AS THOUGH

  

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AS THOUGH

Modern Translation: AS THOUGH

Language Translations for "AS THOUGH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

asof (as if, in a way). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

thuajse (almost, hardly, nearly, scarcely, well nigh), sikur (as if, like, ostensibly), gjoja (allegedly, as if, in a way, mock, ostensibly, professedly, quasi, seeming, supposing, would be). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏كيفما (however), ‏كأنما (as if), ‏وكأن (as if). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

сякаш (like). (various references)

   

Czech

  

jako kdyby, jako by (as if). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

alsof, als het ware (as if, in a way), als (as, if, when, like), of alsof (as if, in a way). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

kvazaŭ (as if, in a way). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ikäänkuin (as if, as it were, in a way). (various references)

   

French

  

presque (as if), comme (as, such as). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

as (arbor, as, as if, axis, axle, how, if, in a way, like, provided that, shaft, spindle, such as), oft (as if, in a way), krekt as (as if, in a way). (various references)

   

German

  

als ob (as if). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σαν να (as if), τάχα (supposedly). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

gjoja (as if, in a way). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

כאלו (as if, like), כביכול (alleged, as it were, so called, so to speak). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

mintha (an, and, as, as if, it seemed as though, to go through the motions, to go through the motions of sg, to play dead, to play possum, to rain cats and dogs, to simulate, you sound as if). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

seakan-akan (as if). (various references)

   

Italian

  

come se (as if, if, in a way, like, whether). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

言わんばかり (as if to say, as much as to say), 丸で (as if, at all, completely, entirely, quite, so to speak). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

まるで (as if, at all, completely, entirely, quite, so to speak), いわんばかり (as if to say, as much as to say). (various references)

   

Manx

  

myr (as, like, such, though). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

asay oughthay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

niby (as if, in a way), jakby (as if, in a way). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

como se (as if, quasi). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

de parcã, ca şi cum (like, quasi), ca şi când. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

как если бы (as if). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

kao da (as if). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

como si (as if). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

netleki (as if, in a way), neleki (as if, in a way). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

som om (as if, like). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sanki (as if, like, quasi, quasi-, so to say, so to speak), sankí (as if, in a way), sözde (alleged, allegedly, as if, nominal, nominally, of a sort, of sorts, ostensible, professed, professedly, quasi, quasi-, reputed, self-styled, so called, soi-disant, supposed, would be), -mış gibi (as if), güya (as if, like, professedly, quasi). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

hamala (as if, as it were), goяд (as if). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

неначе (as if, like, quasi). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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