"comme si" meaning in French

See comme si in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /kɔm si/
Head templates: {{head|fr|conjunction}} comme si
  1. as if; as though (as to suggest that) Derived forms: c'est comme si c'était fait, comme si c'était hier, comme si de rien, comme si de rien n'était Related terms: comme pour
    Sense id: en-comme_si-fr-conj-lOuUD0R9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "He went out the door and Roger could see that his face was white, as though he had seen a phantom.",
          "text": "Il sortit par la porte et Roger put voir que son visage était pâle, comme s’il avait vu un fantôme.",
          "translation": "He went out the door and Roger could see that his face was white, as though he had seen a phantom.",
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Download raw JSONL data for comme si meaning in French (1.2kB)

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