as in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for as in the English»French Dictionary

I.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as
as you know
as usual
do as I say
as I see it
as it were
as you were! MIL

II.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

III.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

as… as…
as fast as you can
as strong as an ox
I paid as much as she did
as much as possible
as soon as possible
not nearly as much as
as well as being a poet, he is a novelist

See also GCSE, GCSE, A levels

GCSE N <pl GCSEs> Brit abrév → General Certificate of Secondary Education

AS level [Brit eɪˈɛs ˌlɛvl]

save as you earn, SAYE [ˌseɪvəsjuːˈɜːn] N Brit

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

I.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] N

2. good (benefit):

III.good <comp better, superl best> [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] ADJ

15. good (competent):

VI.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] INTERJ

VII.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd]

See also well2, well1, Sunday best, better2, better1, best

I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N

well → well up

I.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADJ

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

II.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADV

1. well (satisfactorily):

2. well (used with modal verbs):

it may well be that + subj

3. well (intensifier):

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

well, as I was saying

better2 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] N

I.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] N When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The translation of the construction to be better than varies depending on whether bon or bien works originally with the noun collocate: their wine is better than our wine = leur vin est meilleur que le nôtre; her new apartment is better than her old one = son nouvel appartement est mieux que l'ancien; his new film is better than his last one = son nouveau film est mieux or meilleur que le précédent (both bon and bien work with the collocate in this last example). Other constructions may be translated as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire.
As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

II.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] ADJ comparative of good

1. better (more pleasing, satisfactory):

III.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] ADV comparative of well

2. better (more advisably or appropriately):

ou mieux, …

IV.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] VB trans

V.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] VB refl

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

as in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for as in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

insofar as [ˌɪnsəʊˈfɑ:r əz, Am -soʊˈfɑ:r əz] ADV

pay-as-you-earn, Pay As You Earn N Brit

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Translations for as in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

as Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I like you as much as her
they're as different as chalk and cheese Brit, Aus
to be as old as the hills
to be as happy as a sandboy
to be as fresh as a daisy
(as) much as I'd like to go
to be as pretty/as fresh as a rose
to be as nimble as a goat
to be as strong as a horse
to be (as) stiff as a board

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