como si

as if

→ como
phrase Very common #570
as if Used to describe how something seems or appears, often when the situation is imagined, unreal, or not actually true. It is commonly followed by the imperfect subjunctive or pluperfect subjunctive.
SP: Me habló como si fuera mi amigo.
EN: He spoke to me as if he were my friend.

Jane sabía mucho acerca del sumo, como si lo hubiera visto antes.

Jane knew a lot about sumo wrestling, as if she had seen it before.

Desde la mañana te comportas como si nos conociéramos hace años.

Since this morning, you've been acting as if we've known each other for years.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Digo, como si yo estuviera aquí.

I mean, as if I were here.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Nos miró como si le hubiéramos pedido sus dos riñones.

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

— 3 Idiots (2009)

El perro ladraba como si se entendiera lo que yo había dicho.

The dog barked as if it understood what I had said.

Como si el dolor no tuviera pasado.

As if pain had no past.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Como si todo hubiera sido ayer.

As if it had all been yesterday.

Estás hablando como si le creyeras.

You're talking as if you believe him.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Como si la cabina me llamara.

As if the booth were calling me.

— Amelie (2001)

Si algo no te gusta, haces como si eso no existiera.

If you don't like something, you pretend it doesn't exist.

— El espejo (1975)

Como si esto fuera a servir de algo.

As if this is going to do any good.

Como si tuvieran una mente colectiva.

As if they had a collective mind.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Hablas como si lo supieras todo.

You talk like you know everything.

Me pesan las piernas como si fuesen de plomo.

My legs feel as heavy as lead.

Ese perro me mira como si quisiera comerme.

That dog is looking at me like it wants to eat me.

Como si lo vas a resolver.

As if you're going to solve it.

— Super 30 (2019)

Como si vinieran a verme a mí.

As if they were coming to see me.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Te digo que era como si la tele tuviera vida propia.

I'm telling you, it was as if the TV had a mind of its own.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Como si me hubieran drogado.

As if I had been drugged.

— The Internship (2026)

Abrió la boca como si fuera a hablar, pero no dijo nada.

He opened his mouth as if he were going to speak, but he didn’t say anything.

No haga como si él no estuviera.

Don't act as if he weren't there.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

Pero como si lo fuera.

But as if it were.

Me trataste como a un imbécil, como si nunca hubiera sido nada para ti.

You treated me like an idiot, as if I had never meant anything to you.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Corriste como si hubieras visto un fantasma.

You ran as if you had seen a ghost.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Ellas defienden sus errores como si estuvieran defendiendo su herencia.

They defend their mistakes as if they were defending their heritage.

Iba sonriendo por la calle como si nada malo pudiera pasarle.

She was walking down the street smiling as if nothing bad could happen to her.

Es casi como si ya te conociera.

It's almost as if I already know you.

— Wicked (2024)

Como si nunca lo hubiera visto.

As if I'd never seen it before.

Brendan Harris vino a la tienda como si esperara verla allí.

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

— Mystic River (2003)

Me pareció como si estuvieras hablando con alguien.

It seemed to me as if you were talking to someone.

— Solaris (1972)

Ese chico habla como si ya fuera adulto.

That boy talks like he's already an adult.

Veía toda mi vida como si ya la hubiera vivido.

I saw my whole life as if I had already lived it.

— Titanic (1997)

Él actuó como si le hubiéramos insultado.

He acted as if we had insulted him.

Como si hacerlo fuese tan fácil.

As if doing it were so easy.

— Contra la pared (2004)

Yo sentí como si mi cara estuviera en llamas.

I felt like my face was on fire.

Recuerdo tu voz tan claramente como si todavía estuvieras acá.

I remember your voice as clearly as if you were still here.

Me miraba como si yo no estuviera.

He looked at me as if I weren't there.

— Rashomon (1950)

Como si Betty se hubiera escondido las últimas semanas.

As if Betty had been hiding for the past few weeks.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Como si te hubieran estado esperando toda su vida.

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

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Como si hubieras venido!

As if you had come!

— Gully Boy (2019)

Lo hiciste sonar como si fueras a decir algo positivo.

You made it sound like you were going to say something positive.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Como si eso fuera posible.

As if that were possible.

Hablaba entre sí como si nadie más estuviera presente.

He was talking to himself as if no one else was present.

Como si tomara recuerdos de un viaje que tiene fecha de regreso.

As if taking souvenirs from a trip that has a return date.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Échale una mirada como si ella fuera la próxima.

Take a look at her like she's next.

Era como si el tiempo se hubiera detenido.

It was as if time had stopped.

Como si le importara.

As if he cared.

Baila como si nadie la estuviera mirando.

She dances as if no one is watching her.

Para ti como si yo estuviera muerto.

For you, it's as if I were dead.

Deja de actuar como si nos conociéramos.

Stop acting like we know each other.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Le contó su vida entera a un extraño en el tren como si lo conociera de toda la vida.

He told his entire life story to a stranger on the train as if he had known him all his life.

No, hablo de esas cosas que escondes como si tuvieran mucho valor.

No, I'm talking about those things you hide as if they were very valuable.

— Amelie (2001)

Era como si toda la ciudad se estuviera vistiendo bien.

It was as if the whole city were dressing up.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Como si los malditos pepinillos no fuesen suficientes problema.

As if the damn pickles weren't enough of a problem.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Como si yo quisiera.

As if I wanted to.

— Juno (2007)

Bailen como si les fuera la vida.

Dance like your life depends on it.

— Lindas y letales (2026)

Como si me importara.

As if I cared.

Tom se sentía como si lo hubiera chocado un camión.

Tom felt as if he had been hit by a truck.

Como si estuvieses en un agujero negro.

As if you were in a black hole.

— Funny Games (1997)

Te ves como si conocieras el negocio muy bien.

You look like you know the business very well.

Hablas de las cosas como si fuesen tuyas.

You talk about things as if they were yours.

Yo sé que te sientes como si tu vida se hubiera acabado hoy.

I know you feel like your life has ended today.

— Queen (2014)

No actúes como si te importara.

Don't act like you care.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Casi como si se relajara, ¿no crees?

Almost as if he relaxed, don't you think?

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Él hizo como si no me conociera.

He acted as if he didn't know me.

Sí, me encuentro bien, como si no me hubiese pasado nada.

Yes, I feel fine, as if nothing had happened to me.

— Suspiria (1977)

Como si nos hubiéramos visto antes.

As if we had met before.

— El mundo (2004)

Lo vi como si yo hubiera estado ahí.

I saw it as if I had been there.

Nos miran como si fuéramos sus criados.

They look at us as if we were their servants.

Él miraba a su alrededor como si esperara a alguien.

He looked around as if he were waiting for someone.

Nos habéis dado la bienvenida como si fuéramos una plaga.

You welcomed us as if we were a plague.

— Los siete samuráis (1954)

Un asistente me da una señal, como si hubiese olvidado mis líneas.

An assistant gives me a cue, as if I had forgotten my lines.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra.

As if the earth had swallowed him.

Están hablando de esto como si ya estuviera decidido.

They're talking about this as if it's already decided.

Como si hiciera el amor por primera vez.

As if making love for the first time.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Como si dos personas no pudieran ser felices sin depender de alguien más.

As if two people couldn't be happy without depending on someone else.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Como si todavía fuera un niño.

As if he were still a child.

— El espejo (1975)

Actúas como si yo no supiera nada.

You act as if I don't know anything.

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

Como si importara.

As if it mattered.

Zeca me hablaba como si me conociera.

Zeca spoke to me as if he knew me.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Como si este ser hubiese sido diseñado.

As if this being had been designed.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Vi lo que sucedió como si estuviese allí.

I saw what happened as if I was there.

Como si tuvieran un temporizador.

As if they had a timer.

— El botín (2026)

El soldado continuó como si su herida no fuera nada.

The soldier carried on as if his wound was nothing.

Hablas como si le conocieras.

You talk as if you know him.

— Tesis (1996)

Y tiene una mano como si se hubiera peleado con una pared.

And his hand looks like he'd been fighting with a wall.

— Mystic River (2003)

Como si lo supieras.

As if you knew.

— The Internship (2026)

Me sentí como si una mano fría me estaba tocando.

I felt as if a cold hand was touching me.

Como si uno hubiera hecho algo malo.

As if one had done something wrong.

— El botín (2026)

Era como si él quisiera que yo supiera.

It was like he wanted me to know.

Como si me hubiera quedado dormida junto a la piscina.

As if I had fallen asleep by the pool.

— TÁR (2022)

Como si estuvieran hablando.

As if they were talking.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

En cambio, vuelvo a encontrar lo que dejé, como si nunca me hubiera ido.

Instead, I find everything I left behind again, as if I had never left.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Como si, con lo que le digo, solo intentara justificarme.

As if, with what I'm telling him, I were only trying to justify myself.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Ahora estás hablando como si tú le creyeras.

Now you're talking as if you believe him.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Como si nunca hubiera pasado.

As if it never happened.

Por mí, como si se los pisa.

For me, they can be stepped on.

A veces me equivoco pensando, porque pienso como si hablara con otra persona.

Sometimes I make mistakes in my thinking, because I think as if I were talking to another person.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Como si pudiéramos olvidarlo.

As if we could forget it.

— Titanic (1997)

Como si hubieras hecho algo.

As if you had done something.

— El Capitán (2018)

Huele como si alguien hubiera estado fumando aquí.

It smells like someone has been smoking here.

Pero dice que esta habitación la hace sentir como si aún estuvieras aquí.

But she says this room makes her feel like you're still here.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Como si en este pueblo hubiera un café.

As if there were a café in this town.

— Your Name (2016)

Querida, como si te hubiera detenido alguna vez.

Darling, as if I had ever stopped you.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Como si todos los días fueran navidad.

As if every day were Christmas.

Era como si contaras una historia.

It was as if you were telling a story.

— Victoria (2015)

Como si le hubieran castigado.

As if he had been punished.

— Stalker (1979)

Se siente como si alguien estuviera en mi lugar.

It feels like someone else is in my place.

— Hierro 3 (2004)

Tom lo hizo sonar como si yo pudiera decidir.

Tom made it sound like I could decide.

Era como si se hubiera detenido el tiempo.

It was as if time had stopped.

Como si los alemanes no tuvieran música propia.

As if the Germans didn't have music of their own.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Como si volviera a ser yo misma.

As if I were myself again.

Él habla como si el mundo se estuviese por acabar.

He talks as if the world were about to end.

Mis piernas pesan como si fuesen de plomo.

My legs feel as heavy as lead.

Suena como si te llevaras la mejor parte de esta situación.

It sounds like you're getting the best part of this situation.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Habla como si dijera la verdad.

He speaks as if he were telling the truth.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

No lo va a recordar, como si nunca hubiera ocurrido.

He won't remember it, as if it never happened.

— El maquinista (2004)

Nos miran como si fuéramos los criados.

They look at us as if we were servants.

— American Gangster (2007)

Simplemente me siento mareada, como si estuviese en un sueño.

I simply feel dizzy, as if I were in a dream.

— El viento se levanta (2013)

Como si se estuviera preparando para algo.

As if he were preparing for something.

— Núremberg (2025)

Sami miraba a Layla como si ella hubiera hecho algo mal.

Sami looked at Layla as if she had done something wrong.

Como si hayas sido justos siempre.

As if you had always been fair.

— Piku (2015)

Se ve como si lo hubieran matado.

He looks as though he’s been killed.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Después de matarla, Norman regresó como si de un sueño profundo.

After killing her, Norman returned as if from a deep sleep.

— Psicosis (1960)

Tom sintió de repente como si se fuera a desmayar.

Tom suddenly felt as if he were going to faint.

Como si dentro del cuerpo, una mano se cerrara suavemente.

As if a hand were gently closing inside the body.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Como si te importara.

As if you cared.

La miras como si quisieras romperle la cara, así se calla.

You look at her like you want to punch her in the face, that's how she shuts up.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Como si hubiese explotado desde dentro.

As if it had exploded from within.

A su lado, se siente usted protegida, como si él fuera un muro de piedra.

By his side, you feel protected, as if he were a stone wall.

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

Van hacia ti como si supieran algo.

They come towards you as if they know something.

No todos la tratan como si lo fuera.

Not everyone treats her as if she were.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

Como si eso te ayudara a pensar.

As if that would help you think.

Todos vienen a Moscú, como si la capital fuera de goma.

Everyone comes to Moscow, as if the capital were made of rubber.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Aunque fui el último en llegar, me trataron como si hubiera estado allí desde el comienzo.

Although I was the last to arrive, they treated me as if I had been there from the beginning.

Hablas como si hubieses estado ahí.

You talk as if you've been there.

Sí, es como si intentara jugar un juego de gallinas conmigo.

Yes, it's like he's trying to play a game of chicken with me.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Como si lo hubiera soñado.

As if I had dreamed it.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Me miró como se mira a un extraño, como si nunca nos hubiéramos conocido antes de ese día.

He looked at me like you would at a stranger, as if we had never met before that day.

Haré como si esta conversación nunca hubiera tenido lugar.

I'll pretend this conversation never happened.

— Cónclave (2024)

Como si tuviéramos suerte de tenerte.

As if we were lucky to have you.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Como si los últimos dos hubiesen sido importantes.

As if the last two had been important.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Yo trabajaré como si hubiese vuelto a nacer.

I will work as if I had been reborn.

— Vivir (1952)

Lo dices como si lo fuera a encontrar trabajando.

You say that as if I'm going to find him working.

Como si él fuera Dios.

As if he were God.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Pero fue como si hubiese habido una cuerda invisible entre nosotros.

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

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Suenas como si nunca hicieras nada mal.

You sound as if you never do anything wrong.

— A primera vista (2014)

Me sentía como si estuviese muerto.

I felt like I was dead.

Tú me tratas como si yo no existiera.

You treat me as if I didn't exist.

Le hablaste como si siempre lo hubieras hecho.

You spoke to him as if you had always done so.

Él habla como si ya hubiese leído el libro.

He talks as if he had already read the book.

O sea, como si yo le gustara.

I mean, as if he/she liked me.

— A primera vista (2014)

Te ves como si hubieras visto a un fantasma.

You look like you've seen a ghost.

Tenéis que cuidar la panna cotta como si os fuera la vida en ello.

You have to look after the panna cotta as if your lives depended on it.

— El hoyo (2019)

Ese hombre se inclina hacia mí como si me conociera.

That man leans towards me as if he knows me.

Se veía como si ella se fuera a desmayar.

She looked like she was about to faint.