come se

as if

→ come
phrase Very common #981
as if Usually introduces a hypothetical or unreal comparison and is often followed by the subjunctive.
IT: Mi guarda come se non mi conoscesse.
EN: She looks at me as if she didn't know me.

Come se nessun ragazzo fosse mai passato dalla tua finestra.

As if no boy had ever passed by your window.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Corre di qua e di là come se avesse i vestiti in fiamme.

He runs around like his clothes are on fire.

— Picnic (1955)

C'era solo qualche suono strano, come se qualcuno stesse piangendo.

There were just some strange sounds, as if someone were crying.

— Happy Together (1997)

O come se qualcuno fosse incredibilmente innocente.

Or as if someone was incredibly innocent.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Sentivo quasi come se fossimo amiche.

I almost felt like we were friends.

— Material Love (2025)

Era come se la TV avesse preso vita.

It was as if the TV had come to life.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Ma era come se tra noi ci fosse una fune invisibile.

But it was as if there was an invisible rope between us.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Come se qualcuno avesse eliminato a fondo tutte le prove.

As if someone had completely eliminated all the evidence.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Sembra come se tu ne sappia qualcosa!

It looks like you know something about it!

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Ti sto dicendo che sono incinta e tu stai facendo come se niente fosse.

I'm telling you I'm pregnant, and you're acting as if nothing is happening.

— Juno (2007)

Come se avesse paura di me.

As if he were afraid of me.

— I guardiani del giorno (2006)

Come se stessi scrivendo.

As if I were writing.

— Eddington (2025)

Come se dopo tanto ci si fosse bagnati nel Gange nuovamente.

As if, after so long, one had bathed in the Ganges again.

— Una luce dal passato (2004)

Brucia, come se mi fossi addormentata in piscina.

It burns, like I fell asleep in a swimming pool.

— TÁR (2022)

Avete mai sentito come se foste nati per fare qualcosa?

Have you ever felt like you were born to do something?

— Juno (2007)

Come se vivesse qui da anni.

As if he had been living here for years.

— Parasite (2019)

Lui parla come se conoscesse tutto.

He speaks as if he knows everything.

Ricordo ogni dettaglio di quella sera come se fosse successo ieri.

I remember every detail of that evening as if it happened yesterday.

Fu come se mi avessero tirato un pugno.

It felt like I was punched.

— Tropa de elite 2 - Il nemico ora è un altro (2010)

È quasi come se si stesse allenando per qualcosa.

It's almost like he's training for something.

— Norimberga (2025)

Lo difendi come se ti importasse averne un ricordo.

You defend it as if you cared to have a memory of it.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Si comportano come se nel cuore avessero fedeltà e lealtà.

They act as if they have loyalty and faithfulness in their hearts.

— Enrico V (1989)

Ma sta ancora lavorando, come se niente andasse male.

But he's still working, as if nothing was wrong.

— Parasite (2019)

Mi ricevette come se fossi appena uscita dalla porta.

He greeted me as if I had just walked out the door.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Non c'è niente scritto, è tutto in bianco, come se nessuno avesse mai usato quel quaderno.

There's nothing written, it's all blank, as if no one had ever used that notebook.

Come se non fosse mai esistito.

As if it had never existed.

— Lui è tornato (2015)

Da stamattina, ti comporti come se ci conoscessi da anni!

Since this morning, you've been acting as if you've known us for years!

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Non si comporti come se lo fosse!

Don't act like it is!

— Le vite degli altri (2006)

Mi aveva appena spiegato, come se lo sapesse, perché erano entrati in casa mia.

He had just explained to me, as if he knew, why they had come into my house.

Come se avessimo fatto qualcosa di sbagliato.

As if we had done something wrong.

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)

Perché ti conosco come se ti avessi partorito.

Because I know you as if I gave birth to you.

— La pelle che abito (2011)

Come se tenesse a qualcosa con tutto sé stesso.

As if he cared about something with all his heart.

— Your Name. (2016)

Come se facesse un fax della sua immagine dall'aldilà.

As if he were faxing an image of himself from the afterlife.

— Il favoloso mondo di Amélie (2001)

Come se uomo sfortunato non potesse essere un farabutto.

As if an unfortunate man couldn't be a scoundrel.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Oggi, come se andaste al night club.

Today, as if you were going to a nightclub.

— Raw - Una cruda verità (2017)

Si comporta come se i miei pensieri non avessero importanza.

They act as if my thoughts don’t matter.

Parla come se dicesse la verità.

He speaks as if he were telling the truth.

— 8½ (1963)

Sento come se qualcuno fosse qui dalla notte scorsa.

I feel like someone has been here since last night.

— Ferro 3 - La casa vuota (2004)

Come se il peso dalle spalle fosse caduto.

As if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

— Una luce dal passato (2004)

Non so come, è quasi come se lei l'avesse capito.

I don't know how, it's almost as if she understood.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Si comportava come se non lo conoscesse.

He acted as if he didn’t know him.

Come se ne andasse della tua vita.

As if your life depended on it.

— Il filo del ricatto - Dead Man's Wire (2026)

Era come se la Città di Dio avesse all'improvviso trovato un eroe.

It was as if the City of God had suddenly found a hero.

— City of God (2002)

La guardi come se le volessi dare un pugno in faccia, e lei sta zitta.

You look at her like you want to punch her in the face, and she stays quiet.

— Le iene (1992)

Come se potessimo dimenticarlo.

As if we could forget it.

— Titanic (1997)

Diceva che le pareva come se gli uccellini le parlassero.

She said it felt as if the birds were talking to her.

— Quando c'era Marnie (2014)

Come se a volte ci si dovesse piegare per continuare a vivere.

As if sometimes we had to bend over backwards to keep living.

— Il cielo sopra Berlino (1987)

Come se ci fossimo incontrati prima.

As if we had met before.

— The World (2004)

Si sentiva come se un camion gli fosse passato sopra.

He felt as if a truck had run over him.

E come se c'è, a Mesa Verde!

And as if there is one, in Mesa Verde!

— Duck, You Sucker (1971)

Tom parla come se conoscesse già il segreto.

Tom speaks as if he already knows the secret.

Le hai sparato e ha continuato a correre come se niente fosse.

You shot her and she kept running like nothing happened.

— I peccatori (2025)

Si è comportata come se non lo conoscesse.

She acted as if she didn't know him.

Come se vivesse nel tuo naso e non vedesse l'ora di tornare a casa.

As if it lived in your nose and couldn’t wait to go home.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Sorridere come se foste felici.

Smile as if you were happy.

— Assassination (2015)

Nati uno dopo l'altro come se la madre fosse una fabbrica di delinquenti.

They were born one after another, as if their mother were a factory producing criminals.

— Mystic River (2003)

È così contento per voi come se lo fosse per sé stesso.

He’s as happy for you as he would be for himself.

— La storia della principessa splendente (2013)

Comportati come se fossimo parenti.

Act as if we were relatives.

— Assassination (2015)

Quando prego mi sento più sereno, come se un peso mi venisse tolto dalle spalle.

When I pray I feel more peaceful, as if a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.

Come se niente fosse.

As if nothing had happened.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Era come se avesse due famiglie.

It was like he had two families.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Fate come se i proiettili avessero occhi.

Act as if the bullets had eyes.

— Assassination (2015)

Era come se quella fosse una pozzanghera di luce.

It was as if that were a puddle of light.

— Weathering with You - La ragazza del tempo (2019)

Mi stava parlando in berbero, come se lo capissi.

He was speaking to me in Berber, as if I understood him.

Come se questa fosse una produzione normale.

As if this were a normal production.

— Nouvelle Vague (2025)

Saperlo mi fa sentire come se ti conoscessi davvero.

Knowing that makes me feel like I really know you.

— Material Love (2025)

State comodi, fate come se foste a casa vostra qui da noi.

Make yourself comfortable and make yourself at home here with us.

Parli come se ti trovassi lì.

You speak as if you were there.

— Lo Hobbit: La desolazione di Smaug (2013)

Come se tutto andasse bene.

As if everything was fine.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Zeca mi parlava come se mi conoscesse.

Zeca spoke to me as if he knew me.

— La pelle che abito (2011)

Impara anche a vivere come se non esistessi.

Also learn to live as if you didn't exist.

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

Come se vivessi con qualcosa che è morto.

As if I were living with something that had died.

— Together (2025)

Come se fossero ricordi di un viaggio da cui si tornerà.

As if they were memories of a journey from which one will return.

— La società della neve (2023)

Esatto, come se fossi entrato nella luce più pura.

Exactly, as if I had entered the purest light.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Come se il dolore non avesse un passato.

As if the pain had no past.

— Il cielo sopra Berlino (1987)

È quasi come se, non lo so, non avessero un caso.

It's almost as if, I don't know, they don't have a case.

— Ricchi... da morire - Delitti in famiglia (2026)

Riesci a vedere questi come se fossero lune?

Can you see these as moons?

— La Forma della Voce (2016)

Come se la tira, da quando fa l'attrice!

She’s been such a show-off ever since she started acting!

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Sa ballare il tango come se fosse nato a Buenos Aires.

He can dance tango as if he were born in Buenos Aires.

Si muoveva in casa come se si trovasse ancora all'aperto.

He moved around the house as if he were still outdoors.

— Picnic (1955)

Parlate come se sapeste tutto.

You speak as if you know everything.

Tutti guardavano Tom come se lui avesse perso la testa.

Everyone looked at Tom as if he had lost his mind.

Ha fatto finta di niente e se n'è andato come se nulla fosse successo.

He pretended nothing had happened and walked away as if nothing had happened.

Come se questo non piacesse agli uomini.

As if men didn't like this.

— Psyco (1960)

Se stessi zitta, sarebbe come se non esistessi più.

If I were silent, it would be as if I no longer existed.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Ci guardava come se gli avessimo chiesto entrambi i suoi due reni.

He looked at us as if we had asked him for both of his kidneys.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Come se ci conoscessimo da sempre.

As if we've known each other forever.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

La temperatura che si alza come se fossimo in un forno?

The temperature rising as if we were in an oven?

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Parli come se lo conoscessi.

You speak as if you know him.

— Tesis (1996)

Come se ti avessero aspettato per tutta la vita.

As if they had been waiting for you their whole lives.

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

Come se facessi un'opera di bene.

As if you were doing a good deed.

— Laurence Anyways e il desiderio di una donna... (2012)

Parlava come se conoscesse tutto.

He spoke as if he knew everything.

Come se uscisse dal naso.

As if it were coming out of the nose.

— Avatar - La via dell'acqua (2022)

Si comporta come se niente fosse successo ieri.

He acts as if nothing happened yesterday.

Chiedete, come se foste a mensa.

Ask as if you were at the canteen.

— Va' e vedi (1985)

Come se io non ci fossi.

As if I weren’t there.

— The Monster (1994)

Ero in autobus, ti ho visto correre come se fosse successo qualcosa.

I was on the bus; I saw you running as if something had happened.

— Tre colori - Film blu (1993)

Lo fanno sembrare come se lei fosse una delle vittime di Serton.

They make it look as if she were one of Serton's victims.

— Non dirlo a nessuno (2006)

È venuto al negozio come se si aspettasse di vederla là.

He came to the store as if he expected to see her there.

— Mystic River (2003)