As … as in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishMarks equality in the degree of a quality between two people or things; English expresses this with as followed by an adjective and a second as.

Definition in FrenchMarque l'égalité de degré d'une qualité entre deux personnes ou deux choses.

Example sentences

• La voiture rouge est aussi grande que la bleue ?🔊

  Is the red car as big as the blue one?

• Oui, la voiture rouge est aussi grande que la bleue.🔊

  Yes, the red car is as big as the blue one.

• Mon frère est aussi grand que mon père.🔊

  My brother is as tall as my father.

Learn it in a lesson

• Comparing things in French

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