como si fuera

as if it were

→ como
phrase Common #2,865
as if it were Used to compare something to an unreal or hypothetical situation. Often followed by the subjunctive.
SP: Me miró como si fuera un extraño.
EN: He looked at me as if I were a stranger.

Como si fuera la primera vez que lo miro.

As if it were the first time I looked at it.

Como si fuera una confesión, no te preocupes.

It's like a confession, don't worry.

— Sin amor (2017)

Jane siempre se comportó como si fuera rica.

Jane always acted as if she were rich.

Lloró como si fuera un niño de seis años.

He cried like a six-year-old boy.

Cuidaré de tu hijo como si fuera mío.

I will take care of your child as if it were my own.

Hablas como si fuera mi culpa.

You talk as if it were my fault.

Vive como si fuera millonario.

He lives like he's a millionaire.

Se comporta como si fuera el amo del lugar y nadie le dice nada.

He acts like he owns the place and nobody says anything to him.

Lo reciben como si fuera uno de ellos.

They welcome him as if he were one of them.

Se siente por él como si fuera un hijo.

He is regarded as a son.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Como si fuera fácil hablar con ellos.

As if it were easy to talk to them.

Ella habla inglés como si fuera su lengua materna.

She speaks English as if it were her native language.

Como si fuera novedad, lo que comemos cada día.

As if it were something new, what we eat every day.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Se siente como si fuera sólo una voz interior, supongo.

It feels like it's just an inner voice, I guess.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Los chavales del barrio le admiran casi como si fuera un superhéroe.

The kids in the neighborhood admire him almost as if he were a superhero.

Lo dices como si fuera su ex novio.

You say that as if you were her ex-boyfriend.

— Suzume (2022)

Y él vino a mi apartamento, como si fuera a su casa.

And he came to my apartment, as if he were going to his own house.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Poder explicarlo como si fuera un concepto.

To be able to explain it as if it were a concept.

— Solaris (1972)

Se tomó el whisky como si fuera agua.

He drank the whiskey like it was water.

Como si fuera el gran gesto no comerme.

As if it were the grand gesture not to eat me.

Vamos, piensa en ella como si fuera una mujer.

Come on, think of her as if she were a woman.

— Salyut-7: Héroes en el espacio (2017)

Lloré como si fuera una maldita ducha.

I cried like I was in a damn shower.

— Kajaki (2014)

Como si fuera la cosa más normal del mundo.

As if it were the most normal thing in the world.

— Perdición (1944)

Como si fuera un ratón de circo.

As if he were a circus mouse.

Jane siempre se comportaba como si fuera rica.

Jane always acted as if she were rich.

Sostén el pato frente a ti, como si fuera tu cosita.

Hold the duck in front of you, as if it were your little thing.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Dices eso como si fuera algo bueno.

You say that like it's a good thing.

La quiero como si fuera mi hermana.

I love her like she's my sister.

Vivo cada día como si fuera el último, sin arrepentirme de nada.

I live each day as if it were my last, without regrets.

Él lloró como si fuera un niño de seis años.

He cried like a six-year-old boy.

No me trates como si fuera un niño.

Don't treat me like I'm a child.

Por favor, trabajen como si fuera un día laboral normal.

Please work as if it were a normal workday.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Juegas con él como si fuera un amigo.

You play with him as if he were a friend.

Sami le habla a su perro como si fuera un humano.

Sami talks to his dog as if it were a human.

Usas el azúcar como si fuera agua.

You use sugar as if it were water.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Me trató como si fuera un desconocido después de tantos años.

He treated me like a stranger after so many years.

Como si fuera el único atleta en esta fiesta.

As if I were the only athlete at this party.

Es como si fuera ingeniero o algo.

It's as if he were an engineer or something.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Habló como si fuera el jefe, pero solo era un empleado nuevo.

He spoke as if he were the boss, but he was just a new employee.

Actúa como si fuera un rey.

He acts like he's a king.

Como si fuera la primera vez.

As if it were the first time.

Míralo como si fuera un chiste.

Look at it as if it were a joke.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Será como si fuera otro equipo.

It will be like it's a different team.

— The Host (2006)

Bueno, y Katarina la quiere como si fuera una hija.

Well, and Katarina loves her like a daughter.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Lo dice como si fuera impensable.

He says it as if it were unthinkable.

— Núremberg (2025)

Duerme como si fuera un bebé.

He sleeps like a baby.

Odio que me digan lo que tengo que hacer como si fuera un niño.

I hate being told what to do as if I were a child.

Me está hablando como si fuera un jugador cualquiera, ¿de acuerdo?

He's talking to me like I'm just any player, okay?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

A veces él actuaba como si fuera mi jefe.

Sometimes he acted as if he were my boss.

No me hables como si fuera idiota, porque no soy un idiota.

Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot, because I'm not an idiot.

— Bugonia (2025)

Lo dices como si fuera algo bueno.

You say that like it's a good thing.

Ella habló como si fuera mi madre.

She spoke as if she were my mother.

Hablas de la guerra como si fuera un juego.

You talk about war as if it were a game.

El profesor sonó como si fuera mi padre.

The professor sounded like he was my father.

Entonces te serviré como si fuera tu esclavo, tu perro, hasta que yo muera.

Then I will serve you as if I were your slave, your dog, until I die.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Amo a ese perro como si fuera un hijo más de la familia.

I love that dog as if he were another child in the family.

Actuó como si fuera la persona más importante de la sala.

He acted as if he were the most important person in the room.

Como si fuera invisible.

As if I were invisible.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Besas mi mano como si fuera una reina.

You kiss my hand like I'm a queen.

Tim escribe como si fuera zurdo.

Tim writes as if he were left-handed.

Como si fuera un picnic, ¿eh?

Like it’s a picnic, huh?

— Rebeca (1940)

El extranjero habla japonés como si fuera su lengua nativa.

The foreigner speaks Japanese as if it were his native language.

Bésame como si fuera la última vez.

Kiss me like it's the last time.

Habla japonés como si fuera japonés.

He speaks Japanese like he's Japanese.

Y lo cuentas como si fuera todo verdad.

And you tell it as if it were all true.

— Doña Clara (2016)

Ella quiere al niño como si fuera el suyo propio.

She loves the child as if he were her own.

Mira, el cuervo camina como si fuera un cisne.

Look, the crow walks like a swan.

He salido como si fuera un ladrón.

I left as if I were a thief.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Recogiendo en el interior como si fuera un depósito de plazo fijo.

Collecting it internally as if it were a fixed-term deposit.

— Piku (2015)

El agua pasa a través de una toalla de papel como si fuera un colador.

The water passes through a paper towel as if it were a sieve.

Como si fuera el rescate.

As if it were the rescue.

Amaré a tu madre como si fuera mi madre.

I will love your mother as if she were my own.

Ella ama al chico como si fuera su propio hijo.

She loves the boy as if he were her own son.