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"as" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “as” is als.

Pronounced the same

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when als

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as naarmate

Examples of "as" in use

There are 83 examples of the Dutch word for "as" being used:
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mechanical: like a tool, so automatically, without thinking, like a reflex, as a matter of course but therefore predictable and reliable werktuiglijk: als een werktuig, dus automatisch, zonder nadenken, als een reflex, als vanzelf maar daardoor wel voorspelbaar en betrouwbaar
The army use civilians as human shields. Het leger gebruikt burgers als menselijk schild.
Buddhism is often seen as a religion, but also as a philosophy of life. Het boeddhisme wordt vaak gezien als een religie, maar ook als een levensfilosofie.

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a branch that was as thick as a python,
a country that is known as tolerant,
a memory like a sieve,
A raven is as black as coal.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
And so they were as good as home.,
as the seventh king of the Belgians,
both English and French,
both French and Dutch,
both private and business,
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.,
Caryatids are sculpted female figures that serve as columns.,
Creation is making something new as the created result.,
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.,
He has repented and now lives as a father in an abbey.,
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself.,
I arrived last.,
I was as cool as a cucumber.,
I wish I’d been born Canadian.
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