19.10.4 assim therefore / hence / thus
We already know assim as a temporal conjunction, in this case however there is a que, assim que. As a temporal conjunction the meaning is assim que.
Eu te informo assim que tiver alguma novidade.  |
| I inform you as soon as I get new information. |
Assim is transparennt, the basic meaning is so / thus and used as conjunction it means exactly that.
| (e) assim so dass folglich |
| Têm que trabalhar e estudar à noite, assim não têm tempo para outras coisas. |
| They have to work and to study at night, thus they don't have time for other things. |
| Nova Zelândia não está na mesma plataforma continental e assim não faz parte do continente australiano. |
| New Zealand is not situated on the same continental shelve and doesn't belong therefore to the australian continenent. |
Assim can be found in different construction, however all of them are transparent, in other words the meaning can be deduced by a word by word translation.
| assim in other contexts |
| Lancharam, ainda assim sentia vontade de comer mais. |
| He already had dinner, but he was still hungry. |
| Ainda não se conhecem as causas da endometriose*, assim como não se conhece a cura. |
| The causes of endometriose are unknow and there is no treatment. |
| Foram presos jornalistas, assim como sindicalistas activos. |
| The active trade unionists as well as the jornalists were arrested. |
| Isso assim não faz sentido nenhum. |
| This way it doesn't make any sense. |
* Endometriose illness of the uterus
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