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"as" in German

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The German translation for “as” is als.

Examples of "as" in use

There are 28 examples of the German word for "as" being used:
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There’s no need to pretend anymore. Es besteht keine Notwendigkeit mehr, so zu tun, als ob.
Tom and Maria disguised themselves as squirrels. Tom und Maria haben sich als Eichhörnchen verkleidet.
Ambassador calls president incompetent Botschafter bezeichnet Präsidenten als inkompetent
Judges hold defaulters hostage more often. Richter nehmen säumige Zahler immer häufiger als Geiseln.
The army use civilians as human shields. Die Armee benutzt Zivilisten als menschliche Schutzschilde.
In that country he was received as a tourist. In diesem Land wurde er als Tourist empfangen.
She aspired to a job as a journalist. Sie strebte eine Tätigkeit als Journalistin an.
The removal of the foreskin is called circumcision. Als Beschneidung bezeichnet man die Entfernung der Vorhaut.

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199 people taken hostage,
a country that is known as tolerant,
Ambassador calls president incompetent,
as if,
as the days passed,
as the seventh king of the Belgians,
both English and French,
both French and Dutch,
both private and business,
held hostage,
His fame as a reviewer continued to grow.,
I arrived last.,
I only said that to make a joke.,
I wish I’d been born Canadian.,
I work as a cashier.,
in return for,
In that country he was received as a tourist.,
in the capacity of a subcontracted freelancer,
Judges hold defaulters hostage more often.,
My career started as an intern.
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