Sentence examples of "it sounded as if" in English
It sounded like water had got onto the cables somehow, and they were breaking.
Parecía como si el agua hubiese penetrado en los cables de algún modo y estuvieran estropeados.
The foreigner speaks Japanese as if it were his native language.
El extranjero habla japonés como su fuera su lengua nativa.
He went on reading the book as if nothing had happened.
Siguió leyendo el libro como si nada hubiera pasado.
Jane knew a lot about sumo, as if she had seen it before.
Jane sabía mucho acerca del sumo, como si lo hubiera visto antes
Dogs can't talk, but it's almost as if the puppy's eyes said, "No, I don't have a home."
Los perros no pueden hablar, pero es como si los ojos del cachorro dijeran "no, no tengo hogar".
Mahatma Gandhi once told me: "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Gandhi me dijo una vez: "Vive como si fueras a morir mañana. Aprende como si fueras a vivir por siempre."
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