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as ⇒ Usage note: as,A conj1 ( in the manner that) comme ; as you can see, I am very busy comme vous le voyez, je suis très occupé ; as you know comme vous le savez ; as usual comme d'habitude ; as is usual in such cases comme c'est l'usage en pareil cas ; do as I say fais ce que je te dis ; as I see it à mon avis ; as I understand it autant que je puisse en juger ; he likes reading, as I do il aime la lecture, (tout) comme moi ; loving Paris as I do, I couldn't bear to live anywhere else j'aime tellement Paris que je ne pourrais pas vivre ailleurs ; knowing you as I do, it didn't surprise me je te connais tellement bien que ça ne m'a pas étonné ; the street as it looked in the 1930s la rue telle qu'elle était dans les années 30 ; as often happens comme c'est souvent le cas ; just as he dislikes the theatre, so too does he dislike opera il déteste l'opéra tout autant que le théâtre ; as he lived, so did he die il est mort comme il a vécu ; he lives abroad, as does his sister il vit à l'étranger, tout comme sa sœur ; clad as he was only in a towel, he did not want to answer the door comme il n'était vêtu que d'une serviette, il ne voulait pas aller ouvrir la porte ; leave it as it is laisse-le tel quel ; I'm overworked as it is je suis déjà assez débordé comme ça ; we're in enough trouble as it is nous avons déjà assez d'ennuis comme ça ; ‘as is’ Comm ‘en l'état’ ; I bought the apartment as it was j'ai acheté l'appartement tel quel ; as one man to another d'homme à homme ; as with so many people in the 1960s, she… comme beaucoup de personnes dans les années 60, elle… ; as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized comme beaucoup de choses dans ce pays, le système a besoin d'être modernisé ; as it were pour ainsi dire ; as you were! Mil repos! ; two is to four as four is to eight Math deux est à quatre ce que quatre est à huit ;2 (while, when) alors que ; ( over more gradual period of time) au fur et à mesure que ; he came in as she was coming down the stairs il est entré alors qu'elle descendait l'escalier ; as she grew older, she grew richer au fur et à mesure qu'elle vieillissait, elle devenait plus riche ; as a child, he… (quand il était) enfant, il… ;3 (because, since) comme, puisque ; as you were out, I left a note comme or puisque vous étiez sortis, j'ai laissé un petit mot ; as she is sick, she cannot go out étant donné qu'elle est malade, elle ne peut pas sortir ;4 ( although) strange as it may seem, she never returned aussi curieux que cela puisse paraître, elle n'est jamais revenue ; comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive aussi confortable que soit la maison, elle reste quand même très chère ; try as he might, he could not forget it il avait beau essayer, il ne pouvait pas oublier ; much as I like you, I have to say that je t'aime bien, mais il faut que je te dise que ; be that as it may quoi qu'il en soit ;5 the same…as le/la même…que ; I've got a jacket the same as yours j'ai la même veste que toi ; the same man as I saw last week le même homme que j'ai vu la semaine dernière ; the same as always comme d'habitude ; he works for the same company as me il travaille pour la même entreprise que moi ;6 ( expressing purpose) so as to do pour faire, afin de faire ; he left early so as to be on time il est parti de bonne heure afin de or pour ne pas être en retard ; she opened the door quietly so as not to wake him elle a ouvert la porte doucement afin de or pour ne pas le réveiller.B as and when conj phr as and when the passengers arrive au fur et à mesure que les voyageurs arrivent ; as and when the need arises quand il le faudra, quand le besoin s'en fera sentir ; as and when you want à votre convenance.C as if conj phr comme (si) ; it' s not as if she hadn't been warned! ce n'est pas comme si elle n'avait pas ét é prévenue! ; he looked at me as if to say ‘I told you so’ il m'a regardé avec l'air de dire ‘je te l'avais bien dit’ ; it looks as if we've lost on dirait que nous avons perdu ; as if by accident/magic comme par hasard/magie ; as if I cared! comme si ça me faisait quelque chose!D prep1 ( in order to appear to be) comme, en ; to be dressed as a sailor être habillé comme un marin or en marin ; disguised as a clown déguisé en clown ; in the book he is portrayed as a victim dans ce livre on le présente comme une victime ;2 (showing function, status) comme ; he works as a pilot/engineer il travaille comme pilote/ingénieur ; a job as a teacher un poste d'enseignant ; she has a reputation as a tough businesswoman elle a la réputation d'être dure en affaires ; speaking as his closest friend, I… comme je suis son meilleur ami, je voudrais dire que je… ; I like her as a person, but not as an artist je l'aime bien en tant que personne mais pas en tant qu'artiste ; my rights as a parent mes droits en tant que parent ; film as an art form le cinéma en tant qu'art ; as a lexicographer, he has a special interest in words en tant que lexicographe il s'intéresse tout particulièrement aux mots ; with Lauren Bacall as Vivien Cin, Theat avec Lauren Bacall dans le rôle de Vivien ;3 ( other uses) to treat sb as an equal traiter qn en égal ; he was quoted as saying that il aurait dit que ; it came as a shock to learn that ça a été un véritable choc d'apprendre que ; think of it as an opportunity to meet new people dis-toi que ça va être l'occasion de faire de nouvelles connaissances.E as against prep phr contre, comparé à ; 75% this year as against 35% last year 75% cette année contre 35% l'année dernière.F as for prep phr quant à, pour ce qui est de ; as for the children pour ce qui est des enfants, quant aux enfants ; as for him, he can go to hell ◑ ! lui, il peut aller se faire voir ◑ !G as from, as of prep phr à partir de ; as from ou of now/April à partir de maintenant/du mois d'avril ; as of yet jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent.H as such prep phr en tant que tel ; he doesn't believe in religion as such il ne croit pas à la religion en tant que telle ; they are your equals and should be treated as such ce sont vos égaux et vous devriez les traiter comme tels or en tant que tels.I as to prep phr sur, quant à ; this gave them no clue as to his motives/as to his whereabouts cela ne leur a rien appris sur ses intentions/sur l'endroit où il se trouvait.J adv1 (expressing degree, extent) as… as… aussi… que… ; he is as intelligent as you il est aussi intelligent que toi ; he is not as ou so intelligent as you il n'est pas aussi intelligent que toi ; he's just as intelligent as you il est tout aussi intelligent que toi ; she can't walk as fast as she used to elle ne peut plus marcher aussi vite qu'avant ; as fast as you can aussi vite que possible ; as strong as an ox fort comme un bœuf ; he's twice as strong as me il est deux fois plus fort que moi ; it's not as good as all that ce n'est pas si bien que ça ; I paid as much as she did j'ai payé autant qu'elle ; as much as possible autant que possible ; as little as possible le moins possible ; as soon as possible dès que possible ; not nearly as much as beaucoup moins que ; not as often moins souvent ; their profits are down by as much as 30% leurs bénéfices ont connu une baisse de 30%, ni plus ni moins ; the population may increase by as much as 20% l'augmentation de la population risque d'atteindre 20% ; as many as 10,000 people attended the demonstration il n'y avait pas moins de 10 000 personnes à la manifestation ; by day as well as by night de jour comme de nuit ; she can play the piano as well as her sister elle joue du piano aussi bien que sa sœur ; they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris ils ont une maison à Nice ainsi qu'un appartement à Paris ; as well as being a poet, he is a novelist il est poète et romancier ;2 ( expressing similarity) comme ; as before, she… comme avant, elle… ; they tried to carry on as before ils essayaient de continuer comme avant ; I thought as much! c'est ce qu'il me semblait! ; V as in Victor V comme Victor.
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