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Meaning of de parcă | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR B2

Definitions

as though, as if

informal, literary

Equivalents

Български като че ли сякаш
Deutsch als ob als wenn
Ελληνικά λες και
English as if as though
Esperanto kvazaŭ
Español como si
فارسی انگار
Suomi niin kuin
Français comme pour comme si
Galego como se
ગુજરાતી જાણે
Magyar mintha
Bahasa Indonesia seakan-akan seolah-olah
Italiano come se
日本語 ...のようだ
ქართული თითქოს
Kurdî -ça -çe
Nederlands alsof
Português como se
Română ca și cum
Türkçe -ca -ce

Examples

“Deși e bogat, trăiește de parcă nu ar avea niciun ban.”

Even though he’s rich, he lives as though he didn’t have a penny.

“Ascult prelegerea, de parcă aș înțelege ceva.”

I’m listening to the lecture, as if I’m understanding anything.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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