f plural

1. them (as a direct object; the corresponding indirect object is lhes; the form used after prepositions is elas).

   Encontrei-as na rua. - I met them in the street.

Usage notes

• As becomes -las after verb forms ending in -r, -s, or -z, the pronouns nos and vos, and the adverb eis; the ending letter causing the change disappears.

  After ver: Posso vê-las? = "May I see them?"

  After pôs: Quero pô-las ali. = "I want to put them there."

  After fiz: Fi-las ficar contente. = "I made them become happy."

  After nos: Deu-no-las relutantemente. = "He gave them to us reluctantly."

  After eis: Ei-las! = "Behold them!"

• Becomes -nas after a nasal diphthong: -ão, -am [ɐ̃w̃], -õe [õj̃], -em, -êm [ẽj̃].

  Detêm-nas como prisioneiros. = "They detain them as prisoners."

• In Brasil it is being abandoned in favor of the nominative form elas.

  Eu as vi. → Eu vi elas. = "I saw them."

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Spanish

Noun

as m (plural ases)

1. ace (card; somebody very proficient at an activity)

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Swedish

Noun

as n (plural as; definite singular aset, definite plural asen)

1. carcass (of an animal killed by a predator)

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Tok Pisin

Noun

as

1. buttocks, backside, ass (US; vulgar), arse (British; vulgar)

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Volapük

Preposition

as (ays, äs)

1. As

pl:as