like in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for like in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.like1 [Brit lʌɪk, Am laɪk] PREP When like is used as a preposition (like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance (taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (smell, feel, taste, etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example (big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see this entry.

1. like (in the same manner as):

like
like the liar that she is, she
da bugiarda quale è, …
“how do I do it?” - “like this”

2. like (similar to, resembling):

like
to be like sb, sth
he was like a son to me
it was just like a fairy tale!
what's it like?
that's more like it!

II.like1 [Brit lʌɪk, Am laɪk] CONJ

III.like1 [Brit lʌɪk, Am laɪk] ADJ form

V.like1 [Brit lʌɪk, Am laɪk] ADV

VI.like1 [Brit lʌɪk, Am laɪk] N

2. like (find to one's taste):

I like cats
how do you like your tea?
I like cheese but it doesn't like me inf

5. like (wish):

like
we'd like her to do
I'd like to see him try! inf
he's a bit of a rebel if you like

vice-like, vise-like [Brit ˈvʌɪslʌɪk] ADJ

thread-like [Brit ˈθrɛdlʌɪk, Am ˈθrɛdˌlaɪk] ADJ

vein-like [Brit ˈveɪnlʌɪk, Am ˈveɪnˌlaɪk] ADJ

like-minded [Brit lʌɪkˈmʌɪndɪd, Am ˈlaɪk ˈˌmaɪndɪd] ADJ

sphinx-like [Am ˈsfɪŋksˌlaɪk] ADJ

trance-like [Brit ˈtrɑːnslʌɪk, Am ˈtrænsˌlaɪk] ADJ

bird-like [Brit ˈbəːdlʌɪk, Am ˈbərdlaɪk] ADJ

like in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for like in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

V.like2 [laɪk] INTERJ sl (as filler)

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like Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I would like to go to
would you like a cup of tea?
like father, like son
to work like a dog, to work like a slave

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Thus disordered sequences can not bury sufficient hydrophobic core to fold like stable globular proteins.
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Photos show people having a great time dressed like glow-worms, hornets, spiders, flies, and bedbugs.
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She, like many other players, believed the league gave very little protection to the women by providing them with weak shoulder pads and weak helmets.
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The water has almost no dissolved oxygen, and instead there are traces of heavy metals like copper, besides sewage and sludge.
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Railroad retirement taxes, which have historically been higher than social security taxes, are calculated, like benefit payments, on a two-tier basis.
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It has distinctive, irregular, jagged, star-like blotches which extend to the hooves.
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As large-sized file transfer problems became less severe, warez became more widespread and began to affect large software files like animations and movies.
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For example, a corporation has the personal right to bring a lawsuit (as well as the capacity to be sued) and, like a natural person, a corporation can be libeled.
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She liked her cats to look like real cats painted from life (albeit always properly dressed ones), not inky sketches.
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An oatmeal-like coating hid fruit-based gummy bears that appeared when hot water was added and the product stirred.
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