didn't exist
Y durante años, los dos vivieron como si no existiera nadie más.
And for years, the two lived as if no one else existed.
— Psicosis (1960)
Ojalá no existiera la palabra"ojalá".
I wish the word “wish” didn’t exist.
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)
Tú me tratas como si yo no existiera.
You treat me as if I didn't exist.
Y cuando te acostumbras a eso, es como si no existiera.
And when you get used to that, it's like it doesn't exist.
— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
As if it didn't exist.
Daría lo mismo si no existiera en esta escuela.
It wouldn't matter if it didn't exist in this school.