si è battuto come se ne andasse della sua vita

as I get older, I... — con l'età io...

as the years went by — col passare degli anni

as a child... — da bambino...

as soon as she arrived I left — me ne sono andato appena lei è arrivata

as he had been up since 4 a.m. he was exhausted — era esausto perché si era alzato alle 4

as it's Sunday, you can have a lie-in — visto che è domenica puoi restare a letto fino a tardi

(although) much as I like them,... — per quanto mi siano simpatici,...

try as he might, he couldn't do it — malgrado i suoi sforzi, non ha potuto farlo

young as he was he understood the situation perfectly — anche se giovane capì perfettamente la situazione

you've got plenty as it is — ne hai già abbastanza

do as you wish — fa' come vuoi

leave things as they are — lascia tutto così com'è

as I've said before... — come ho già detto...

(concerning) as for, as regards, as to — per quanto or quello che riguarda, quanto a

as for the children, they were exhausted — quanto ai bambini, erano sfiniti

as to that I can't say — su quello non ti so dire

as if, as though — come se + sub

he fought as if his life depended on it — si è battuto come se ne andasse della sua vita

he got up as if to leave — si alzò come per andarsene

he looked as if he was ill — aveva l'aria di star male

(providing) as or so long as — purché

(in comparisons) as big as — tanto grande quanto

twice as big as — due volte più grande di

this car will go as fast as 120 m.p.h. — questa macchina raggiunge le 120 miglia all'ora

I didn't know it could go as fast as that — non sapevo che fosse così veloce

as many (as) — tanti (-e) (... quanti (-e)

you've got as much as she has — ne hai (tanto) quanto ne ha lei

twice as old — due volte più vecchio (-a)

her coat cost twice as much as mine — il suo cappotto è costato il doppio del mio

as pale as death — pallido (-a) come un morto

as quickly as possible — il più rapidamente possibile

as soon as possible — prima possibile

as tall as him — alto (-a) come lui

Peter's as tall as Michael — Peter è alto come Michael

he works as a waiter in the holidays — durante le vacanze lavora come cameriere

disguised as a nun — travestito (-a) da suora

he gave it to me as a present — me lo ha regalato

he succeeded as a politician — come politico ha avuto successo

as such — come tale

(time) as of or from tomorrow — (a partire or a cominciare) da domani