insomuch as in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for insomuch as in the English»Italian Dictionary

insomuch as [ˌɪnsəʊˈmʌtʃæz] CONJ

insomuch as (to the extent that)

a tal punto che, tanto che

insomuch as (seeing that)

visto che

Translations for insomuch as in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as

come

as you can see, I am very busy

come puoi vedere, sono molto occupato

as you know

come sai

as usual

come di solito or come al solito

as is usual in such cases

come accade abitualmente

do as I say

fai come ti dico

as I see it

per come la vedo io or secondo me

as I understand it

a quanto ho capito

he likes reading, as I do

gli piace leggere, come a me

loving Rome as I do, I couldn't bear to live anywhere else

Roma mi piace così tanto che non potrei vivere da nessun'altra parte

knowing you as I do, I can't advise you

per quel che ti conosco non ti posso dare consigli

knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree

conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai

the street as it looked in the 1930s

la strada così com'era negli anni trenta

as often happens

come spesso accade

just as he dislikes the theatre, so too does he dislike opera

così come detesta il teatro, detesta anche l'opera

as he lived, so did he die

è morto come ha vissuto

he lives abroad, as does his sister

vive all'estero, come sua sorella

clad as he was only in a towel, he did not want to answer the door

poiché aveva solo un asciugamano addosso, non volle andare ad aprire la porta

leave it as it is

lascialo così com'è

I'm overworked as it is

sono già sovraccarico di lavoro così

we're in enough trouble as it is

siamo già abbastanza nei guai così

“as is” COMM

“così com'è”

I bought the apartment as it was

ho comprato l'appartamento così com'era

as one man to another

da uomo a uomo

as with so many people in the 1960s, she…

come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei…

as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized

come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato

as it were

per così dire

as you were! MIL

riposo!

two is to four as four is to eight MATH

due sta a quattro come quattro sta a otto

2. as:

as (while, when)

mentre

as (over more gradual period of time)

man mano che, via via che

he came in as she was coming down the stairs

entrò mentre lei stava scendendo le scale

use it as the need arises

usalo quando ce n'è necessità

as she grew older, she grew richer

con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricca

as a child, he…

da bambino, lui…

3. as (because, since):

as

siccome, poiché, dato che

as you were out, I left a note

dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto

as she is sick, she cannot go out

siccome è malata, non può uscire

4. as (although):

strange as it may seem, she never returned

sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai

comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive

per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara

try as he might, he could not forget it

per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare

much as I like you, I have to say that …

sebbene tu mi piaccia, devo dire che …

be that as it may

sia come sia

5. as:

the same… as

lo stesso… che

I've got a jacket the same as yours

ho una giacca come la tua

the same man as I saw last week

lo stesso uomo che ho visto la settimana scorsa

the same as always

come sempre

he works for the same company as me

lavora per la stessa società per cui lavoro io

6. as (expressing purpose):

so as to do

per fare

he left early so as to be on time

andò via presto per essere puntuale

she opened the door quietly so as not to wake him

aprì piano la porta in modo da non svegliarlo

7. as:

as and when as and when the passengers arrive

nel momento in cui i passeggeri arrivano

as and when the need arises

nel momento in cui ci sarà la necessità

as and when you want

quando e come vuoi

8. as:

as if

come se

it' s not as if she hadn't been warned!

non è che non sia stata avvertita!

he looked at me as if to say “I told you so”

mi guardò come per dire “te l'avevo detto”

it looks as if we've lost

sembra che abbiamo perso

as if by accident, magic

come per caso, per magia

as if I cared!

come se me ne importasse qualcosa!

II.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

1. as (in order to appear to be):

as

come

as

da

to be dressed as a sailor

essere vestito da marinaio

disguised as a clown

mascherato da clown

in the book he is portrayed as a victim

nel libro viene presentato come una vittima

2. as (showing function, status):

as

come, in qualità di

he works as a pilot, an engineer

lavora come pilota, ingegnere

a job as a teacher

un posto di insegnante

she has a reputation as a tough businesswoman

ha la reputazione di tenace donna d'affari

speaking as his closest friend, I…

parlando come suo migliore amico, io…

I like her as a person, but not as an artist

mi piace come persona, ma non come artista

my rights as a parent

i miei diritti di genitore

film as an art form

il cinema come forma d'arte

as a lexicographer, he has a special interest in words

come lessicografo, ha un interesse particolare per le parole

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien CINE, THEAT

con Lauren Bacall nella parte di Vivien

3. as (other uses):

to treat sb as an equal

trattare qn come un proprio pari

he was quoted as saying that …

avrebbe detto che …

it came as a shock to learn that …

è stato un vero shock sapere che …

think of it as an opportunity to meet new people

considerala come un'opportunità per incontrare gente nuova

4. as:

as against

contro, in confronto a

75% this year as against 35% last year

il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

5. as:

as for

quanto a, riguardo a

as for the children

per quanto riguarda i bambini

as for him, he can go to hell! inf

quanto a lui, può andare al diavolo!

6. as:

as from, as of

a partire da

as from or of now, April

a partire da adesso, da aprile

as of yet

fino ad ora, sinora

7. as:

as such

come, in quanto tale

he doesn't believe in religion as such

non crede nella religione in quanto tale

they are your equals and should be treated as such

sono tuoi pari e dovrebbero essere trattati come tali

8. as:

as to

quanto a, riguardo a

this gave them no clue as to his motives, as to his whereabouts

questo non fornì loro alcun indizio sul movente, sulla sua posizione

III.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

as… as…

così… come…, tanto… quanto…

he is as intelligent as you

è intelligente come te

he is not as or so intelligent as you

non è intelligente come te

he's just as intelligent as you

è intelligente esattamente come te

she can't walk as fast as she used to

non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo

as fast as you can

il più velocemente possibile

he's twice as strong as me

è due volte più forte di me or ha il doppio della mia forza

it's not as good as all that

non è così, stai esagerando

I paid as much as she did

ho pagato tanto quanto lei

as much as possible

il più possibile

as little as possible

il meno possibile

as soon as possible

il più presto or prima possibile

not nearly as much as

non si avvicina neanche a or molto meno di

not as often

non così spesso

their profits are down by as much as 30%

i loro guadagni sono diminuiti ben del 30%

the population may increase by as much as 20%

l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20% or la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%

as many as 10, 000 people attended the demonstration

ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione

by day as well as by night

di giorno come di notte

she can play the piano as well as her sister

suona il piano bene come sua sorella

they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris

hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi

as well as being a poet, he is a novelist

oltre ad essere un poeta, è anche un romanziere

2. as (expressing similarity):

as

come

as before, she…

come prima, lei…

they tried to carry on as before

provarono a continuare come prima

I thought as much!

era come pensavo!

V as in Victor

V come Victor

as² <pl asses> [Brit as, Am æs] N (ancient Roman coin)

as

asse m

insomuch as in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insomuch as in the English»Italian Dictionary

insomuch as [ˌɪn·soʊ·ˈmʌtʃ] CONJ form

1. insomuch as (because):

insomuch as

dal momento che

2. insomuch as (to the extent that):

insomuch as

tanto che +subj

Translations for insomuch as in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.as [əz, stressed: æz] PREP

as

da

dressed as a clown

vestito da clown

the king, as such

il re come tale

as a baby, I was …

da bambino io ero …

to use sth as a lever

utilizzare qc come leva

II.as [əz, stressed: æz] CONJ

1. as (in comparison):

as

come

the same name as sth/sb

lo stesso nome di qc/qn

as fast as sth/sb

(così) rapido come qc/qn

to eat as much as sb

mangiare (tanto) quanto qn

as soon as possible

il più presto possibile

2. as (like):

as

(così) come

as it is

così com'è

I came as promised

son venuto, come promesso

she was dressed just as he was

era vestita esattamente come lui

as if it were true

come se fosse vero

3. as (because):

as

poiché

as he is here, I'm going

visto che c'è lui, io vado

4. as (while):

as

mentre

5. as (although):

as nice as the day is, …

per quanto sia una bella giornata …

try as I might, I couldn't

malgrado tutti gli sforzi, non ho potuto

Phrases:

as far as (to the extent that)

fino a

as far as (concerning)

quanto a

as for her/him/me/them …

quanto a lei/lui/me/loro …

III.as [əz, stressed: æz] ADV

as well

anche

as long as

purché +subj

as much as

tanto quanto

as soon as

non appena

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It also has a decent first-person horror game, insomuch as it made me jump out of my skin with some of the scares.

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There's something advantageous about having people underestimate your intellect, insomuch as a lot of things are revealed to you.

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It seems to assume that it's impossible for women to be interested in chemistry unless it's in the context of cosmetics, or biology except insomuch as fashion.

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But they weren't her songs insomuch as she only sang the words she was told to sing, to boil it down simply.

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For press and public, it was a total surprise, insomuch as anyone could be surprised that a roof that had been leaking for 20 years needed to be replaced.

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These facts are stable insomuch as they account for the cause and effect that prevail in a system under consideration that is both relatively isolated and simple.

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History can be a humbling read, at least insomuch as you might assume that there are any original complaints left to register.

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The paper wheel doesn't seem to be cutting the plastic insomuch as it's just melting it by friction.

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These rings only interest me insomuch as women actually use them to propose.

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Curious as to how the ethics stand insomuch as enabling the very systems that have created such iniquity in the first place?

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