como

/ˈkomo/, [ˈko.mo]

how, like, what


Examples
  • Cuando él volvió, él trajo una gorra de béisbol y se la dio como regalo a su amigo.

    When he returned, he brought a baseball cap and gave it as a present to his friend.

  • Es tal como yo lo pensé.

    It was just as I thought.

  • Como amigo, le di mi opinión.

    As the friend, I gave an opinion.

  • Las ballenas están consideradas como mamíferos.

    Whales are classified as mammals.

  • Abrió la boca como si fuera a hablar, pero no dijo nada.

    He opened his mouth as if to speak, but didn't say anything.

  • Los dragones son criaturas largas como serpientes, con alas como las aves, y sabias como los hombres.

    Dragons are creatures long like snakes, winged like birds, and wise like man.

  • Ninguna ciudad europea está tan poblada como Tokio.

    No city in Europe is so populous as Tokyo.

  • Mi hermano siempre está comportándose como un tonto.

    My brother is always acting foolishly.

  • Ella comió tanta carne como su padre.

    She ate just as much meat as her father.

  • Habla japonés como si fuera japonés.

    He speaks Japanese as if he were Japanese.

  • No todos son como ustedes.

    Not everyone is like you.

  • Yo lo quiero tal como es.

    I love him just as he is.

  • Pocas cosas nos hacen disfrutar tanto como la música.

    Few things give us as much pleasure as music.

  • Es poco probable que ella sea tan estúpida como crees.

    It's unlikely she's as stupid as you think.

  • Como no nado muy bien, evito bañarme donde no hago pie.

    Since I'm not so good at swimming, I avoid swimming in water that's over my head.

  • Shakespeare es reconocido como el más grande dramaturgo.

    Shakespeare is recognized to be the greatest dramatist.

  • Huele como si algo se estuviese quemando en la cocina.

    It smells like something is burning in the kitchen.

  • Los idiomas son como los músculos. Si no los usas regularmente, los perderás.

    Languages are like muscles. If you don't use them regularly, you will lose them.

  • El dióxido de carbono es un gas que se produce cada vez que se quema un combustible como el carbón, petróleo o gas natural.

    Carbon dioxide is a gas that is produced every time a fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas is burned.

  • Hay una gran diferencia entre aprender una lengua para comprender o decir algo en caso de necesidad, y la aspiración a la adquisición de una segunda lengua con el fin de expresarse libremente, casi como en la lengua primera, la lengua materna.

    There is a big difference between learning a language in order to understand or to say something if needed, and wanting to acquire a second language in order to command it freely, almost like you command your first language, your mother tongue.


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