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BrE /laɪk/ AmE /laɪk/

verb / preposition / conjunction en → es

1 SIMILARITY [intransitive, T + obj + like] A2

to be similar to something or someone

parecerse a, ser como

  • like somebody/something

Collocations look like · sound like

  • She looks like her mother.

    Ella se parece a su madre.

2 PREFERENCE [intransitive] A1

to enjoy or want to do something

gustar, querer

  • like doing something

Collocations like reading books · like playing sports

  • I like eating pizza.

    Me gusta comer pizza.

3 EXAMPLE [preposition] A1

to give an example of something

por ejemplo, como por ejemplo

  • like this

Collocations like this · like that

  • I like to eat healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables.

    Me gusta comer alimentos saludables, como frutas y verduras.

4 COMPARISON [conjunction] A2

to compare something with another thing or person

como, tal como

  • like this

Collocations like a dream · like a movie

  • It was like a dream.

    Fue como un sueño.

Idioms

like crazy B1

como loco/a, mucho

  • He was running like crazy.

    Él corría como loco.

like hell B1

como si nada, mucho

  • I tried like hell to fix it.

    Traté como loco/a de arreglarlo.

like a charm B2

perfectamente, sin problemas

  • The medicine worked like a charm.

    El medicamento funcionó perfectamente.