as
[æz; unstressed əz]
1.
conj.
1) каб
He came early so as to meet us — Ён прыйшо́ў рана, каб паба́чыцца з на́мі
2) хоць, як ні, які́ б ні
Cunning as he is, he won’t deceive me — Які ён ні хі́тры, мяне́ ён не ашука́е
3) як; так, як
do as you are told — рабе́це, як вам ска́зана
white as snow — бе́лы, як сьнег
4) як; у ро́лі; у я́касьці
as friends — як сябры́
to appear as Hamlet — выступа́ць у ро́лі Га́млета
to work as a teacher — працава́ць наста́ўнікам
to die as a slave — паме́рці няво́льнікам
5) калі́, у той час, як
He came in as I was speaking — Ён увайшо́ў, калі́ я прамаўля́ў
6) бо
He could not stay, as it was late — Ён ня мог заста́цца, бо было́ по́зна
7) як напры́клад
some animals, as the fox and the wolf — некато́рыя зьвяры́, як напры́клад лісі́ца й воўк
2.
pron.
1) што, які́, як
I had the same trouble as you — Я меў той са́мы кло́пат, што й ты
He is a writer, as is his wife — Ён пісьме́ньнік, як і яго́ная жо́нка
2) як, што
He lost, as you know — Ён прайграў, як вы ве́даеце
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- as… as
- as far as
- as for
- as from
- as good as
- as if
- as is
- as it were
- as much
- as regards
- as soon as
- as though
- as to
- as well
- as well as
- as yet