como si estuviera

as if was, as if [someone] were

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phrase Uncommon #10,279

as if was Used to make a comparison with something unreal, imagined, or not certain. Often followed by a description of a situation or feeling.

SP: Habla como si estuviera cansado.

EN: He talks as if he were tired.

Ella hace como si estuviera enferma.

She pretends to be sick.

En México, me siento como si estuviera en una realidad completamente diferente.

In Mexico, I feel like I’m in a completely different reality.

Como si estuviera en su casa.

As if I were at home.

Parece como si estuviera viva.

It looks as if it were alive.

— Despedidas (2008)

Siento como si estuviera a bordo de un gran barco.

I feel as if I'm on board a large ship.

Y a veces la mente se comporta como si estuviera en un sueño.

And sometimes the mind behaves as if it were in a dream.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Es como si estuviera en la casa de otro.

It's like I'm in someone else's house.

— El arca rusa (2002)

Él se sintió como si estuviera en un sueño.

He felt as if he were in a dream.

Me siento como si estuviera en un sueño.

I feel like I'm in a dream.

Como si estuviera en el cielo.

As if I were in heaven.

Parece como si estuviera por delante.

It looks like it's ahead.

— Elephant (2003)

Me siento como si estuviera solo.

I feel as if I were alone.

Como si estuviera fuera de sí.

As if he were out of his mind.

— Suspiria (1977)

Me sentía como si estuviera muerto.

I felt like I was dead.

Tom se sentía como si estuviera en el paraíso.

Tom felt like he was in paradise.

Habla de mamá como si estuviera viva.

He talks about Mom as if she were alive.

— Volver (2006)

Es una gran historia, sentí como si estuviera ahí.

It's a great story, I felt like I was there.

Era como si estuviera muerto.

It was as if he were dead.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Como si estuviera en casa.

As if I were at home.

Como si estuviera muerto o peor.

As if he were dead, or worse.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

phrase Uncommon #22,303

as if [someone] were Used to describe something that seems true, even if it may not be real.

SP: Me sentí como si estuviera en otro mundo.

EN: I felt as if I were in another world.

Me siento como si estuviera robando sus frases.

I feel like I’m stealing their phrases.

Me siento como si estuviera soñando.

I feel like I'm dreaming.

Como si estuviera discutiendo con mi cerebro sobre ello.

As if I were arguing with my brain about it.

— Turno de noche (2026)

Como si estuviera hablando con mi ex-esposo.

As if I were talking to my ex-husband.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

Me sentía como si estuviera soñando.

I felt like I was dreaming.

Camarada, es como si estuviera hablando solo.

Comrade, it's like I'm talking to myself.

Como si estuviera caminando sobre el campo dorado.

As if I were walking on a golden field.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

Es como si estuviera corriendo por encima de las nubes.

It's like I'm running on top of the clouds.

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Parece como si estuviera intentando no reírse.

It looks like he’s trying not to laugh.

Es como si estuviera leyendo para el bar otra vez.

It's as if I were reading for the bar again.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)