čím♦♦♦
I. prisl.
čim bolj [omejiti, izkoristiti] to [limit, use] as much as possible
čim bolj [razvit, neodvisen] as [developed, independent] as possible
čim več (neštevno) [svetlobe] as much as possible; (števno) [pogojev] as many as possible
čim prej as soon as possible
čim prej, tem bolje the sooner the better
II. vez. (takoj ko) as soon as, the moment
čim je prišla ... - the moment she came ...