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"Feel like" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "tener ganas de", and "look like" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "parecerse a". Learn more about the difference between "feel like" and "look like" below.
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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. tener ganas de
I feel like going to the movies.Tengo ganas de ir al cine.
b. antojarse
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
¿Se te antoja comer algún postre? - No. Estoy lleno.Do you feel like having dessert? - No. I'm full.
c. apetecer
I feel like a salad.Me apetece una ensalada.
a. sentir como
I have a terrible headache. I feel like it's in a vice.Tengo un terrible dolor de cabeza. Siento como si estuviera en un torno de banco.
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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. ser físicamente
What does her sister look like? Is she blonde like her?¿Cómo es su hermana físicamente? ¿Es rubia como ella?
a. parecerse a
Ana looks like her mom.Ana se parece a su mamá.
b. parecer
It looked like a horse from here.Desde aquí parecía un caballo.
a. parecer que
It looks like Leonard is coming with us.Parece que Leonard viene con nosotros.
b. parecer
Are we spending the night here? - It looks like it.¿Vamos a pasar aquí la noche? - Eso parece.
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