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it was like Used to compare something to another thing or experience.

SP: La ciudad era como un laberinto.

EN: The city was like a maze.

Era como en un cuento de hadas.

It was like something out of a fairy tale.

Era como un amuleto de buena suerte para mí.

It was like a good-luck charm for me.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Usted dijo que Bach era como el agua corriendo entre las piedras.

You said that Bach was like water flowing among the stones.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Era como una madre para mí.

She was like a mother to me.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Ese cabrón era como tú y yo, una gente normal.

That bastard was just like you and me, an ordinary person.

— Amores perros (2000)

Era como un sueño.

It was like a dream.

— Eternidad (2025)

Podrías decir que Kaveriamma era como una segunda madre para mí.

You could say that Kaveriamma was like a second mother to me.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Ella no era como nosotras.

She wasn't like us.

— TÁR (2022)

Era como seda deslizándose por el cuerpo de una mujer.

It was like silk sliding over a woman's body.

— La leyenda de 1900 (1998)

El americano éste era como el nuevo Al Capone.

This American guy was like the new Al Capone.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Ese chico era como una de estas manchas.

That boy was like one of these stains.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Era como una película de animales.

It was like an animal movie.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Vivir en tal castillo era como un sueño de infancia.

Living in such a castle was like a childhood dream.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Ese dinero era como dulces.

That money was like candy.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Era como tener a nuestra propia hija.

It was like having our own daughter.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Sé que era como un padre para ti.

I know he was like a father to you.

Era como una infección ambulante.

It was like a walking infection.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Era como seguir a un hombre invisible.

It was like following an invisible man.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Era como las palabras de mis sueños especiales.

It was like the words in my special dreams.

Cuando estaba fuera era como un león.

When I was out I was like a lion.

— La dolce vita (1960)

El señor Wood era como un padre para Tony.

Mr. Wood was like a father to Tony.

Era como un gato callejero que venía corriendo.

It was like a stray cat coming running.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

Era como ver una película en cámara lenta.

It was like watching a movie in slow motion.

Era como en los viejos tiempos.

It was like old times.

Era como un Dios.

He was like a god.

— Такси-блюз (1990)

Era como una licencia para robar, para hacer cualquier cosa.

It was like a license to steal, to do anything.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Era como Karim del bloque B.

He was like Karim from Block B.

— Un profeta (2009)

Su amor era como una oración perfecta.

Their love was like a perfect prayer.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Tom era como un hijo para Mary.

Tom was like a son to Mary.

Y el chico por el que entré en prisión era como Andrew.

And the boy I went to prison for was like Andrew.

— La Empleada (2025)

O sea, era como su padre.

In other words, he was like his father.

— Scream 7 (2026)