"als dass" meaning in German

See als dass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Etymology: Compound of als + dass. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|de|als|dass}} Compound of als + dass Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} als dass
  1. (colloquial) rather than, instead of Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-als_dass-de-conj-0DQv6GCd Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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