As … as in Portuguese

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 PortugueseMarca que duas pessoas ou coisas têm o mesmo grau de uma qualidade.

Example sentences

• O carro vermelho é tão grande quanto o azul?🔊

  Is the red car as big as the blue one?

• Sim, o carro vermelho é tão grande quanto o azul.🔊

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

• Meu irmão é tão alto quanto meu pai.🔊

  My brother is as tall as my father.

Learn it in a lesson

• Comparing things in Brazilian Portuguese

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