Sentence examples of "as" in English with translation "da"

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He acted as our guide. Ci ha fatto da guida.
He disguised himself as a woman. Si è travestito da donna.
Jane was dressed as a man. Jane era vestita da uomo.
Tom was trained as a doctor. Tom è stato addestrato da medico.
The mountaineer was hungry as a wolf. L'alpinista aveva una fame da lupo.
He worked as a diplomat for many years. Fa il diplomatico da molti anni.
As a child, I liked baseball better than football. Da bambino, mi piaceva di più il baseball del calcio.
We never thought of it as impossible to carry out. Non abbiamo mai pensato che fosse impossibile da portare avanti.
As a child I learned lots of poems by heart. Da bambino ho imparato molte poesie a memoria.
Job hopping was not so common in Japan as in America. Saltare da un lavoro all'altro non era comune in Giappone quanto lo era in America.
As a girl, Elisa loved to play nurse with her dolls. Da bambina, a Elisa piaceva giocare alle infermiere con le bambole.
Would you be so kind as to open the door for me? Saresti così gentile da aprirmi la porta?
There's nothing to do, so I may as well watch television. Non c'è niente da fare; tanto vale che guardi la TV.
This book is difficult to read as it is written in French. Questo libro è difficile da leggere perché è scritto in francese.
Tom was so careless as to leave his camera in the bus. Tom è stato tanto distratto da lasciare la sua macchina fotografica sull'autobus.
The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such. Le angosce dell'era delle macchine non originano dalle macchine in quanto tali.
He was so stupid as to tell a lie that might easily be found out. Fu così stupido da dire una bugia che potesse facilmente essere scoperta.
Tourists on the French Riviera are being robbed by thieves who gas them as they sleep. Alcuni turisti sulla riviera francese vengono rapinati da ladri che li stordiscono con il gas nel sonno.
Her face after the bath, with a slight tinge of red, was beautiful as to mistake her for someone else. La sua faccia dopo il bagno, con una leggera sfumatura di rosso, era bella tanto da confonderla per qualcun altra.
I found the Japanese sentence weird but, as it was written by a Japanese, I thought that it was to be correct. Ho trovato la frase giapponese strana, ma, dato che è stata scritta da un giapponese, ho pensato che doveva essere corretta.
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