thrall

 in thrall to this type of musical experience

the state of being in someone's power or having great power over someone.

the town was in thrall to a villain

As - usage

 Thai monkey festival returns as tourists finally come back to the country

Travel doors slam shut as new Covid variant triggers alarm, stranding hundreds of passengers

 So as to de modo que

As ----- as = he is as intelligent as my brother

as you wish

 So as to de modo que

 woman dies in accident as firework gets stuck in clothes

Would you be so kind as to ...

My friend was just theorizing as to what's going on.

as of/from - a partir de 

as well as - assim como 

as tall as - tão alto quanto

as - como

as - a medida que

as - enquanto

as - visto que

As is a preposition or a conjunction.

As as a preposition

We use as with a noun to refer to the role or purpose of a person or thing:

I worked as a waiter when I was a student. Most of us did.

Not: I worked like a waiter …

[The Daily Telegraph is a British newspaper]

The Daily Telegraph appointed Trevor Grove as its Sunday editor.

Internet shopping is seen as a cheaper alternative to shopping on the high street.

A sarong is essential holiday gear. It can be used as a beach towel, wrap, dress or scarf and will take up no space in your bag.

Warning:

We don’t use as + noun to mean ‘similar to’. We use like + noun:

It’s almost like a real beach, but it’s actually artificial.

Not: It’s almost as a real beach …

I would like to have a white cat like the one in my dream.

Not: … as the one in my dream

See also:

Like

As as a conjunction

The conjunction as has several different meanings. We use as when one event happens while another is in progress (‘during the time that’). In this case the verb after is often in the continuous form:

They arrived as we were leaving. (time conjunction meaning ‘while’ or ‘when’)

We use as to connect a result with a cause:

I went to bed at 9 pm as I had a plane to catch at 6 am. (reason and result meaning ‘because’)

We also use as to mean ‘in the way that’:

As the forecast predicted, the weather was dreadful for the whole of the weekend.

She arrived early, as I expected.

The same as

We use as with the same to talk about identical things:

Your jacket is the same colour as mine.

See also:

Same, similar, identical

As: simultaneous changes

We use as to introduce two events happening at the same time. After as with this meaning, we usually use a simple (rather than continuous) form of the verb:

As the show increases in popularity, more and more tickets are sold daily.

Compare

When you get older, moving house gets harder.

One thing happens first and as a result the second thing is true.

As you get older, moving house gets harder.

Not: While you get older …

The two things happen at the same time.

Warning:

We don’t use as alone to introduce examples. We say such as:

They gave them gifts such as flowers and fruit and sang a special welcome song.

Not: … gifts as flowers …

See also:

As … as

Conjunctions

Same, similar, identical

"There (were) no doors open."

 "There (were) no doors open."

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2023 nov asset -trunfo/

a useful or valuable thing or person:

"quick reflexes were his chief assets" · "the school is an asset to the community"

SEMELHANTE:

benefit

advantage

blessing

strong point

strength

forte

(ASSETS)

an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies:

"growth in net assets"

SEMELHANTE:

property

resources

estate

holdings

possessions

 asset

   

1    ace in the hole, ace up one's sleeve, advantage, aid, benefit, blessing, boon, feather in one's cap, help, resource, service  

2    capital, estate, funds, goods, holdings, means, money, possessions, property, reserves, resources, valuables, wealth  
  
Antonyms     
  

1    albatross, burden, disadvantage, drag, drawback, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, impediment, liability, millstone, minus     (informal)   nuisance  

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