era como si

it was as if

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phrase Rare #32,331
it was as if Usually followed by a verb in the subjunctive.
SP: Era como si nadie hubiera escuchado la noticia.
EN: It was as if nobody had heard the news.

Era como si el tiempo se hubiera detenido.

It was as if time had stopped.

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)

Era como si yo recordara algo, que yo nunca conocí y que había esperado siempre.

It was as if I remembered something I had never known, yet had always been waiting for.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Era como si se hubiera detenido el tiempo.

It was as if time had stopped.

Era como si él fuera una persona diferente.

It was as if he were a different person.

— Akira (1988)

No era como si el director no supiera quiénes éramos.

It wasn't as if the principal didn't know who we were.

Era como si toda la ciudad se estuviera vistiendo bien.

It was as if the whole city were dressing up.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Era como si no estuvieras.

It was as if you weren't there.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Era como si contaras una historia.

It was as if you were telling a story.

— Victoria (2015)

Era como si él quisiera que yo supiera.

It was like he wanted me to know.

Era como si tuviera dos familias.

It was like I had two families.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)