Translation for "были почти как" to english

Были почти как

• were almost like
• it was almost like

Translation examples

were almost like

Мы были почти как настоящая семья.
We were almost like a real family.

Мне нужен был кто-то, и ты... ты был почти как старший брат для меня.
After what happened with my parents, I needed someone, and you... you were almost like a big brother to me.