insomuch as in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for insomuch as in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] CONJ

1.1. as (when, while):

as

cuando

I saw the car as it turned the corner

vi el coche cuando daba vuelta (a) la esquina

as she was eating breakfast, the telephone rang

cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno, sonó el teléfono

as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left

yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda

as I sit here, I wonder what went wrong

sentado aquí, me pregunto qué fue lo que pasó

1.2. as (indicating progression):

as

a medida que

we buy the materials as (and when) we need them

compramos los materiales a medida que or según los vamos necesitando

he mellowed as he grew older

se fue ablandando con los años

2. as (because, since):

as

como

as it was getting late, we decided to leave

como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos

3. as (though):

try as he might, he could not open it

por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo

(as) tall as she is, she still had to stand on a chair to reach it

alta como es, se tuvo que subir a una silla para alcanzarlo

(as) strange as it may seem

por extraño que parezca

(as) strange as it may seem

aunque parezca extraño

much as I agree with you, I cannot allow it

aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy, no lo puedo permitir

4.1. as (expressing comparison, contrast):

as

igual que

as

como

he writes with his left hand, as I do

escribe con la mano izquierda, como yo or igual que yo

she sang wonderfully, as only she can

cantó maravillosamente, como solo ella sabe hacerlo

in the 1980s, as in the 30s

en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30

4.2. as (in generalizations):

as

como

as is often the case

como suele suceder

it's quite reasonable, as restaurants go

para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable

4.3. as (in accordance with):

as

como

as I was saying

como iba diciendo

the situation, as we understand it, is …

la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es …

as you'll agree, the system is inefficient

estarás de acuerdo conmigo en que el sistema es ineficiente

5.1. as (in the way that):

as

como

I love her as I would my own daughter

la quiero como a una hija

A is to B as X is to Y

A es a B como X es a Y

do as you wish

haz lo que quieras

do as you wish

haz lo que te parezca

do as you wish

haz lo que te dé la gana inf

do as I say

haz lo que te digo

she sang as never before

cantó como nunca

she arrived the next day, as planned/expected

llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba

they proceeded as instructed

procedieron de acuerdo a las instrucciones recibidas

use form A or B as appropriate

use el formulario A o B, según corresponda

as things stand

tal (y) como están las cosas

knowing him as I do

conociéndolo como lo conozco

5.2. as (defining):

it would be the end of civilization as we know it

significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos

I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me

solo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí

Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known

Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes

Paris as seen by tourists is a very different city

el París que ven los turistas es una ciudad muy distinta

their position, as opposed to ours

su postura, en contraste con la nuestra

5.3. as in phrases:

as it is we can't publish it as it is

no podemos publicarlo tal y como está

as it is we can't publish it as it is

no podemos publicarlo así como está

the system, as it is at present

el sistema, tal y como es ahora

we've got too much work as it is

ya tenemos demasiado trabajo

as it were

por así decirlo

as was, our new president, our secretary as was

el nuevo presidente, exsecretario de nuestra organización

Sri Lanka or Ceylon as was

Sri Lanka o la antigua Ceilán

6. as (in comparisons of equal degree):

as … as

tan … como

I am as tall as you (are)

soy tan alta como tú

I left as soon as I could manage

me fui en cuanto pude

there weren't as many people as (there were) last time

no había tanta gente como la última vez

I bought as much as I usually do

compré tanto como de costumbre

she's not as efficient as she claims to be

no es tan eficiente como pretende

as many people as ask will be helped

se ayudará a cuantas personas lo soliciten

I'm as much a patriot as any of you

soy tan patriota como cualquiera de ustedes

she ran as fast as she could

corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo

tighten it up as much as you can

apriétalo lo más que puedas

the sky was as blue as blue could be

el cielo estaba azul, azul

I'll be as quiet as possible

estaré lo más callado posible

Phrases:

as if/as though

como si +subj

he acts as if or as though he didn't care

se comporta como si no le importara

she made as if to open the door

hizo como si fuera a abrir la puerta

as if I'm to blame!

¡como si yo tuviera la culpa!

he looks as if or as though he's had enough

tiene cara de estar harto

II.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] ADV

1. as (equally):

it's not as cold today

hoy no hace tanto frío

I can't run as quickly now

no puedo correr tan rápido ahora

I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many

yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)

I eat a lot, but he eats just as much

yo como mucho, pero él come tanto como yo

I was disgusted and said as much

estaba asqueado y lo dije

she's very considerate and I wish I could say as much for you

es muy considerada y me gustaría poder decir lo mismo de ti

2. as:

as … as, these animals grow to as much as 12ft long

estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo

this was still happening as recently as 1976

esto seguía sucediendo aún en 1976

as long ago as 1960

ya en 1960

as many as 400 people may come

pueden venir hasta 400 personas

without as much as a smile

sin (ni) siquiera una sonrisa

3. as (for example):

as form

como

there are some moving moments, as when …

hay momentos conmovedores, como cuando …

III.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] PREP

1.1. as (in the condition, role of):

as a child she adored dancing

de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar

as a teacher/diplomat …

como maestro/diplomático …

she was brilliant as Cleopatra

estuvo genial en el papel de Cleopatra

he works as a clerk

trabaja de oficinista

she was dressed/disguised as a man

estaba vestida/disfrazada de hombre

he strikes me as a fool

me parece un tonto

he strikes me as a fool

me da la impresión de ser un tonto

1.2. as (like):

as

como

they answered as one man

respondieron como un solo hombre

2. as (indicating perception, portrayal):

we regard this policy as mistaken

consideramos equivocada esta política

this strikes me as brilliant

esto me parece brillante

3. as in phrases:

as against

frente a

as for

en cuanto a

as for

respecto a

and as for you …

y en cuanto a ti …

and as for you …

y en lo que a ti respecta …

as of or Brit as from

desde

as of or Brit as from

a partir de

as to

en cuanto a

as to

respecto a

IV.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] PRON region

as

que

insomuch as in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insomuch as in the English»Spanish Dictionary

insomuch as [ˌɪnsəʊˈmʌtʃ, Am -soʊˈ-] CONJ form

1. insomuch as (because):

insomuch as

ya que

2. insomuch as (to the extent that):

insomuch as

en tanto que +subj

Translations for insomuch as in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.as [əz, stressed: æz] PREP

as

como

dressed as a clown

vestido de payaso

the king, as such

el Rey, como tal

as a baby, I was ...

de bebé, yo era...

to use sth as a lever

utilizar algo como palanca

II.as [əz, stressed: æz] CONJ

1. as (in comparison):

as

como

the same name as sth/sb

el mismo nombre que algo/alguien

as fast as sth/sb

tan rápido como algo/alguien

to eat as much as sb

comer tanto como alguien

as soon as possible

lo antes posible

as soon as possible

tan pronto como sea posible

2. as (like):

as

(tal) como

as it is

tal como es

I came as promised

vine, como prometí

she was dressed as he was

llevaba la misma ropa que él

as if it were true

como si fuese verdad

3. as (because):

as

como

as he is here I'm going

como él está aquí, yo me voy

4. as (while):

as

mientras

5. as (although):

(as) fine as the day is, ...

aunque el día está bien, ...

try as I would, I couldn't

por más que me esforzara, no podía

Phrases:

as far as (to the extent that)

en la medida en que

as far as (concerning)

respecto a

III.as [əz, stressed: æz] ADV

as well

también

as long as

mientras que +subj

as much as

tanto como

as soon as

en cuanto

as soon as

tan pronto

as CONJ

User Entry

as... as...

tan... como...

my cat is as big as your dog ex

mi gato es tan grande como tu perro

my cat is as big as your dog ex

mi gato es como tu perro de grande

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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To try something other than the traditional video game demo, insomuch as that still exists.

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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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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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He's both fascinated and baffled by humanity, and thus will try to protect humans, insomuch as the rules of his existence will let him.

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It could play a revolutionary role only insomuch as it could connect to a revolutionary class in the cities.

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

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I'm always in a period of writing, insomuch as my life is an experience of filtering what is significant to my novel in progress and what isn't.

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