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[la?k]

sustantivo

también:

he and his like -> él y los de su clase
it's not for the likes of me -> no es para gente como yo
music, painting and the like -> música, pintura y cosas así
I've never seen the like (of it) -> nunca he visto nada parecido or nada igual

adjetivo

1 parecido(a), similar

they are of like temperament -> tienen un temperamento parecido
they are as like as two peas (in a pod) -> son como dos gotas de agua

preposición

2 como (similar to)

to be like somebody/something -> ser como alguien/algo
to taste like something -> saber a algo
to look like somebody/something -> parecerse a alguien/algo
what's the weather like? -> ¿qué tiempo hace?
people like you -> la gente como tú
you know what she's like -> ya sabes cómo es
it costs something like £10 -> cuesta unas 10 libras
that's more like it -> eso está mejor
we don't have anything like as many as that -> no tenemos tantos, ni muchísimo menos
there's nothing like it! -> ¡no hay nada igual!
she is nothing like as intelligent as you -> no es ni mucho menos tan inteligente como tú
that's not like him -> no es su estilo
that's just like him! -> ¡es típico de él!
like father like son (Prov) -> de tal palo tal astilla

3 como (in the manner of)

just like anybody else -> como todo el mundo
to run like blazes or mad (familiar) -> correr como alma que lleva el diablo
don't be like that (familiar) -> no seas así
like this? -> ¿así?

4 como (por ejemplo) (such as)

take more exercise, like jogging -> haz más ejercicio, como (por ejemplo) correr

adverbio

5 (familiar)

as like as not -> casi seguro, seguramente

conjunción

6 (familiar)

do it like I said -> hazlo como te dije
he looked like he'd seen a ghost -> parecía que or como si hubiera visto una aparición
it's not like he's ill or anything -> no es que esté enfermo

sustantivo

también:

likes -> preferencias (f pl)
likes and dislikes -> preferencias y aversiones (f pl)

verbo transitivo

1 (in general)

she likes him/it -> le gusta
she likes them -> le gustan
she likes John -> le cae bien John; (as friend) le gusta John (is attracted to)
I don't like him/it -> no me gusta
I don't like them -> no me gustan
they like him/it -> les gusta
they like each other -> se gustan
do you like Italian food? -> ¿te gusta la comida italiana?
she likes reading -> le gusta leer
she is well liked -> es muy querida (por todo el mundo)
I like to think my father would have agreed -> me gusta pensar que mi padre habría estado de acuerdo
he doesn't like people to talk about it -> no le gusta que la gente hable de ello
well, I like that! (familiar Ironic) -> ¿qué te parece?, ¡tiene gracia la cosa!

2 querer (want)

what would you like? -> ¿qué quieres? , ¿qué se te antoja? (Am)
would you like a cigarette? -> ¿quieres un cigarrillo?
I would very much like to go -> me encantaría ir
I would like to know whether? -> me gustaría saber si?
I would like nothing better than? -> nada me gustaría más que?
you can't always do just as you like! -> ¡no puedes hacer siempre lo que te dé la gana!
he thinks he can do anything he likes -> se cree que puede hacer lo que quiera
if you like -> si quieres
when you like -> cuando quieras
as much/often/many as you like -> tanto/tan a menudo/tantos como quieras
I didn't like to mention it -> no quise mencionarlo

like [laik]

adjetivo

1 Semejante, parecido; igual lo mismo que.

2 Creíble, probable, verosímil.

sustantivo

3 Semejante, semejanz

adjetivo & adverbio

adverbio

4 Como, del mismo modo que.

5 Verosímilmente, probablemente.

adjetivo

To give like for like -> pagar en la misma moneda
He has not his like -> no tiene igual
Like master, like man -> (Prov.) tal para cual
To be of like force -> ser de la misma fuerza
Inlike manner -> del mismo modo, que no se parece a nada
To look like -> parecerse a, tener el aspecto de
To be as like as two peas -> parecerse como dos gotas de agua
He is well liked here -> se le quiere mucho aquí
Likes and dislikes -> preferencias

Se usa muy a menudo esta voz en composición para expresar semejanz

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1 Hallar agrado en, a su gusto; contentarse con; estar contento de. (n)

2 Querer, amar; gustar, agradar alguna cosa. (n)

As you like it -> como Ud
I should like to see -> yo quisiera ver, me gustaría ver
Do you like this tea? -> ¿le gusta a Ud
How do you like her -> ¿cómo la halla Ud

quiera, o como Ud. guste. este té??

like [laɪk]

adjective

(formal) (similar) parecido; semejante

snakes, lizards and like creatures serpientes , lagartos y criaturas parecidas semejantes; (f) (m) (f)or

his duties included providing information for delegates, seeing that all required materials were available and like matters

to be of like mindmind tener ideas afines

she and a group of friends of like mind ella y un grupo de amigos con ideas afines; he was very intolerant towards people not of a like mind era muy intransigente con las personas que no le daban la razón

his friends at home were of like mind he could be very intolerant toward those not of a like mind he and a little group of cultured persons of like mind began to prepare plans for a great Exhibition

they are as like as two peas (in a pod) se parecen como dos gotas de agua

two birds of like genus

preposition

1 (similar to) como

what's he like? ¿cómo es (él)?; you know what she's like ya la conoces; ya sabes cómo es; what's Spain like? ¿cómo es España?; what's the weather like? ¿qué tiempo hace?; a house like mine una casa como la mía; una casa parecida a la mía; I found one like it encontré uno parecido igual;or she was like a sister to me fue (como) una hermana para mí; we heard a noise like someone sneezing nos pareció oír a alguien estornudar; oímos como un estornudo

do you have any idea what it's like to be poor? what was it like growing up in Hillsborough? nothing like it had happened before "have you had an argument?" - "no, (it's) nothing like that" what's the coat like? eyes like stars it tastes like vinegar

I never saw anything like itanything nunca he visto cosa igual semejante;or

what's he like as a teacher?as ¿qué tal es como profesor?

to be like sth/sbbe parecerse a algo/algn; ser parecido a algo/algn

you're so like your father (in looks, character) te pareces mucho a tu padre; eres muy parecido a tu padre; this portrait is not like him en este retrato no parece él

they are very like each other

it was more like a prison than a housemore se parecía más a una cárcel que a una casa

the figure is more like 300 la cifra se acerca más bien a 300

she's more like 30 than 25

why can't you be more like your sister? ¿por qué no aprendes de tu hermana?; that's more like it! (informal) ¡así está mejor!; ¡así me gusta!

come on, pick your feet up and walk properly - that's more like it! a fillet steak and a bottle of wine - now that's more like it!

there's nothing like real silknothing no hay nada como la seda natural

something like thatsomething algo así; algo por el estilo

"when exactly would this be - Monday?" - "something like that" he's called Middlewick, or something like that

I was thinking of giving her something like a doll pensaba en regalarle algo así como una muñeca; pensaba en regalarle una muñeca o algo por el estilo; they earn something like £50,000 a year ganan alrededor de 50.000 libras al año

people like that can't be trustedthat esa clase ese tipo de gente no es de fiar;or

feel look smell sound taste

2 (typical of)

it's not like him to do that no es propio de él hacer eso; isn't it just like him! ¡no cambia!; ¡eso es típico de él!; (it's) just like you to grab the last cake! ¡qué típico que tomes cojas tú el último pastelito!;or (Esp)

how like him to refuse to accept payment

3 (similarly to) como

he thinks like us piensa como nosotros; like me, he is fond of Brahms igual que a mí, le gusta Brahms

he, like me, thinks that like a fool, I asked him back to the house the news spread like wildfire

she behaved like an idiotidiot se comportó como una idiota

just like anybody elsejust igual que cualquier otro

like this/thatthisthat así

it wasn't like that no fue así; no ocurrió así; I'm sorry to intrude on you like this siento importunarte de este modo; stop pacing like that deja de dar vueltas; he got up and left, just like that se levantó y se marchó, así, sin más

it happened/it was like this, I'd just got home...

like father like son de tal palo tal astilla

anything crazy hell mad

4 (such as) como

large cities like New York las grandes urbes como Nueva York; the basic necessities of life, like food and drink las necesidades básicas de la vida, como la comida y la bebida

there are many hobbies you might take up, like painting, gardening and so on he could say things like "let's go for a walk" in French

adverb

1 (comparable)

on company advice, well, orders, more likemore siguiendo los consejos de la empresa, bueno, más bien sus órdenes

it's nothing like as hot as it was yesterdaynothing no hace tanto calor como ayer, ni mucho menos

£500 will be nothing like enough 500 libras no serán suficientes, ni mucho menos

it's nothing like as bad as it looks that hat's nothing like as nice as this one

2 (likely)

(as) like as notnot

they'll be down the pub (as) like as not lo más probable es que estén en el bar

they'd come and bring their neighbours, like as not he'll like enough stop in again tonight I found this money, like we skidded across the road and like hit this tree I decided that I'd, like, go and take a picture of him in the shower

conjunction

(informal)

1 (as) como

like we used to (do) como solíamos (hacer); do it like I do hazlo como yo; it's just like I say es como yo digo; (informal)

we really were afraid, not like in the cinema

to tell it like it is decir las cosas como son

you can't help but admire someone who has the guts to tell it like it is the scenes of Raynor injecting himself are sickening and his drug withdrawal sequence is harrowing, but no one can blame Rush for telling it like it is

2 (as if) como si

he behaved like he was afraid se comportaba como si tuviera miedo; you look like you've seen a ghost parece que acabas de ver un fantasma

he felt like he'd won the pools his arms looked like they might snap under the weight of his gloves

noun

we shall not see his like again (formal) (literary) no volveremos a ver otro igual

the exchange was done on a like-for-like basisfor el intercambio se hizo basándose en dos cosas parecidas

did you ever see the like (of it)?the ¿has visto cosa igual?

an epidemic the like of which we have never seen in this century technological advances the like of which the world had previously only dreaned of the likes of him

I've no time for the likes of him (informal) no soporto a la gente como él

posh hotels are not for the likes of you and me she rubs shoulders with the likes of Princess Diana why would somebody like her want to spend an evening with the likes of me?

sparrows, starlings and the like and such likeor gorriones, estorninos y otras aves por el estilo

you can add salmon, sardines, tuna and the like many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight-training and the like

to compare like with likewith comparar dos cosas semejantes

companies are not homogeneous animals - it is difficult to compare like with like you have to make sure you're comparing like with like his theory does not work because it does not compare like with like jams in transparent containers where the customer can compare like with like in the shop

like attracts like Dios los cría y ellos se juntan

in terms of the mating game, like seeks like one theory about love that nearly all of us can relate to is that of like attracting like the homeopathic maxim: like cures like

like [laɪk]

verb:transitive

1 (find pleasant)

object, activity, place

I like dancing/football me gusta bailar/el fútbol; I like bright colours me gustan los colores vivos; which do you like best? ¿cuál es el que más te gusta?; your father won't like it esto no le va a gustar a tu padre; I like oysters but they don't like me (informal) me gustan las ostras pero no me sientan muy bien; we like it here nos gusta este sitio; I like him me cae bien simpático;or I don't like him at all me resulta antipático; no me cae nada bien; I've come to like him le he llegado a tomar coger cariño;or (Esp) don't you like me just a little bit? ¿no me quieres un poquitín?; you know he likes you very much sabes que te tiene mucho cariño que te quiere mucho;or

I don't think they like each othereach other creo que no se caen bien

I don't like the look of himlook no me gusta su aspecto; no me gusta la pinta que tiene; (informal)

I like your nerve!nerve (informal) ¡qué frescura!; ¡qué cara tienes!

I liked him as soon as I saw him she is someone I like and admire I like that hat

well, I like that!that (informal) (humorous) ¡será posible!; ¡habráse visto!

untidy? I like that! - their place is like a pigsty!

she is well liked herewell aquí se la quiere mucho

2 (feel about)

how do you like Cadiz? ¿qué te parece Cádiz?; how do you like it here? ¿qué te parece este sitio?; how would you like to go to the cinema? ¿te apetece se te antoja ir al cine?;or (LAm) how would you like it if somebody did the same to you? ¿cómo te sentirías si alguien te hiciera lo mismo?; how do you like that! I've been here five years and he doesn't know my name ¡qué te parece!, llevo cinco años trabajando aquí y no sabe ni cómo me llamo

how do you like him? we'll go to Paris! - how would you like that? how do you like that? ¿qué te parece?

3 (have a preference for)

I like my whisky neat me gusta el whisky solo; this plant doesn't like sunlight a esta planta no le gusta la luz

how do you like your steak?

I like to know the facts before I form opinions me gusta conocer los hechos antes de formarme una opinión; I like to be obeyed me gusta que me obedezcan; she likes him to be home by ten le gusta que esté en casa antes de las diez; I like to think I'm not prejudiced creo que no tengo prejuicios; I like to think of myself as a humanitarian me considero una persona humanitaria

At this time of year I like to get all our summer clothes washed he likes to appear prosperous they like to quote John Kennedy's inaugural address I like to drink at least 2 litres of water a day I like to get the job done without fuss and go home she doesn't like him drinking so much I like to [believe] that I like to believe my experience counts for something I like to think we give firm but caring advice

4 (want)

I didn't like to say no no quise decir que no; (because embarrassed) me dio vergüenza decir que no

take as much as you likeas toma coge todo lo que quieras;or

he thinks he can do as he likes cree que puede hacer lo que quiera; cree que puede hacer lo que le de la gana; (informal)

whether he likes it or notnot le guste o no (le guste); quiera o no (quiera)

like it or not, our families make us what we are we're going to have to spend the night here whether we like it or not

whenever you likewhenever cuando quieras

she can do what she likes with him he can say what he likes - I won't change my mind would you like to tell me what happened? I thought of asking him but I didn't like to

would/should likewouldshould

(specific request, offer, desire)

would you like a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?; I'd like you to do it quiero que lo hagas; would you like me to wait? ¿quiere que espere?; I'd I would I should like an explanationoror (formal) quisiera una explicación; me gustaría que me dieran una explicación; I'd like to think we're still friends quisiera creer que todavía somos amigos; I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all quisiera aprovechar esta oportunidad para darles las gracias a todos; I'd like the roast chicken, please (me trae) el pollo asado, por favor; I'd like three pounds of tomatoes, please (me da) tres libras de tomates, por favor

I should like to know why I should like some more time to consider this I should like to have a better look when there's more time to study it I'd like (to take) a few days off, if that's possible would you like cream in your coffee? I should like more time we'd like a double room for three nights would you like to go to Seville?

(wishes, preferences)

I'd like a bigger flat me gustaría tener un piso más grande; he'd like to have met her le hubiera gustado conocerla

I should like to have been there I should have liked to be there (formal) me hubiera gustado estar allí

they'd like to live in a warmer climate

verb:intransitive

querer

as you likeas como quieras

"I think I'd better go now" - "as you like" [if] you like

"shall we go now?" — "if you like"if —¿nos vamos ya? —si quieres

a cat or, if you like, a feline come on Sunday if you like you can stay here if you like

likes (n) gustos; (m)

it also gives them the opportunity to share their perceptions about school, their likes, talents, hobbies

likes and dislikesdislikes aficiones y fobias manías; (f)or cosas que gustan y cosas que no; (f)

he has distinct likes and dislikes where food is concerned con respecto a la comida tiene claras preferencias sabe muy bien lo que le gusta y lo que no (le gusta);or

I shan't be here when he takes over, so my likes and dislikes hardly matter this is not an occasion to show your likes and dislikes in a public way this is a critical age when children start to grow permanent teeth and develop likes and dislikes

VerbVerb"Gustar" better avoided"Gustar" better avoided

While gustar is one of the main ways of translating like, its use is not always appropriate. Used to refer to people, it may imply sexual attraction. Instead, use expressions like caer bien or parecer/resultar simpático/agradable. These expressions work like gustar and need an indirect object:

gustarlikecaer bienparecerresultarsimpáticoagradablegustar

I like Francis very much Francis me cae muy bien me parece muy simpático agradable;Francis me cae muy bienorme parece muy simpáticooragradable

She likes me, but that's all (A ella) le caigo bien, pero nada más;(A ella) le caigo bien, pero nada más

Like + verbLike + verb

Translate to like doing sth and to like to do sth using gustar + infinitive:

to like doing sthto like to do sthgustar

Doctors don't like having to go out to visit patients at night A los médicos no les gusta tener que salir a visitar pacientes por la noche;A los médicos no les gusta tener que salir a visitar pacientes por la noche

My brother likes to rest after lunch A mi hermano le gusta descansar después de comer;A mi hermano le gusta descansar después de comer

Translate to like sb doing sth and to like sb to do sth using gustar + que + subjunctive:

to like sb doing sthto like sb to do sthgustarque

My wife likes me to do the shopping A mi mujer le gusta que haga la compra;A mi mujer le gusta que haga la compra

I don't like Irene living so far away No me gusta que Irene viva tan lejos;No me gusta que Irene viva tan lejos

"How do you like ...?""How do you like ...?"

Use qué + parecer to translate how do/did you like when asking someone's opinion:

quéparecerhow dodid you like

How do you like this coat? ¿Qué te parece este abrigo?;¿Qué te parece este abrigo?

How did you like the concert? ¿Qué te ha parecido el concierto?;¿Qué te ha parecido el concierto?

But use cómo + gustar when using how do you like more literally:

cómogustarhow do you like

How do you like your steak? ¿Cómo le gusta la carne?;¿Cómo le gusta la carne?

Would likeWould like

When translating would like, use querer with requests and offers and gustar to talk about preferences and wishes:

would likequerergustar

Would you like a glass of water? ¿Quiere un vaso de agua?;¿Quiere un vaso de agua?

What would you like me to do about the tickets? ¿Qué quieres que haga respecto a los billetes?;¿Qué quieres que haga respecto a los billetes?

I'd very much like to go to Spain this summer Me gustaría mucho ir a España este verano;Me gustaría mucho ir a España este verano

Literal translations of I'd like are better avoided when making requests in shops and restaurants. Use expressions like the following:

I'd like

I'd like steak and chips ¿Me pone un filete con patatas fritas?, (Yo) quiero un filete con patatas fritas;¿Me pone un filete con patatas fritas?(Yo) quiero un filete con patatas fritas

Verb Conjugation for "like"

Imperative

like
you like
he/she likes
we like
you like
they like

Preterite

I liked
you liked
he/she liked
we liked
you liked
they liked

Present Continuous

I am liking
you are liking
he/she is liking
we are liking
you are liking
they are liking

Present Perfect

I have liked
you have liked
he/she has liked
we have liked
you have liked
they have liked

Past Continuous

I was liking
you were liking
he/she was liking
we were liking
you were liking
they were liking

Past Perfect

I had liked
you had liked
he/she had liked
we had liked
you had liked
they had liked

Future

I will like
you will like
he/she will like
we will like
you will like
they will like

Future Perfect

I will have liked
you will have liked
he/she will have liked
we will have liked
you will have liked
they will have liked

Future Continuous

I will be liking
you will be liking
he/she will be liking
we will be liking
you will be liking
they will be liking

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been liking
you have been liking
he/she has been liking
we have been liking
you have been liking
they have been liking

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been liking
you will have been liking
he/she will have been liking
we will have been liking
you will have been liking
they will have been liking

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been liking
you had been liking
he/she had been liking
we had been liking
you had been liking
they had been liking

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