als
Meaning
- (subordinating) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
- than
- (nonstandard) To the same degree that, as (distinguished from the aforementioned use in that comparison was between equals)
- as; like; in the function of; in the form of
- as if
- but, other than
Concepts
Synonyms
als wenn
solange als
in Form von
-nd
sobald als
im Vergleich zu
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
als
Graubünden
als
Fribourg
als
Aargau
als
Appenzell Innerrhoden
als
Basel-Landschaft
als
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
als
Fribourg
va
Appenzell Innerrhoden
wie
Zürich
wie
Appenzell Innerrhoden
as
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
as
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
wo
Basel-Landschaft
as
Basel-Landschaft
wo
Bern
als
Basel-Stadt
als
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/als/
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, from Old High German also, alsō (“as, like”); equivalent to all + so. Compare English as.
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Dazwischen arbeitete er 👨 als Dekorationsmaler.
In between, he worked as a decorative painter.
Veröffentlicht wurde die Methode als Mondphasenwinkel-Theorie.
The method was published as a moon phase angle theory.
Seitdem arbeitet sie 👩 als freie Journalistin und Event-Moderatorin.
Since then, she has been working as a freelance journalist and event moderator.
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