segunda-feira, 19 de julho de 2010

Como dizer "à medida que" em inglês

Hey guys,

Today while I was watching the morning news on TV I heard "à medida que". So I tried to think of how to say that in English. It's a good exercise to try to translate things when you're learning a new language. Anyway, as easy as it might be, I couldn't come up with any ideas.
But, thanks to the Internet and with a quick look I had the answer.
It's very simple in English, in fact it is just a two-letter word: AS.
That's it. In Portuguese: À MEDIDA QUE turns AS in English.

Here are some examples:

As people get richer they tend to eat more meat and dairy products. (À medida que as pessoas se tornam mais ricas elas tendem a comer mais carne e laticínios.)

As the election gets closer, the number of undecided begins to drop. (À medida que as eleições se aproximam, o número de indecisos começa a cair.)

Now what about writing your own examples in order to practice it?

Bye for now,

3 comentários:

  1. Hello Iramaia,

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  2. Hi Evandro, thank you for the kind words and for stopping by.

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  3. In Spanish, we say "a medida que". Almost the same!

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