| English | Spanish |
| as he phoned so late, he didn't find me in | como llamó tan tarde, ya no me encontró |
| as long as he doesn't find out | mientras él no se entere |
| as long as you don't improve | mientras no mejores |
| don't say that even as a joke | no lo digas ni en broma |
| don't say that, even as a joke | no digas eso ni en broma |
| don't take it as a joke | no lo tomes a broma |
| he has been labelled as irresponsible and hasn't managed to live it down | le han etiquetado de informal y no consigue sacudirse el calificativo |
| I acted as if I didn't know him | hice como si no lo conociera |
| it's just as well your dad isn't here - he always brings us bad luck | es mejor que no esté tu padre, nos gafa todas las actuaciones |
| just as I think Juan is adorable, I can't stand his sister | así como Juan me parece adorable, no soporto a su hermana |
| the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up | los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones |
| they're totally different, you can't lump them together as if they were the same | son completamente distintos, no los puedes meter en el mismo saco |
| we couldn't class glass as a flexible material | no se puede decir que el cristal sea un material flexible |