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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| like adj | formal (the same, identical) | likasinnad adj |
| | | samma adj |
| | | av samma sort, av samma typ uttr |
| | This match pits two teams of like ability against one another. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Vi kommer alltid överens. Vi är likasinnade. |
| the like n | (something similar) | något liknande s |
| | | av samma sort uttr |
| | What a strange car. I've never seen the like. |
| | Vilken konstig bil. Jag har aldrig sett något liknande. |
| like adj | formal (similar) | lika adj |
| | Like poles repel; opposite poles attract. |
| like adj | formal (analogous, comparable) | liknande adj |
| | | dylik adj |
| | | jämförbar adj |
| | Writing poems, odes, and like forms requires linguistic skills and imagination. |
| like adv | UK, regional, slang (as it were) (informell) | liksom adv |
| | (slang) | typ adv |
| | | så att säga uttr |
| | But I really wanted that job, like. |
| like to do [sth] expr | US, regional (almost) (vardagligt) | gilla att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | tycka om att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The poor kid like to froze. |
| like n | (counterpart) | like s |
| | | motsvarighet s |
| | I don't think they have his like in any other firm. |
| like n | (equal) | like s |
| | | motsvarighet s |
| | | någon av samma sort, någon av samma typ s |
| | He is the kindest man I know. I have never met his like. |
| like n | (social media: approval) (slang, lånord) | like s |
| | I posted a photo and it got 60 likes. |
| the likes of [sb] npl | informal (people similar to [sb]) (vardagligt) | folk som ngn s + konj |
| | | såna typer som ngn uttr |
| | (ofta i plural) | like s |
| | My mother wouldn't let me go round with the likes of him. You'll end up in trouble if you go out with the likes of her. |
| like prep | (in the way that) | som prep |
| | (formell eller åld) | såsom prep |
| | | liksom konj |
| | It was hot again today, like summer should be. |
| like prep | (intensifier) | som prep |
| | | utav prep |
| | He ran like hell. |
| like prep | informal (such as) | som prep |
| | (formell eller åld) | såsom prep |
| | So you want a new challenge; like what? I visited many famous monuments on my trip to France, like the Eiffel Tower. |
| be like v expr | slang (say: expressing attitude) (informell) | liksom adv |
| | (slang) | typ adv |
| | He was like, "I don't want to do that". |
| like [sth]⇒ vtr | (social media: favorite) | gilla vtr |
| Anmärkning: Sometimes used in speech marks |
| | I wished Danny a happy birthday and he "liked" my post. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | bete sig som vbal uttr |
| | | uppföra sig som vbal uttr |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | låtsas att vara ngt vbal uttr |
| | | spela ngt vitr |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| and the like expr | (and similar) | och liknande uttr |
| | There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake—mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| anything like expr | (at all like) (i negation, fråga) | alls adv |
| | | över huvud taget, överhuvud taget, överhuvudtaget adv |
| Anmärkning: Commonly used in negative sentences or questions. |
| | She doesn't look anything like her mother. |
apelike,
ape-like adj | (simian) | aplik, apliknande adj |
| | Bigfoot is reported to be an apelike creature. |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | så ofta du vill uttr |
| | | när du vill uttr |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
as you like,
as ... as you like expr | informal (very, extremely) | extremt, väldigt adv |
| | | ofattbart adv |
| | And there he was, as brazen as you like, stealing apples from my orchard! |
| be built like a brick s***house v expr | vulgar, offensive, informal (person: be big and muscular) (bildlig) | vara byggd som en oxe, vara stor som en oxe vbal uttr |
| | | vara stor som ett hus vbal uttr |
| be just like [sb] v expr | informal (be typical, expected of [sb]) | vara typiskt ngn vtr + adj |
| | | vara karakteristiskt för ngn vbal uttr |
| | It's just like Alice to lock herself out of her own hotel room. |
| be like talking to a brick wall v expr | figurative, informal (not be listened to) (bildligt) | vara som att prata med en vägg vbal uttr |
| | Talking to Esther is like talking to a brick wall; neither one will listen! |
| compare like with like v expr | (compare two similar things) (bildlig) | jämföra äpplen med äpplen vbal uttr |
| do what you like v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | göra vad du vill vbal uttr |
| | 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) | utklädd till ngn adj + prep |
| | Mandy was dressed up like a witch for Halloween. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (want to have) | känna för ngt vbal uttr |
| | I feel like a cup of tea. |
feel like [sth],
feel like doing [sth] v expr | (want to do) | känna för ngt vbal uttr |
| | I feel like going out for dinner tonight. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | informal (have sensation) | känns som vbal uttr |
| | I feel like there are little ants running around on my skin. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (give sensation) | kännas som vbal uttr |
| | It's really starting to feel like spring! |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (seem likely) | kännas som vbal uttr |
| | It feels like it's going to rain. |
| feel like a million bucks v expr | US, figurative, slang (feel good) | må fantastiskt vtr + adj |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | Jag gillar det. uttr |
| | | Jag tycker om det. uttr |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| I like you interj | (I find you appealing) | Jag gillar dig. uttr |
| | | Jag tycker om dig. uttr |
| | I like you. You seem like such a nice person. |
| I would like expr | polite (with object: I want) | jag skulle vilja ha uttr |
| | I would like the coq au vin, please. |
| I would like expr | polite (I want) | Jag skulle vilja uttr |
| | I would like you to be more involved in the community website. |
in a flash,
like a flash adv | (very quickly, in an instant) | om en sekund uttr |
| | | om ett ögonblick uttr |
| | Wait right there – I'll be back in a flash! |
| just like prep | informal (very similar to) | precis som adv + pron |
| | Amy has got a pair of shoes just like yours. |
| just like prep | informal (typical of: [sb]) | typiskt honom/henne uttr |
| | Just like Henry to be late on his own wedding day! |
| just like that adv | informal (suddenly) (vardagligt) | bara sådär adv |
| | One minute Lucy was here, then she disappeared – just like that! |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | som en man uttr |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) (bildlig) | som en man uttr |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| like a rat up a drainpipe expr | UK, informal (very quickly) (bildlig) | snabb som ögat uttr |
| | | snabb som blixten uttr |
| like clockwork expr | (regularly, predictably) (bildlig) | komma som ett brev på posten vbal uttr |
| | The cat shows up like clockwork every time we eat fish. |
| | Like clockwork, my phone always rings as soon as I fall asleep. |
like for like,
like-for-like adj | (equivalent) | likvärdig adj |
| | | jämgod adj |
| | (formell) | ekvivalent adj |
| | | jämbördig adj |
| Anmärkning: Hyphens are used when the term precedes a noun. |
| like hell expr | (a lot) (vulgär) | så in i helvete uttr |
| | | som fan uttr |
| | I hit my elbow and it hurt like hell! |
| Like hell! interj | (absolutely not) (vulgär) | i helvete heller interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| like lightning adv | figurative (fast) (bildlig) | snabbt som blixten, som blixten uttr |
| | The sprinter ran like lightning. |
| like new adv | (in excellent condition) | som ny pron + adj |
| | Mending the shirt made it like new. |
| | A coat of paint and this room will look like new. |
| like new adj | (in excellent condition) | som ny pron + adj |
| | I sent the watch to the makers for repairs, and now it's like new. |
| like no other adv | literary (incomparably) | som ingen annan uttr |
| | | omjämförligt adv |
| | Pedro promised to love her like no other. |
| like no other adj | (incomparable, unique) | som ingen annan uttr |
| | | omjämförlig adj |
| | This holiday offers tourists a holiday like no other. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | som inget annat uttr |
| | (i början av en mening) | det finns inget som uttr |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | som inget annat uttr |
| | (ungefärlig översättning) | helt fantastisk adj |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
be like two peas in a pod,
be as alike as two peas in a pod v expr | figurative (identical to one another) (bildlig) | vara lika som bär vbal uttr |
| | The two little girls were as alike as two peas in a pod. |
| like rats leaving a sinking ship expr | (hastily abandoning [sth] failing) (bildlig) | som råttor som lämnar ett sjunkande skepp uttr |
| | As profits at the company fell, staff started quitting like rats leaving a sinking ship. |
| like shooting fish in a barrel expr | informal (very easy) (vardaglig) | lätt som en plätt uttr |
| | | som att stjäla godis från ett barn uttr |
| like so adv | (in this manner) | så här adv |
| | You just turn the door handle like so and the door should open. |
| like that adv | (in that way) | så där adv |
| | | på det sättet 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 the wind expr | (very fast) (bildlig) | som vinden adj |
| | | som blixten adj |
| like this adv | (thus, like so) | såhär adv |
| | | på det här sättet, på det här viset 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) | likvärdig kommersiell framgång - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| like-minded adj | (people, organizations) | likasinnad adj |
| | | som tycker lika dant adj |
| | | likatänkande adj |
| | Sometimes it's difficult to meet like-minded people when you move to a new city. |
| look like [sb/sth] vi + prep | (resemble) | se ut som ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | likna vtr |
| | This table looks like the one we have at home. |
| | Lucy looks like her aunt. |
| look like vi + prep | informal (appear that) | se ut som vbal uttr |
| | | verka som vitr + prep |
| | It looks like we'll have to cancel our holiday. |
| look like [sth] vi + prep | informal (indicate) | se ut som ngt vbal uttr |
| | | verka som ngt vtr + prep |
| | It's beginning to look like rain. |
| more like adv | informal (in more accurate terms) | mer som, mer likt adv |
| | It isn't overhearing by accident, it's more like eavesdropping. |
| much like prep | (in the same way as) | mycket som prep |
| | | precis som prep |
| | Annabel walks much like her mother, with dainty steps. |
| much like prep | (very similar to) | mycket som prep |
| | | precis som prep |
| | | likt adv |
| | Frozen yoghurt tastes much like sorbet. |
no time like the present,
there's no time like the present expr | (now is a good time to do [sth]) | det finns ingen bättre tid än nu uttr |
| | | det är aldrig försent att uttr |
| | I know you don't want to do it, but it has to be done, and there's no time like the present. |
not feel like [sth],
not feel like doing [sth] v expr | (not want to do) | inte känna för, inte vilja vbal uttr |
| | I don't feel like going out tonight. |
| not look like v expr | (not resemble) | inte se ut som ngt vbal uttr |
| | | inte vara lik ngt vbal uttr |
| not look like v expr | informal (not appear that) | inte se ut som vbal uttr |
| | | inte verka som vbal uttr |
| | Well, Robert's over an hour late; it doesn't look like he's going to come after all. |
| of like mind adj | (having similar opinions) | tycker lika dant uttr |
| | I'm glad to know that we are of like mind on this topic. |
| sleep like a log v expr | figurative (sleep heavily) (bildlig) | sova som en stock vbal uttr |
| | You were already sleeping like a log when I came to bed. |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | (have same sound as) | låta som ngt vitr + prep |
| | | höras som ngt vitr + prep |
| | My kids call it music, but their band sounds like noise to me. |
| | Mina barn kallar det musik, men deras band låter som oljud för mig. |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | informal (would seem that) | låter som ngt vitr + prep |
| | | hörs som ngt vitr + prep |
| | From what you say, it sounds like he's an unpleasant person. |
| | Från det du säger, låter det som han var en obehaglig person. |
taste,
taste like vi | (have as a flavor) | smaka vitr |
| | This tastes like chicken. |
| | Det här smakar som kyckling. |
| tell it like it is v expr | informal (be honest and direct) (berätta sanningen) | säga som det är vbal uttr |
| | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. |
| would like v expr | (polite form of want) | skulle vilja vbal uttr |
| | My husband and I would like to thank you for all your help. |