as opposed to
In contrast to, rather than, instead ofIn contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.
» Do as you're told to do.
Делай, как тебе говорят. — marafon
Роби так, як тобі кажуть. — deniko
Робіть так, як вам кажуть. — deniko
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1 sensesIn contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.
im Gegensatz zu, im Unterschied zu
Examples
3179 sentencesDo as you're told to do.
Роби так, як тобі кажуть. — deniko
ruДелай, как тебе говорят. — marafon
It looks as if it's going to rain.
Схоже, дощитиме. — deniko
ruКажется, дождь собирается. — Disconnect
deEs sieht nach Regen aus. — Fingerhut
She ran as fast as she was able to.
Вона бігла так швидко, як тільки могла. — deniko
ruОна побежала так быстро, как только могла. — marafon
deSie rannte, so schnell sie konnte. — Kerstin
Tom did exactly as Mary told him to do.
Том зробив саме так, як Мері сказала йому зробити. — deniko
ruТом сделал всё так, как ему сказала Мэри. — odexed
Tom ran as fast as he was able to.
Том біг так швидко, як тільки міг. — deniko
ruТом бежал так быстро, как мог. — corvard
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