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like: I. preposition II. conjunction III. noun IV. adjective and adverb V. adverb
like: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb III. noun
like-ˈmind·ed: adjective and adverb

I . like¹ [laɪk] PREP

1. like (similar to):

like

kot

like

kakor

like most people

kot večina ljudi

like father, like son

kakršen oče, takšen sin

what does it taste like?

kakšen okus ima?

what's it like to be a fisherman?

kako je biti ribič?

it feels like ages since we last spoke

zdi se cela večnost, odkar sva zadnjič govorila

he looks like his brother

podoben je bratu

there's nothing like a good cup of coffee

ni je čez dobro kavo

or something like that

oziroma nekaj takega

that's just like him!

to je čisto njemu podobno!

2. like after n (such as):

like

kot [je/so]

why are you talking to me like that?

zakaj tako govoriš z mano?

I don't like loud places like bars and clubs

ne maram hrupnih prostorov, kot so bari in klubi

it looks like rain/snow

kaže na dež/sneg

that's more like it!

to se že bolje sliši!

II . like¹ [laɪk] CONJ inf

1. like (the same as):

like

kot

let's go swimming in the lake like we used to

pojdimo plavat v jezero, kot smo hodili včasih

2. like (as if):

like

kot da

she acts like she's the boss

obnaša se, kot da bi bila glavna

III . like¹ [laɪk] N

I have not seen his like for many years

že dolgo nisem srečal koga njemu podobnega

have you ever seen the like?

ali si kdaj že videl kaj takega?

IV . like¹ [laɪk] ADJ

1. like attr (similar):

like

to be of [a] like mind

biti podobnih misli

2. like pred (true to original):

like

like statue, painting

V . like¹ [laɪk] ADV

1. like sl (somehow):

like

it was kind of funny like

bilo je nekako smešno

2. like sl (in direct speech):

everybody called her Annie, but my mom was like ‘it's Anne’

vsi so jo klicali Anni, moja mama pa jih je vedno popravljala: „Anne!”

I was like, ‘what are you guys doing here?’

rekel sem: „Kaj pa vi počnete tukaj?”

I . like² [laɪk] VB trans

1. like (enjoy):

like

like

how do you like my new shoes?

kako so ti kaj všeč moji novi čevlji?

to like doing sth

rad početi kaj

2. like (want):

like

like

whether you like it or not

če ti je všeč ali ne

I would like the salad, please

jaz bi rad solato, prosim

would you like a drink?

bi [želel] pijačo?

I'd like to go to Moscow for my holidays

rad bi šel v Moskvo na počitnice

you can drink a pint in two seconds? I'd like to see that!

pol litra lahko spiješ v dveh sekundah? no, to bi pa res rad videl!

3. like (prefer):

I like to get up early

raje vstajam zgodaj

4. like (feel):

how would you like to have a big boy pull your hair?

kako bi ti bilo všeč, če bi te en velik fant vlekel za lase?

II . like² [laɪk] VB intr

as you like

we can leave now if you like

lahko odidemo zdaj, če želiš

III . like² [laɪk] N likes pl

like

priljubljene stvari f pl

like-ˈmind·ed ADJ

like-minded

Usage examples with like

like father, like son

jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa

like nobody's business inf

like fury

like this

like that

like greased lightning

to shake like a leaf [or Brit Auslike jelly ]

tresti se kot šiba na vodi

there's no place like home prov

povsod je lepo, a doma je najlepše preg

to drink like a fish

piti kot žolna

in times like these ...

v teh časih ...

to treat sb like dirt

obravnavati koga kot smet

to shake like a leaf

tresti se kot šiba na vodi

Frida doesn't like olives

Frida ne mara oliv

it looks like rain

kaže, da bo deževalo

to taste like sth

imeti okus kot kaj

to spread like wildfire fig

bliskovito se razširiti

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The una corda and damper pedals are at the left and right of this space, and face straight in, like the table piano pedals. en.wikipedia.org

If one wanted to know what the conditions were like in a battery chicken farm, they are easy to discover. news.nationalpost.com

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. en.wikipedia.org

She liked her cats to look like real cats painted from life (albeit always properly dressed ones), not inky sketches. www.spectator.co.uk

Like some other nitrated organic compounds, nitroethane is also used as a fuel additive and a precursor to explosives. en.wikipedia.org

Of course, eventually the threats in both the past and present mount, and you're evading death by the narrowest of margins by using time switch like a dodge button. www.gameplanet.co.nz

They led a wild, vagabond-like life spiced by absinthe and hashish. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

The water has almost no dissolved oxygen, and instead there are traces of heavy metals like copper, besides sewage and sludge. en.wikipedia.org

The fish was spread with butter and eaten like a sandwich. en.wikipedia.org

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