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come se non

as if not

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phrase Uncommon #9,122
as if not Used before a verb in the subjunctive to say that something seems not to happen or not to be true.
IT: Mi parla come se non mi conoscesse.
EN: He talks to me as if he didn't know me.

Come se non avessi la pelle sulla testa!

As if I had no skin on my head!

— Malcolm X (1992)

Come se non lo sapessi.

As if I didn't know.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Non comportarti come se non ti importasse.

Don't act like you don't care.

Parli come se non dovessimo vederci più.

You're talking as if we weren't going to see each other again.

— Storia di fantasmi cinesi (1987)

Ha continuato a leggere il libro come se non fosse successo niente.

He continued reading the book as if nothing had happened.

Come se non volesse farlo sentire solo.

As if he didn't want him to feel alone.

— Mystic River (2003)

Tom si sta comportando come se non fosse successo niente.

Tom is acting as if nothing happened.

Tom agì come se non conoscesse Mary.

Tom acted as if he didn't know Mary.

Lui ha continuato a leggere il libro come se non fosse successo nulla.

He continued reading the book as if nothing had happened.

Tom si comporta come se non importasse altro.

Tom acts as if nothing else matters.

Come se non avessero altra scelta.

As if they had no other choice.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Come se non fosse successo, ok?

As if it never happened, okay?

— The Chaser (2008)

Non è come se non avessi provato.

It's not as if I hadn't tried.

Lui continuò a leggere il libro come se non fosse successo nulla.

He continued reading the book as if nothing had happened.

Tom si comportava come se non conoscesse Mary.

Tom acted as if he didn't know Mary.

Ascoltare come se non vedessi e guardare come se non sentissi.

Listen as if you did not see and look as if you did not hear.

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

Lui ha continuato a leggere il libro come se non fosse successo niente.

He continued reading the book as if nothing had happened.

Come se non avesse fatto le valigie.

As if he hadn't packed his bags.

— Sorry, Baby (2025)

Come se non fosse mai esistito.

As if it had never existed.

— Lui è tornato (2015)

Come se non volessi mai che finisse.

As if I never wanted it to end.

— I peccatori (2025)

Lui continuò a leggere il libro come se non fosse successo niente.

He continued reading the book as if nothing had happened.