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-like (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns)) | |
a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) phrase | |
and the like phrase [UK: ənd ðə ˈlaɪk] [US: ænd ðə ˈlaɪk] | och dyliktphrase och liknandephrase |
avoid like the plague (to evade or shun) verb | sky som pestenverb |
feel like (have a desire for something, or to do something) verb | känna förverb |
fit like a glove (to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size) verb [UK: fɪt ˈlaɪk ə ɡlʌv] [US: ˈfɪt ˈlaɪk ə ˈɡləv] | |
grin like a Cheshire cat (to smile broadly) verb [UK: ɡrɪn ˈlaɪk ə ˈtʃe.ʃə(r) kæt] [US: ˈɡrɪn ˈlaɪk ə ˈtʃe.ʃər kæt] | |
hung like a horse (having a large penis) adjective | storkukadadjektiv välhängd [~hängt ~a]adjektiv välutrustad [~utrustat ~e]adjektiv |
I like you phrase [UK: ˈaɪ ˈlaɪk juː] [US: ˈaɪ ˈlaɪk ˈjuː] | jag tycker om digphrase |
I'd like to kiss you phrase | jag skulle vilja kyssa digphrase jag vill kyssa digphrase |
I'd like to know (phrase) phrase | jag skulle vilja vetaphrase |
know like the back of one's hand (be intimately knowledgable about) verb [UK: nəʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz hænd] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz ˈhænd] | |
like father, like son (a son will have traits similar to his father) phrase [UK: ˈlaɪk ˈfɑːð.ə(r) ˈlaɪk sʌn] [US: ˈlaɪk ˈfɑːð.r̩ ˈlaɪk ˈsən] | sådan farphrase sådan sonphrase |
look like (be similar in appearance, resemble) verb [UK: lʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈlʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | likna [~de ~t]verb |
look like (seem, appear) verb [UK: lʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈlʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | se utverb verka [~de ~t]verb |
packed like sardines (extremely packed) adjective [UK: pækt ˈlaɪk sɑː.ˈdiːnz] [US: ˈpækt ˈlaɪk sarˈdiːnz] | som packade sardineradjektiv |
read like a book verb | läsa som en bokverb |
sell like hot cakes (sell quickly) verb [UK: sel ˈlaɪk hɒt keɪks] [US: ˈsel ˈlaɪk hɑːt ˈkeɪks] | sälja som smörverb |
shake like a leaf (to tremble) verb | |
sleep like a log (to sleep well, without disturbance) verb [UK: sliːp ˈlaɪk ə lɒɡ] [US: sˈliːp ˈlaɪk ə lɔːɡ] | |
smoke like a chimney (to smoke tobacco frequently) verb | |
spread like wildfire (spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably) verb [UK: spred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈspred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.ˌfaɪər] | |
squeal like a stuck pig (to utter loud squeals) verb | |
swear like a trooper verb [UK: sweə(r) ˈlaɪk ə ˈtruː.pə(r)] [US: ˈswer ˈlaɪk ə ˈtruː.pər] | |
sweat like a pig (sweat profusely) verb | |
there's no place like home (one feels most comfortable at home) phrase [UK: ðeəz nəʊ ˈpleɪs ˈlaɪk həʊm] [US: ˈðerz ˈnoʊ ˈpleɪs ˈlaɪk hoʊm] | borta bra men hemma bästphrase |