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comme si Introduit une comparaison hypothétique ; le verbe qui suit est souvent au subjonctif en français.
EN: She looked at me as though she knew me.
FR: Elle m’a regardé comme si elle me connaissait.

Tom looks as though he's got a plan.

Tom a l’air d’avoir un plan.

It's as though they have vanished, sir.

On dirait qu’ils ont disparu, monsieur.

— RRR (2022)

He speaks as though he knew everything.

Il parle comme s’il savait tout.

It's being lifted as though it were a toy!

On le soulève comme si c’était un jouet !

— Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

It was as though they didn't have any choice in what they turned into.

C’était comme s’ils n’avaient pas le choix de ce qu’ils allaient devenir.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

He talks as though he knew everything.

Il parle comme s’il savait tout.

It seems as though I have.

On dirait bien que oui.

— Ratatouille (2007)

It looks as though it's in bloom, with the snow.

On dirait que c’est en fleurs, malgré la neige.

— Amarcord (1973)

You look as though this place suits you very well.

On dirait que cet endroit vous convient parfaitement.

— A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

It seemed as though I was always moving on.

J'avais l'impression d'être toujours en train d'avancer.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Keep nodding as though I'm still giving orders.

Continue à hocher la tête comme si je donnais encore des ordres.

— Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

It's as though I've been asleep, all these years.

C’est comme si j’avais dormi pendant toutes ces années.

— Song of the Sea (2014)

It was as though the dogs were afraid of something.

C’était comme si les chiens avaient peur de quelque chose.

But I feel as though I'm not any more.

Mais j’ai l’impression que ce n’est plus le cas.

— Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

He looks as though he's sleeping, but in fact he's dead.

On dirait qu’il dort, mais en fait il est mort.

I feel as though, for the first time, he's reached out to me.

J’ai l’impression que, pour la première fois, il s’est ouvert à moi.

— Nuremberg (2025)

He always talks as though he were addressing a public meeting.

Il parle toujours comme s’il s’adressait à une réunion publique.

You've been treating me as though I were a child or an invalid.

Tu me traites comme si j’étais un enfant ou un invalide.

— War and Peace (1968)

I almost feel as though I could change into something else.

J’ai presque l’impression que je pourrais me transformer en autre chose.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

It's as though I'm five years old.

C’est comme si j’avais cinq ans.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

You look as though you've seen a ghost.

Tu as l’air d’avoir vu un fantôme.

I feel as though I haven't slept for days.

J’ai l’impression de ne pas avoir dormi depuis des jours.

I'd sell the Taj Mahal or Khajuraho as though it was my family property.

Je vendrais le Taj Mahal ou Khajuraho comme si c’était un bien de famille.

— Article 15 (2019)