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| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | a se comporta ca și cum vb.reflex. |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | a se comporta ca, a se comporta precum vb.reflex. |
| | | a imita vb.tranz. |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| and the like expr | (and similar) | și tot așa loc.adv. |
| | | și așa mai departe loc.adv. |
| | There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake—mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| anything like expr | (at all like) | nimic asemănător |
| Notă: Commonly used in negative sentences or questions. |
| | She doesn't look anything like her mother. |
apelike,
ape-like adj | (simian) | ca o maimuță, asemănător cu o maimuță loc.adj. |
| | Bigfoot is reported to be an apelike creature. |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | cât de des vrei, cât de des vreți expr. |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
| be just like [sb] v expr | informal (be typical, expected of [sb]) | a fi tipic pentru cineva să expr.vb. |
| | It's just like Alice to lock herself out of her own hotel room. |
| be like vi + prep | (resemble) | a fi ca, a fi precum vb.intranz. |
| | | a semăna cu vb.intranz. |
| | Michael is just like his father: he loves to play tennis. |
| be like talking to a brick wall v expr | figurative, informal (not be listened to) | a vorbi cu pereții, a vorbi la pereți expr.vb. |
| | | a-și bate gura de pomană expr.vb. |
| | Talking to Esther is like talking to a brick wall; neither one will listen! |
| do what you like v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | a face ce vrei |
| | Since you've finished your work, do what you like for the rest of the day. |
| dressed up like [sb] expr | (in costume, disguised as) | a se costuma vb.pronominal |
| | | a se masca vb.pronominal |
| | Mandy was dressed up like a witch for Halloween. |
| drink like a fish vi | expr (be an alcoholic) (alcoolici) | a fi ca o sugativă loc.vb. |
| | He says he's not an alcoholic but he drinks like a fish. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (want to have) | a avea chef de loc.vb. |
| | | a-i fi poftă de loc.vb. |
| | I feel like a cup of tea. |
feel like [sth],
feel like doing [sth] v expr | (want to do) | a avea chef să expr.vb. |
| | | a vrea vb.tranz. |
| | I feel like going out for dinner tonight. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | informal (have sensation) | a simți ca și cum vb.intranz. |
| | | a avea impresia că loc.vb. |
| | I feel like there are little ants running around on my skin. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (give sensation) | a părea vb.intranz. |
| | | a lăsa impresia că loc.vb. |
| | It's really starting to feel like spring! |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (seem likely) | se pare că expr. |
| | It feels like it's going to rain. |
| feel like a million bucks vi | slang (feel good) | a se simți foarte bine vb.reflex. |
| fight like cats and dogs v expr | figurative (disagree ferociously) | a se avea precum câinele și pisica expr.vb. |
| | | a se încăiera vb.reflex. |
| | Those three boys are always fighting like cats and dogs. |
| fit like a glove v expr | (fit perfectly) | a se potrivi la fix loc.vb. |
| | | a-i veni mănușă loc.vb. |
| | I had to buy a replacement bumper for my car from a junk yard, but it fits like a glove. |
| flu-like adj | (resembling influenza) | asemănător gripei loc.adj. |
| | She had flu-like symptoms: a cough and a fever. |
go gangbusters,
go like gangbusters v expr | US, figurative, slang (be successful) | a avea răsunet loc.vb. |
| | | a da lovitura, a avea un succes nebun expr.vb. |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | îmi place expr. |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| I like you interj | (I find you appealing) | îmi placi expr. |
| | I like you. You seem like such a nice person. |
| I would like expr | polite (I want) | aș dori expr.vb. |
| | | te rog expr. |
| | I would like you to be more involved in the community website. |
in a flash,
like a flash adv | (very quickly, in an instant) | într-o clipită adv. |
| | Wait right there – I'll be back in a flash! |
| in like manner adv | (in a similar way) | în mod similar, în mod asemănător loc.adv. |
| | I thought her ideas were stupid. In like manner, she thought mine were idiotic. |
| just like prep | informal (very similar to) | similar cu, asemănător cu adj. |
| | Amy has got a pair of shoes just like yours. |
| just like prep | informal (typical of: [sb]) | tipic adv. |
| | | caracteristic adv. |
| | Just like Henry to be late on his own wedding day! |
| just like that adv | informal (suddenly) | pur și simplu loc.adv. |
| | One minute Lucy was here, then she disappeared – just like that! |
| like a bat out of hell adv | (very fast) | ca fulgerul loc.adv. |
| | The cat ran into the house like a bat out of hell. |
| like a bolt of lightning adv | (moving: fast) | ca un fulger loc.adv. |
| | | ca din pușcă loc.adv. |
| | The winning horse shot out of the starting gate like a bolt of lightning. |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) | ca peștele pe uscat expr. |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | bărbătește adv. |
| | | ca bărbații loc.adv. |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) | bărbătește adv. |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| like a thief in the night adv | (silently, stealthily) | hoțește adv. |
| | The fog crept down the valley like a thief in the night. |
| | The cat crept through the garden like a thief in the night. |
| like best vtr + adv | (prefer overall) | a-i plăcea cel mai mult vb.tranz. |
| | Reading detective novels is what I like best. |
| like better vtr + adv | (prefer) | a-i plăcea mai mult vb.tranz. |
| | I cannot think of anything I like better, on a hot day, than a swim in the pool. |
| like clockwork expr | (regularly, predictably) (a merge) | ca pe roate adv. |
| | The cat shows up like clockwork every time we eat fish. |
| | Like clockwork, my phone always rings as soon as I fall asleep. |
| like crazy adv | (intensely or intensively) | nebunește adv. |
| | I've been working like crazy all day, I need a beer! |
| like enough adv | informal (probably) | destul de probabil loc.adv. |
| | | mai mult ca sigur loc.adv. |
| | My little sister will want to come with us, like enough. |
like for like,
like-for-like adj | (equivalent) | echivalent adj. |
| | | identic adj. |
| Notă: Hyphens are used when the term precedes a noun. |
| like greased lightning adv | figurative (thing: moves fast) | ca fulgerul de iute loc.adv. |
| | | de nici nu îl (or: o) vezi expr. |
| | A cheetah can move like greased lightning for short distances. |
| like lightning adv | figurative (fast) | ca fulgerul loc.adv. |
| | | iute, sprinten adv. |
| | The sprinter ran like lightning. |
| like mad adv | (furiously, intensely) | nebunește adv. |
| | Susan had to scrub like mad to get the grass stains out of her pants. |
| | He was working like mad in order to meet the deadline. |
| like new adv | (in excellent condition) | ca nou loc.adv. |
| | Mending the shirt made it like new. |
| | A coat of paint and this room will look like new. |
| like new adj | (in excellent condition) | ca nou loc.adv. |
| | I sent the watch to the makers for repairs, and now it's like new. |
| like no other adv | (incomparably) | incomparabil adv. |
| | | unic adv. |
| | Her love for him was like no other. |
| like no other adj | (incomparable, unique) | incomparabil adj. |
| | | unic adj. |
| | This holiday offers tourists a holiday like no other. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | ca nimic altceva loc.adv. |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | a nu se compara cu nimic expr. |
| | | unic adj. |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
like peas in a pod,
as alike as two peas in a pod adj | figurative (identical to one another) | a semăna ca două picaturi de apă expr. |
| | The two little girls were as alike as two peas in a pod. |
| like so adv | (in this manner) | așa adv. |
| | | în felul acesta loc.adv. |
| | You just turn the door handle like so and the door should open. |
| like that adv | (in that way) | așa adv. |
| | | în felul acesta loc.adv. |
| | If you do it like that, you will only hurt yourself. |
| | If you translate the sentence like that, it's going to sound funny in the target language. |
| like this adv | (thus, like so) | așa, astfel adv. |
| | We can't go on like this. |
| | If you do it like this, you'll get a better result. |
| like-for-like sales npl | (equivalent commercial success) | vânzări comparabile s.f.pl. |
| like-minded adj | (people, organizations) | pe aceeași lungime de undă loc.adj. |
| | | la unison, în deplin acord loc.adj. |
| | | a împărtăși aceleași opinii expr.vb. |
| | Sometimes it's difficult to meet like-minded people when you move to a new city. |
| look like [sb/sth] vi + prep | (resemble) | a arăta ca, a semăna cu vb.intranz. |
| | This table looks like the one we have at home. |
| | Lucy looks like her aunt. |
| look like vi + prep | informal (appear that) | a părea vb.intranz. |
| | It looks like we'll have to cancel our holiday. |
| look like [sth] vi + prep | informal (indicate) | a părea vb.intranz. |
| | (ploaie, furtună etc.) | a anunța vb.tranz. |
| | It's beginning to look like rain. |
| more like adv | informal (in more accurate terms) | mai degrabă loc.adv. |
| | It isn't overhearing by accident, it's more like eavesdropping. |
| much like prep | (in the same way as) | la fel ca prep. |
| | Annabel walks much like her mother, with dainty steps. |
| much like prep | (very similar to) | la fel ca prep. |
| | Frozen yoghurt tastes much like sorbet. |
not feel like [sth],
not feel like doing [sth] v expr | (not want to do) | a nu avea chef loc.vb. |
| | I don't feel like going out tonight. |
| not look like vtr | (bear no resemblance to) | a nu semăna cu vb.intranz. |
| | The beautiful girl does not look like the ugly witch. |
| not look like v expr | informal (not appear that) | a nu părea să vb.intranz. |
| | | a nu da semne că loc.vb. |
| | Well, Robert's over an hour late; it doesn't look like he's going to come after all. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) | nimic precum pron. |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| of like mind adj | (having similar opinions) | de aceeași părere |
| | I'm glad to know that we are of like mind on this topic. |
| smell like vtr | (have the same scent as) | a mirosi ca vb.intranz. |
| | These sweets smell like soap! |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | (have same sound as) | a suna ca vb.intranz. |
| | My kids call it music, but their band sounds like noise to me. |
| | Copiii mei o numesc muzică, dar trupa lor sună ca un zgomot pentru mine. |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | informal (would seem that) | a părea vb.intranz. |
| | From what you say, it sounds like he's an unpleasant person. |
| | Din ceea ce spui, pare a fi o persoană neplăcută. |
taste,
taste like vi | (have as a flavour) | a avea gust de expr. |
| | This tastes like chicken. |
| | Are gust de pui. |
| taste like v expr | (have the same flavour as) | a avea gust de loc.vb. |
| | They say that snake tastes like chicken. |
| tell it like it is v expr | informal (be honest and direct) | a vorbi pe șleau loc.vb. |
| | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. |
| very like prep | (almost identical to) | foarte asemănător adj. |
| | One sparrow is very like another to human eyes. |
| whenever you like adv | informal (at a time that suits you) | oricând vrei |
| | We can leave whenever you like. |
| work like crazy v expr | slang (work extremely hard) | a da în brânci loc.vb. |
| | We've worked like crazy to beat that nearly-impossible deadline you set. |
| work like mad v expr | slang (work extremely hard) | a munci pe rupte loc.vb. |
| | They were working like mad, trying to finish the stocktake before the shop opened in the morning. |
| would like v expr | (polite form of want) | aș dori expr. |
| | My husband and I would like to thank you for all your help. |