Compound Forms:
as | AS |
| acclaim [sb/sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (praise, applaud) | aclamar como vtr + prep |
| | | aplaudir como vtr + prep |
| | Critics acclaimed her as the greatest actress of the 20th century. |
| | Los críticos la aclamaron como la mejor actriz del siglo XX. |
| according as conj | (to the extent as) | según conj |
| according as conj | formal, dated (depending on whether) | según conj |
| | Some days he carries an umbrella and some days he does not, according as it is forecast to rain. |
| | Algunos días, él lleva paraguas, y otros no, según haya posibilidad de lluvia. |
| according as conj | (depending on how) | según conj |
| act as [sth/sb] vi + prep | (perform function) | hacer de vtr + prep |
| | | servir de vtr + prep |
| | When they first met each other, it was her sister who acted as matchmaker. |
| | The man's trousers were held up by a bit of rope that was acting as a belt. |
| | Se conocieron porque su hermana hizo de celestina. // Los pantalones del hombre se sostenían con un trozo de cuerda que hacía de cinturón. |
address [sb],
address [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a title) | dirigirse a v prnl + prep |
| | "Your Holiness" is the correct way to address the Pope. |
| | "Su Santidad" es el trato correcto para dirigirse al Papa. |
| also known as prep | (alias) | también conocido como loc conj |
| | Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
| | Eva Perón, también conocida como Evita, fue una figura controvertida en la política argentina. |
| | | alias adv |
| | Eva Perón, alias Evita, fue una figura controvertida en la política argentina. |
American as apple pie,
as American as apple pie expr | (typically or fully American) | tan estadounidense como el pastel de manzana expr |
| appear as though v expr | (seem) | parecer que loc conj |
| | It appears as though your father is having a mid-life crisis. |
| | Parece que tu padre está pasando por la crisis de los cuarenta. |
| | | dar la impresión loc verb |
| | Da la impresión que tu padre está pasando por la crisis de la mediana edad. |
| | | aparentar⇒ vtr |
| | Tu padre aparenta estar teniendo la crisis de los cuarenta |
| appoint [sb] as [sth] vtr + prep | (give a role, job) | nombrar a alguien como algo vtr + prep |
| | | designar a alguien como algo vtr + prep |
| | The board of directors appointed Mark as head of the party-planning committee. |
| | La junta de directores nombró a Mark como jefe del comité de organización de la fiesta. |
as … as all get out,
as all get out expr | US (extremely) | completo/a, absoluto/a adj |
| | What? That's silly as all get out! You can't grow bananas in the desert. |
| | ¿Qué? ¡Eso es una completa tontería! No puedes cultivar plátanos en el desierto. |
| | | completamente, absolutamente adv |
| | ¿Qué? ¡Eso es completamente absurdo! No puedes cultivar plátanos en el desierto. |
| as a bonus adv | informal (in addition) | además adv |
| | (AR, coloquial) | de yapa loc adv |
| | We're going on a hike in the mountains today, and as a bonus we'll have a picnic. |
| | Hoy nos vamos de excursión a la montaña y además haremos un picnic. |
| as a child adv | (during childhood) | de niño, de niña loc adv |
| | | cuando era niño, cuando era niña loc adv |
| | | de pequeño, de pequeña loc adv |
| | | de chico, de chica loc adv |
| | As a child, Fiona was scared of dogs but she later went on to become a vet. |
| | De niña, Fiona les tenía terror a los perros, pero más tarde se hizo veterinaria. |
| as a consequence adv | (so, therefore) | en consecuencia loc adv |
| | The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. |
| | El muchacho suspendió el examen de matemáticas y, en consecuencia, no puede visitar a sus amigos este fin de semana. |
| as a friend adv | (preface to giving advice) | como amigo loc adv |
| | You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. |
| | Sabes que te lo digo como amigo, no me parece buena idea que quedes con él. |
| as a general rule adv | (usually) | como regla general, por regla general adv |
| | | generalmente adv |
| | | normalmente adv |
| | I don't eat meat as a general rule, but I make an exception for my mother's cooking. |
| | Sometimes I'm late, but as a general rule I always try to be on time. |
| as a joke adv | (for humorous effect) | en broma loc adv |
| | (AR, CR, coloquial) | jodiendo gerundio |
| | | molestando gerundio |
| | Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| | No te enojes, que lo dije en broma. |
| as a matter of course expr | (as part of normal routine) | como parte de la rutina expr |
| | | como era de esperar expr |
| | | naturalmente adv |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | de hecho loc adv |
| | | en realidad loc adv |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| | No ignoro a tu hermano. De hecho, lo invité a cenar esta noche. |
| as a matter of principle expr | (on moral grounds) | por cuestión de principios expr |
| | Casi la mitad de los estadounidenses dicen oponerse al aborto por cuestión de principios. |
| as a replacement for adv | (as a substitute for) | en lugar de loc prep |
| | Margarine is widely used as a replacement for butter. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Puedes usar margarina en lugar de la manteca, pero los tallarines no te van a quedar tan ricos. |
| as a result adv | (consequently) | como resultado, como consecuencia loc adv |
| | The little girl kept jumping in puddles, and as a result her new shoes were ruined. |
| | La niña estuvo saltando en los charcos y, como resultado, sus zapatos se arruinaron. |
| as a result of expr | (due to, because of) | debido a, por consecuencia de loc prep |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| | Debido a tu desobediencia, tus padres te castigaron. |
| | | como consecuencia de loc prep |
| | Como consecuencia de tu desobediencia, tus padres te castigaron. |
| as a rule expr | (usually) | generalmente adv |
| | | normalmente adv |
| | | por lo general loc adv |
| | As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| | Generalmente, los días de semana nos acostamos temprano. |
| | | como norma loc adv |
| | Como norma, entre semana nos acostamos pronto. |
| as a substitute for expr | (to replace, instead of) | como sustituto de, en lugar de loc prep |
| | She used two cups of milk as a substitute for three eggs called for by the recipe. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Para la sopa puede usar cebollas en lugar de los puerros. / Como sustituto de la fruta abrillantada puede usar cubitos de dulce de membrillo. |
| as a whole adv | (all considered together) | en conjunto loc adv |
| | Some students need to improve, but the class as a whole is very good. |
| | Algunos alumnos tienen que mejorar, pero la clase en conjunto es muy buena. |
| as against conj | (as opposed to) | al contrario de loc prep |
| as agreed adv | (in the way decided) | según lo acordado loc adv |
| as agreed with [sb] expr | (in the way decided with [sb]) | como convinimos con loc adv |
| | | según lo acordado con loc adv |
| as always adv | (as usual) | como siempre adv |
| | As always, Sally was chatting up the Australians. |
| | Como siempre, Sally estaba flirteando con los australianos. |
| as amended expr | (changed) | como haya sido modificado loc adv |
| | | en su forma modificada loc adv |
| | | en su forma enmendada loc adv |
| | The document, as amended, shows that Mr. Smith is responsible for the damage. |
| as an afterthought expr | (do, add [sth]: afterwards, later) | aditamento nm |
| | | añadidura nf |
| | | acotación nf |
| | | adicional adj mf |
| as an alternative to [sth] prep | (instead of) | como alternativa a loc adv |
| | Soy milk can be used as an alternative to cows' milk for some recipes. |
| | La leche de soja se puede utilizar como alternativa a la leche de vaca en algunas recetas. |
as anything,
as ... as anything adv | informal (perfectly, extremely) | muy adv |
| | (informal) | -ísimo sufijo |
| | | sumamente, extremadamente adv |
| as at prep | UK (at a particular time) | como en loc adv |
| Note: Used in finance and accounting. |
| | Ha sucedido como en el viaje anterior, ha sido un desastre. |
| as best you can adv | (to the best of your ability) | lo mejor que puedas loc adv |
| | Muddle through as best you can, and we'll fix the mistakes later. |
| | Hazlo lo mejor que puedas, si cometes errores los arreglaremos después. |
as can be,
as ... as can be expr | (perfectly, extremely) | muy adv |
| | (informal) | -ísimo sufijo |
| | | sumamente, extremadamente adv |
| | My sister's new baby is cute as can be. |
| | The children were excited as could be when their dad arrived home with a puppy. |
| as compared with [sb/sth] expr | (in comparison to) | en comparación con loc adv |
| | As compared with American English, British English seems more formal. |
| | En comparación con el americano, el inglés británico resulta más formal. |
| as desired adv | (however and whenever one wishes) | de acuerdo al gusto de uno loc adv |
| | | a gusto loc adv |
| | | como se prefiera loc adv |
| | | como se desee loc adv |
| | The potatoes may be peeled or left unpeeled, as desired. |
| | The light can be turned on or off as desired. |
| | Puede pelar las patatas o no hacerlo, de acuerdo a su gusto. |
| as detailed below adv | (in the way described further on) | como se detalla a continuación loc adv |
| | Construction of your model airplane should be carried out as detailed below. |
| | El montaje del avión maqueta debe llevarse a cabo como se detalla a continuación. |
| as directed expr | (following instructions) | según lo indicado expr |
| | | como se indica expr |
| as distinct from expr | (unlike, not) | y no loc adv |
| | | distinto de adv + prep |
| as easy as falling off a log expr | (very, very easy) | mas fácil imposible expr |
| as ever adv | (as is always the case) | como de costumbre loc adv |
| | | como siempre loc adv |
| | As ever, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying. |
| | The bus was late, as ever! |
| | Como de costumbre, no entendí ni una sola palabra de lo que él decía. |
as ever,
as ... as ever adv | (as is always the case) | como siempre loc adv |
| | | como de costumbre loc adv |
| | I saw that comedian live recently and he was funny as ever. |
| as expected adv | (as was anticipated) | como era de esperar loc adv |
| | As expected, all the crops withered because of the drought. |
| | Como era de esperar, todos los cultivos se echaron a perder debido a la sequía. |
| as far afield as expr | (as distant as) | tan lejano como loc conj |
| | | tan lejos como loc conj |
| | The conference attracted people from countries as far afield as Japan and South Africa. |
| | La conferencia atrajo gente de países tan lejanos como Japón o Sudáfrica. |
| as far afield as expr | (as unlike the subject as) | tan distintos como loc prep |
| | Crece por igual en terrenos tan distintos como la orilla del mar y la cima de una montaña. |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) | igual de lejos que loc adv |
| | | tan lejos como loc adv |
| | Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| | El nuevo almacén está igual de lejos que el viejo. |
| | El nuevo almacén está tan lejos como el viejo. |
| as far as prep | (all the way to) | hasta prep |
| | I walked as far as the corner shop before realising I'd forgotten my purse. |
| | Caminé hasta la tienda antes de darme cuenta de que había olvidado la cartera. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | por lo que a mí respecta loc adv |
| Note: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
| | Por lo que a mí respecta, esa es la mejor película del año. |
| | | según mi opinión loc adv |
| | Según mi opinión, esa fue la mejor película del año. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | por lo que a mí respecta loc adv |
| Note: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Por lo que a mí respecta, puedes elegir el modo que te parezca mejor para hacerlo. |
| as far as I can remember expr | (according to my memory) | que yo me acuerde, que yo recuerde expr |
| | | según lo que recuerdo expr |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | hasta donde sé, hasta donde yo sé loc adv |
| | | hasta donde tengo entendido, hasta donde yo tengo entendido loc adv |
| | | por lo que sé, por lo que yo sé loc adv |
| | | que yo sepa loc adv |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. |
| | The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| | Hasta donde yo sé, el banco aprobó el préstamo. |
| | El jefe está en su oficina, hasta donde tengo entendido. |
| | Por lo que sé, el banco aprobó el préstamo. |
| | Que yo sepa, el jefe está en su oficina. |
| as far as it goes expr | (to some extent) | hasta cierto punto expr |
| | This town is all right, as far as it goes, but there are probably better places to raise kids. |
| as far as it goes expr | (the end, last stop) | hasta donde llega expr |
| | | todo lo que llega expr |
| | Everyone get off the bus, this is as far as it goes! |
| as far as [sth] is concerned expr | (regarding [sth]) | en lo que concierne a expr |
| | | en lo que a algo respecta expr |
| as far as possible adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | en la medida de lo posible loc adv |
| | | hasta donde sea posible loc adv |
| | (distancia) | lo más lejos posible loc adv |
| | Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| | Por favor, durante la visita, eviten el uso del celular en la medida de lo posible. |
| | Por favor, durante la visita, eviten el uso del celular hasta donde sea posible. |
| | Por favor, durante la visita, mantengan el celular lo más lejos posible. |
| | | tanto como sea posible loc adv |
| | Por favor, durante la visita, eviten el uso del móvil tanto como sea posible. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | desde prep |
| | As far back as Cleopatra's time, sugaring has been used as a hair removal technique. |
| | El azucarado se ha venido usando como técnica depilatoria desde los tiempos de Cleopatra. |
| as far back as prep | (from a point in the past) | alrededor de loc prep |
| | These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| | Se cree que estas pinturas rupestres tienen alrededor de 17.000 años. |
| as follows adv | (in the following way) | lo siguiente loc adv |
| | | de la siguiente forma loc adv |
| | | como sigue loc adv |
| | The instructions are as follows: 'Remove lid, drink coffee'. |
| | Las instrucciones son las siguientes: "Quite la tapa, tome el café". |
| as for prep | (with regard to) | con respecto a loc prep |
| | As for this guy, I don't think he's going anywhere in life. |
| | Con respecto a ese muchacho, no creo que vaya a llegar a ningún lado en la vida. |
| | | en cuanto a loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En cuanto a tu amigo, no me dio tiempo a conocerle, pero me pareció una persona agradable. |
| as for me adv | (as far as I am concerned) | por mi parte loc adv |
| | | en cuanto a mí loc adv |
| | | de mi parte loc adv |
| | My husband is going to work. As for me, I will stay home and take care of the baby. |
| | Mi marido va a trabajar. Por mi parte, me quedaré en casa a cuidar al bebé. |
| as from prep | (starting on) | a partir de loc prep |
| | You'll need to arrive 10 minutes earlier as from tomorrow. |
| | Tendrás que llegar 10 minutos antes a partir de mañana. |
| as f*** adv | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (extremely) (vulgar) | jodidamente adv |
| | (vulgar) | putamente adv |
| | That guy over there is as cool as f***! |
| as good as expr | (of equal quality to) | tan bueno como loc adj |
| | He is as good at maths as my brother. |
| | Él es tan bueno en matemáticas como mi hermano. |
| as good as expr | (nearly; virtually) | prácticamente adv |
| | I've worked all night on the picture and it's as good as finished. |
| | He trabajado toda la noche en el cuadro y está prácticamente terminado. |
| | | casi adv |
| | He trabajado toda la noche en el cuadro y está casi terminado. |
| as good as it gets expr | (the best circumstances) | lo mejor que se puede, lo mejor que se consigue expr |
| | The smaller football teams have no chance of finishing top of the league, so winning one of the cup competitions instead is as good as it gets. |
| as good as new expr | (successfully repaired or restored) | como nuevo loc adj |
| | | como recién comprado loc adj |
| | John fixed my bike and now it's as good as new! |
| | John ha arreglado mi bici y ahora está como nueva. |
| as good as they come expr | (the best available) | lo mejor que se consigue grupo nom |
| | | lo mejor que hay grupo nom |
| | Es lo mejor que se consigue, todos los otros que hay en el mercado son de calidad muy inferior. |
| as good as your word expr | (trustworthy) | de palabra expr |
... as heck,
as ... as heck expr | slang, euphemism (extremely) | como el diablo expr |
| | | como el demonio expr |
| | | como diablos expr |
... as hell,
as ... as hell expr | figurative, slang (extremely) | muy adv |
| | (informal) | super- prefijo |
| | | -ísimo, ísima sufijo |
| | You can tell by Bruce's reaction that he is guilty as hell. |
| | Se nota por la reacción de Bruce que es muy culpable. |
as I see it,
the way I see it expr | (in my opinion) | como yo lo veo loc adv |
| | | según lo veo yo loc adv |
| | As I see it, you have two options: resign, or wait to be fired. |
| | Como yo lo veo tienes dos opciones, renunciar o esperar que te despidan. |
| as I was saying adv | (to resume after interruption) | como decía, como estaba diciendo loc adv |
| | As I was saying before being interrupted, the lady of the house is not home. |
| | Y como le decía antes de que me interrumpiera, la señora no está en casa. |
| as if conj | (as though) | como si loc conj |
| | He looked as if he wanted to say something. |
| | Miró como si quisiera decir algo. |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) (AR, escéptico) | ¡pero por favor! loc interj |
| | (coloquial, escéptico) | ¡me imagino! loc interj |
| | (coloquial, escéptico) | ¡sí, cómo no! loc interj |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| | ¿Vas a ayudarme a limpiar la casa? ¡Pero por favor! |
| | ¿Vas a ayudarme a limpiar la casa? ¡Me imagino! |
| | ¿Vas a ayudarme a limpiar la casa? ¡Sí, cómo no! |
as if on cue,
as though on cue expr | (as though responding to a signal) | como si fuera una señal expr |
| | Tom was thinking about his mother when, as if on cue, she knocked on his front door. |
| as if to say adv | (in a way that suggests [sth]) | como diciendo loc adv |
| | He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| | Movió la cabeza como diciendo adiós. |
| as is adv | (in its current state) | tal cual loc adv |
| | The TV is sold 'as is', there is no implicit nor explicit warranty. |
| | La TV se vende tal cual, sin garantía explícita o implícita. |
| | | en el estado en que se encuentra loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El comprador acuerda pagar por la propiedad, en el estado en que se encuentra, la suma de 50.000 dólares. |
| as is my wont adv | formal (as usual, as is my habit) | como es mi costumbre, como es habitual en mí, como suelo hacer loc adv |
| Note: as is his wont, as is her wont, etc. |
| as it emerges adv | (as has transpired) | según se va develando loc adv |
| | The truth, as it emerges, is far more complex than anyone could possibly have imagined. |
| | La verdad, según se va develando, resulta mucho más compleja de lo que parecía al principio. |
| as it happens expr | (surprisingly, as a matter of fact) | de pura casualidad expr |
| | | casualmente adv |
| | | da la casualidad expr |
| | | de casualidad adv |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | como va la cosa, como veo la cosa expr |
| | | a como va la cosa, a como veo la cosa expr |
| | | como vamos, como estamos, así como vamos, así como estamos expr |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| | Como va la cosa, con suerte llegaremos antes de que anochezca. |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | tal como está loc adv |
| | | así como está loc adv |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, as it is. |
| | Tendremos que conformarnos con el vehículo que tenemos, tal como está. |
| as it ought to be adj | (correct, proper) (correcto) | como debiera ser, como debería ser loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | como Dios manda expr |
| | She completed her inspection and found that everything was as it ought to be. |
| | Terminó su inspección y descubrió que todo era como debería ser. |
| as it ought to be adv | (in an ideal state) (estado ideal) | como debería ser loc adv |
| | Her speech gave us a vision of the world as it ought to be. |
| as it should be adj | (correct, proper state) | como debiera ser expr |
| | | como debería ser expr |
| | The bus driver checked that everything was as it should be before switching on the engine. |
| as it should be adj | (in a desirable state) | como uno quisiera loc adv |
| | We felt that the hotel was not as good as it should be for the high price. |
| | No todo está como uno quisiera, pero poco a poco iremos haciendo reparaciones y comprando nuevos muebles. |