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comme

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comme [kɔm] prép 1. (comparaison) → like;
tout comme son père → just like his father;
fort comme un bœuf → as strong as an ox;
joli comme tout → ever so pretty
2. (manière) → like;
faites-le comme ça → do it like this, do it this way;
comme ça ou cela on n'aura pas d'ennuis → that way we won't have any problems;
comme ci, comme ça → so-so, middling;
comment ça va? comme ça → how are things? OK;
comme on dit → as they say
3. (= en tant que) → as a;
donner comme prix → to give as a prize;
travailler comme secrétaire → to work as a secretary
4. comme quoi (= d'où il s'ensuit que) → which shows that;
il a écrit une lettre comme quoi il ... → he's written a letter saying that ...
5. comme il faut advproperly
adj (= correct) → proper, correct
conj
1. (= ainsi que) → as;
elle écrit comme elle parle → she writes as she talks;
comme si → as if
2. (= au moment où, alors que) → as;
il est parti comme j'arrivais → he left as I arrived
3. (= parce que, puisque) → as, since;
comme il était en retard, il ... → as he was late, he ... adv comme il est fort/c'est bon! → he's so strong/it's so good!;
il est malin comme c'est pas permis → he's as smart as anything

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