like in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.like1 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] PREP

1.1. like (similar to):

like
como
he was like a father to me
fue como un padre para mí
I want a hat like this one
quiero un sombrero como este
I heard a noise like (that of) a woman crying
me pareció oír a una mujer llorando
there was a sound like a distant explosion
se oyó como una explosión a lo lejos
she's very like her mother
se parece mucho or es muy parecida a su madre
that photo isn't like you at all!
estás completamente distinta en esa foto
she said she was 40, but 50's more like it
dijo que tenía 40, pero más bien serían 50
try this one — now, that's more like it!
prueba con este — ah, esto ya es otra cosa
come on, stop crying! blow your nose! that's more like it!
vamos, para de llorar, suénate la nariz ¡ahí está! or ¡así me gusta!
what's the food like at the hotel?
¿cómo es la comida en el hotel?
what's the food like at the hotel?
¿qué tal es la comida en el hotel? inf
what's she like as a teacher?
¿cómo es como profesora?
what's she like as a teacher?
¿qué tal es como profesora? inf
you know what she's like in the mornings!
ya sabes cómo es por las mañanas
she's always like that
siempre es así
her name's something like Georgina or Edwina
se llama algo así como Georgina o Edwina
it cost £20, or something like that
costó 20 libras o algo así or o algo por el estilo
I've never known anything like it!
¡nunca he visto cosa igual!
there's nothing like a nice cup of tea!
no hay como una buena taza de té

II.like1 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] CONJ inf

III.like1 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] N (similar thing, person)

IV.like1 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] ADJ (similar)

V.like1 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] ADV

See also pea

I.like2 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] VB trans

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1. like (enjoy, be fond of):

I/we like tennis
me/nos gusta el tenis
I/we like apples
me/nos gustan las manzanas
my sister doesn't like cats
a mi hermana no le gustan los gatos
did you like the film?
¿te gustó la película?
I like you
me gustas
she likes him, but she doesn't love him
le resulta simpático pero no lo quiere
she likes them tall
le gustan (los hombres) altos
I'm not liked here
aquí no se me quiere
I like that one better
me gusta más ese
I like that one better
prefiero ese
I like that one best
el que más me gusta es ese
how do you like your egg?
¿cómo quieres el huevo?
I like my meat rare
me gusta la carne poco hecha
how do you like my dress?
¿qué te parece mi vestido?
how do you like my dress?
¿te gusta mi vestido?
how do you like that? he didn't even say thanks!
¡habráse visto! or ¡qué te parece! no dio ni las gracias
how would you like an ice-cream?
¿quieres un helado?
how would you like an ice-cream?
¿te apetece un helado? Spain
how would you like it if someone did that to you?
¿a que no te gustaría or a que no te haría gracia que te lo hicieran a ti?
orchids like a damp climate
las orquídeas prefieren un clima húmedo
I don't like the look of him
no me gusta su aspecto
I don't like the look of him
no me gusta la pinta que tiene inf
we didn't like the look of the place
no nos gustó el aspecto del lugar
I don't like it (one little bit)
esto no me gusta nada
I like it! (joke)
¡muy bueno!
I like it! (suggestion)
¡buena idea!
he wouldn't have liked it if he had lost
no le hubiera hecho ninguna gracia perder
I like that! iron
¡muy bonito! iron
I like that! iron
¡habráse visto!
I like his nerve! iron
¡qué cara tiene!
help yourself to as much as you like or all you like
sírvete todo lo que quieras
help yourself to as much as you like or all you like
sírvete todo lo que te apetezca Spain
do as or what you like
haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
to like -ing/to + infin I like dancing
me gusta bailar
she likes to have breakfast before eight
le gusta desayunar antes de las ocho
I like to think I speak French quite well
yo creo que hablo bastante bien el francés
I like to think of myself as fair-minded
me considero una persona justa
I'd like to think he didn't do it on purpose
quiero creer que no lo hizo a propósito
she didn't like to ask her parents for money
no quiso pedirles dinero a sus padres
I don't like to mention it, but …
no quiero (tener que) decírtelo pero …
to like sb -ing/to + infin she likes everybody running around after her
le gusta que todo el mundo ande alrededor de ella
we like him to write to us every so often
nos gusta que nos escriba de vez en cuando

II.like2 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] VB intr

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III.like2 [Am laɪk, Brit lʌɪk] N (sth liked)

-like [Am ˌlɪɡjələ, Brit lʌɪk] SUFFIX

I.parrot-like [ˈpærətlaɪk] ADJ

II.parrot-like [ˈpærətlaɪk] ADV

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

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like in the PONS Dictionary

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like-minded [ˌlaɪkˈmaɪndɪd, Am ˈ-ˌ-] ADJ

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like lemmings
de una manera suicida
like the clappers
como una bala

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like Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to work like a dog Am, to work like a slave
trabajar como un esclavo
to feel like a biscuit/a coffee
tener ganas de una galleta/un café
like a bull in a china shop
como un elefante en una cacharrería
like father, like son
de tal palo, tal astilla
to have a mind like a sewer
tener una mente cochambrosa
I'll not be spoken to like that!
¡no consiento que se me hable así!
I'd already been told something like that
ya me habían dicho algo por el estilo
had you ever read anything like it?
¿habías leído jamás algo parecido?
I like/I don't like your friend
tu amigo me cae bien/mal fig
I don't like the look of this
esto me da mala espina inf
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They led a wild, vagabond-like life spiced by absinthe and hashish.
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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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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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It has distinctive, irregular, jagged, star-like blotches which extend to the hooves.
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Photos show people having a great time dressed like glow-worms, hornets, spiders, flies, and bedbugs.
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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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An oatmeal-like coating hid fruit-based gummy bears that appeared when hot water was added and the product stirred.
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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.
en.wikipedia.org
The fish was spread with butter and eaten like a sandwich.
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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.
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