Uso de "As much as" para Comparar Igualdad en Inglés
Clase 19 de 21 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio Alto B2: Comentarios y Opiniones
Resumen
Expresar que dos elementos o conceptos son iguales en términos de su grado o cantidad te permitirá comparar dos ideas e indicar que ambas tienen el mismo nivel de interés o de importancia.
Comparativos de igualdad en inglés
Para comparar dos cosas que tienen el mismo grado o importancia o interés, puedes utilizar la expresión “As much as”. Esta expresión tiene dos significados en el Inglés, comprendamos la primera de ellas para realizar este tipo de comparaciones.
Veamos algunos ejemplos:
- He enjoyed working at the university as much as he enjoyed being in the army.
- He had enjoyed working at the university as much as being in the army.
- She desired freedom as much as she desired stability.
- She had desired freedom as much as she had desired stability.
- She loved her daughter as much as she loved her cat.
- She loved her daughter as much as her cat.
- She had spent just as much as he had on Christmas gifts.
- She had spent just as much money on Christmas gifts as he had.
“As much as” es un conector que te permitirá establecer comparaciones entre dos cosas y podemos traducirlo como “Tanto como”. Pero también tiene un segundo significado que exploraremos en la siguiente clase.
Contribución creada por: Kevin Fiorentino (Platzi Contributor).