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Co-relator

Equivalence

as ADJ as = aussi ADJ que
as ADV as = aussi ADV que
as many Ns as = autant de Ns que
as few Ns as = aussi peu de Ns que
as much N as = autant de N que
as little N as = aussi peu de N que

The first correlator can be replaced with so, though this is very marked (and rare).

just as ADJ as. ("But elder brother was just as late (last night) as I was (tonight), and you hardly said a word to him.")
Will shopping malls be just as packed as ever?

Rules

  • as is not followed immediately by comparatives (e.g. older, more involved, etc.) because "as" is used in comparisons of (non-)equivalence
    whereas comparatives are used in comparisons of superiority/inferiority with than.
  • as is not generally used with superlatives. The single exception I know is "best" (see expressions below).

Non-equivalence / proportion

That's not as funny as when...
We could do with half as many wisecracks.
half as much effort (see contexts: [1])
twice as many people
twice as much traffic
three times as many stalled tractors as last time

Reason

As I was on call anyway, I decided to go in to work. --> Comme j'étais d'astreinte de toutes façons, j'ai décidé d'aller bosser.
inasmuch as: dans la mésure où, étant donné que, ...
insofar as: dans la mésure où, pour autant que, dès lors que...

Marker of simultaneity

As I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my mask. En me garant, je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié une masque.

Expressions

as far as [X] goes, ... -- Quant à [X], ...
as far as I know -- pour autant que je sache, à ma connaissance
as far as I can tell -- d'après ce que je comprends/vois
as best (as) I can tell -- d'après ce que je comprends/vois ("as well as I can tell" would follow grammar rules better, but real word use and grammatical consistency are two different things. :D )
as far as I'm concerned -- Quant à moi
as you (wish / like) -- comme tu veux
as you see fit -- comme tu le sens
as much as I would like to...
as for: -- quant à
try as I might, I couldn't [X] -- J'ai beau essayer, mais je n'arrivais pas à [X].
as soon as possible -- yesterday, usually.  :)