Usages of come se
Marta mangia piano, come se le facesse male lo stomaco.
Marta eats slowly, as if her stomach hurt.
Giulia parla a bassa voce, come se avesse ancora mal di gola.
Giulia speaks softly, as if she still had a sore throat.
Elena starnutisce ogni primavera, come se avesse sempre la stessa allergia.
Elena sneezes every spring, as if she always had the same allergy.
L’autista del pullman parla come se conoscesse già la destinazione.
The bus driver speaks as if he already knew the destination.
La studentessa mi guarda come se sapesse già la risposta, ma poi sorride.
The student looks at me as if she already knew the answer, but then she smiles.
Laura usa la bilancia come se volesse pesare anche il sacchetto della frutta.
Laura uses the scale as if she wanted to weigh the fruit bag too.
Leggo l’etichetta due volte, come se cercassi un nome che non conosco.
I read the label twice, as if I were looking for a name I don’t know.
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