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I . like1 [laɪk] VB trans

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1. like (find good):

I like it when/how ...
eu gosto quando/como ...
I like swimming
eu gosto de nadar
she likes apples
ela gosta de maçãs

2. like (desire, wish):

like
querer
I would like a steak
eu quero um filé
would you like a cup of tea?
gostaria de uma xícara de chá?

II . like1 [laɪk] N pl

like
semelhantes m pl

I . like2 [laɪk] ADJ

like
semelhante

II . like2 [laɪk] PREP

to be like sb/sth
ser como alguém/a. c.
what does it look like?
como é?
what was it like?
como foi?

III . like2 [laɪk] CONJ inf

like
como se +subj

Usage examples with like

like father, like son
tal pai, tal filho
like clockwork
mecanicamente
like that
assim
what I like is ...
o que eu gosto é ...
to run like hell
correr feito um louco
I like this better
gosto mais deste
to spread like wildfire
espalhar-se rapidamente
I would like some
eu gostaria de alguns
to smell like sth
ter o cheiro de a. c.
would you like ...?
gostaria ...?
what was it like?
como foi?
Frida doesn't like olives
Frida não gosta de azeitonas
much as I'd like to, ...
por mais que eu quisesse, ...
I like swimming
eu gosto de nadar
just like that
sem mais nem menos inf
like nobody's business inf
como louco
to grow to like sth
vir a gostar de a. c.
to treat sb like dirt
tratar alguém como lixo
to tremble like a leaf
tremer feito uma vara verde

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Water sports like surfing, kayaking and kite surfing all take place, but not within designated swim areas to keep swimmers safe.
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
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
They led a wild, vagabond-like life spiced by absinthe and hashish.
en.wikipedia.org
Photos show people having a great time dressed like glow-worms, hornets, spiders, flies, and bedbugs.
vancouversun.com
If one wanted to know what the conditions were like in a battery chicken farm, they are easy to discover.
news.nationalpost.com
An oatmeal-like coating hid fruit-based gummy bears that appeared when hot water was added and the product stirred.
en.wikipedia.org
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
Like other ghost crabs, they produce sound and vibration by rapping their larger claws against the ground.
en.wikipedia.org
Like other elves, they are more dexterous than humans, but have a weaker constitution.
en.wikipedia.org

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