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as they come
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1.
General English
informal
colloquial
Of the highest or most typical degree within a group; as ... as possible (e.g., 'cheap as they come' = very cheap).
Used to indicate that someone or something epitomizes a quality to an extreme or typical degree.
2.
General English
neutral
At the time of arrival or occurrence; in the order or timing that events or items occur.
Used to refer to receiving or encountering things as they appear or are presented.
3.
General English
neutral
informal
To deal with situations or people when they arise, rather than in advance; handle events as they occur.
Examples:
EN:
─ Four. Get them all as fast as they come in.
ES:
Píllalos todos tan pronto como lleguen.
EN:
- Well, I'm as cheap as they come.
ES:
- Bien, pues así de barato soy yo.
EN:
Now, gentlemen. I'll have to meet those situations as they come.
ES:
Iré solucionando los problemas según surjan.
EN:
Yellow as they come.
ES:
Son unos cobardes.
EN:
We will now continue our regular program, but we will give you the latest bulletins as they come in.
ES:
Continuamos con nuestra programación, pero les mantendremos informados de la últimas novedades.
EN:
They go as quickly as they come.
ES:
Se van tan rápido como vienen.
EN:
- Well, we have to take them as they come, sir.
ES:
- Cogemos lo que se nos presenta.
EN:
Well, I think you're yellow. Yellow as they come.
ES:
¡Pues es un cobarde como pocos!
EN:
You lips will speak my thoughts as they come to you.
ES:
Sus labios pronunciarán mis pensamientos a medida que los reciba.
EN:
Loulou's as straight as they come.
ES:
Loulou es muy formal.
EN:
- Hep as they come.
ES:
- En la onda. Fascinante, la jerga del swing.
EN:
Suddenly, there's a tense moment as they come face-to-face... with the terror of the dark continent -- a charging rhinoceros!
ES:
De pronto, hay un momento tenso cuando se enfrentan cara a cara... con el terror del continente negro.¡ ¡¡un rinoceronte que embiste.!
EN:
It comes from the likes of you. One word of advice, take what you can get. Grab the chances as they come along.
ES:
Un consejo, aprovechad cualquier oportunidad, todas las que se os presenten.
EN:
And his sister, Patricia, she's about as pretty as they come.
ES:
Y su hermana, Patricia... No puede ser más hermosa.
EN:
- You're just as sweet as they come.
ES:
- Eres tan dulce.
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