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like

     [+person]   (=be well disposed to)   aimer bien
I like Paul, but I don't want to go out with him.      J'aime bien Paul, mais je ne veux pas sortir avec lui.
I can't think why Grace doesn't like me.      Je ne comprends pas pourquoi Grace ne m'aime pas.
I didn't realise she liked him.      Je ne me suis pas rendu compte qu'il lui plaisait.

     [+thing, activity]   aimer
I don't like mustard.      Je n'aime pas la moutarde.
→ Do you like picnics?
That's one of the things I like about you.      C'est l'une des choses que j'aime chez toi., C'est l'une des choses qui me plaisent chez toi.
I like the way you ...      j'aime bien la façon dont tu ...
I've been looking at the cookery book. I like the way it is set out.      J'ai regardé le livre de cuisine. J'aime bien la façon dont c'est mis en page.
to like doing sth      aimer faire qch
I like riding.      J'aime monter à cheval.
to like to do sth      aimer faire qch
I like to go to bed early during the week.      J'aime me coucher tôt en semaine.
not to like sb doing sth      ne pas aimer que qn fasse qch
She doesn't like him working so hard.      Elle n'aime pas qu'il travaille si dur.
His wife didn't like him drinking so much.      Sa femme n'aimait pas qu'il boive tant.
like it or not      que cela nous plaise ou non
→ We're in Europe now, like it or not

   (=want)
I'd like ..., I would like ...      je voudrais ...
I'd like an orange juice, please.      Je voudrais un jus d'orange, s'il vous plaît.
→ I'd like a huge bubble bath.
would you like ...      voulez-vous ...
Would you like some coffee?      Voulez-vous du café?
Would you like a coffee?      Voulez-vous un café?
Here's your change. Would you like a bag?      Voici votre monnaie. Voulez-vous un sac?
I'd like to ...      j'aimerais ...
I'd like to go to Russia one day.      J'aimerais aller en Russie un jour.
I'd like to wash my hands.      J'aimerais me laver les mains.
If you don't mind, I'd like to go home.      Si cela ne vous fait rien, j'aimerais rentrer.
Would you like to go for a walk?      Voulez-vous aller faire une promenade?
→ Would you like to come back for coffee?

   (=wish)   vouloir
if you like      (=if you prefer)   si vous voulez (or si tu veux)
You can stay here if you like.      Vous pouvez rester ici si vous voulez.
→ "Shall we stop talking about her?" -- "If you like."
You can have whatever you like.      Vous pouvez avoir tout ce que vous voulez.
   (=if you want to put it that way)
This is more like a down payment, or a deposit, if you like.      Il s'agit plus d'un acompte, ou d'une caution, si vous voulez.

prep

   (=similar to)   comme
a city like Paris      une ville comme Paris
→ big countries like Australia and India
It's a bit like salmon.      C'est un peu comme du saumon.
a house like ours      une maison comme la nôtre
I was trembling like a leaf.      Je tremblais comme une feuille.
to act or behave like ..., He was acting like an idiot.      Il se comportait comme un imbécile.
→ Greenfield was behaving like an irresponsible idiot.
there's nothing like ...      (=nothing as good as)   rien de tel que ...
There's nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood.      Rien de tel que la lumière des bougies pour créer une ambiance romantique.
like father, like son      tel père, tel fils
something like      (=about)   quelque chose comme
They get something like £30,000 a year.      Ils perçoivent quelque chose comme 30 000 livres par an.
like that      comme ça
It's fine like that.      C'est bien comme ça.
something like that      quelque chose comme ça
→ "When roughly would this be? Monday?" - "Something like that."
like this      comme ça
Do it like this.      Faites-le comme ça.
→ It opens and closes, like this.
like so      comme ça
→ You do it like so.
that's more like it!      (=better)   voilà qui est mieux!
to look like sb/sth      ressembler à qn/qch
You look like my brother.      Tu ressembles à mon frère.
a computer that looks like a pocket calculator      un ordinateur qui ressemble à une calculette
He looks like Father Christmas.      Il ressemble au père Noël.
to taste like sth      avoir le goût de qch
It tastes a bit like a peach.      Ça a un peu le goût de pêche.
to be like sb/sth      (=look like)   être comme qn/qch
The lake was like a bright blue mirror.      Le lac était comme un étincelant miroir bleu.
   (=be similar to)   être comme qn/qch
Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters.      Kathy est une grande copine, on est comme des sœurs elle et moi.
It's a bit like going to the dentist; it's never as bad as you fear.      C'est un peu comme aller chez le dentiste: ce n'est jamais aussi dur qu'on le craint.
to be just like sb      (=typical of)   être bien de qn
That's just like him.      C'est bien de lui.
You should have told us. But it's just like you not to share.      Tu aurais pu nous le dire. Mais c'est bien toi de ne rien partager.

     (in questions)    What's the weather like?      Quel temps fait-il?
What's he like?      Comment est-il?
What does she look like?      Elle est comment?
What was Bulgaria like?      C'était comment la Bulgarie?
What does it look like?      Ça ressemble à quoi?
What does it taste like?      Quel goût ça a?

   *
(=very much)
like anything      comme c'est pas possible *
like mad      comme un fou
He's working like mad at the moment.      Il travaille comme un fou en ce moment.

adj (=similar) similaire
→ like substances within the soil

   to compare like with like      (=similar things)   comparer des éléments comparables
→ You have to make sure you're comparing like with like.
and the like      (=and similar things)   et autres
→ keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like

the like(s) of which, an epidemic the likes of which has never been seen une épidémie comme on n'en a jamais vu
advances the like of which we previously only dreamed of des avancées dont on ne pouvait que rêver auparavant

   (=similar people)   pejorative   he and his like      lui et ses semblables
she and her like      elle et ses semblables
→ I assume she and her like are trying to accomplish something
   likes

      npl
his likes and dislikes      ses goûts et dégoûts
→ I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes.

      adv
as like as not, like as not      (=very probably)   très probablement
→ They'll come back to you of their own wills, as like as not
→ they're guarding that entrance, like as not, but there's always a back way

like-for-like , like for like

adj équivalent (e)
→ a 22 per cent jump in like-for-like sales in the run-up to Christmas

adv [compare] sur des bases identiques
→ We've pooled all the information into one rating system on the AA website. Now you can compare models like for like, instead of having to judge the large saloon you want against the tiny town car you don't.

like-minded
      adj   de même sensibilité
→ the opportunity to mix with hundreds of like-minded people

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