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1 the like of which
• jollainen -
2 or the like
• tms. -
3 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) mitä enemmän... sitä -
4 the herd instinct
(the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) laumavaisto -
5 like
• olla mieltynyt• niin kuin• näköinen• ihailla• tykätä• huvittaa• vertainen• yhdennäköinen• välittää• tavoin• kaltainen• haluta• haluta kernaasti• haluttaa• sama• sellainen kuin• tapainen• tahtoa• kuin• kuten• pitää• pitää jstkn• pitää jostakin* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) samanlainen, kuin2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.)3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.)4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.)- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) pitää2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) pitää•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to -
6 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) (kiitää) kuin nuoli -
7 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) loistavasti2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) salamavauhtia -
8 the
• sitä• sellainen• se* * *ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
9 the sky's the limit
(there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent: Choose any present you like - the sky's the limit!) ylärajaa ei ole -
10 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) esimerkillinen ihminen -
11 like the clappers
• mieletöntä vauhtia -
12 like the previous one
• entisenlainen -
13 the way i like
• niinkuin haluan -
14 feel like
• huvittaa• haluttaa* * *1) (to have the feelings that one would have if one were: I feel like a princess in this beautiful dress; He felt like an idiot (= He felt very foolish).) tuntea itsensä2) (to feel that one would like to (have, do etc): I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?) haluta, huvittaa -
15 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) minkälainen -
16 look like
• olla kaltainen• olla näköinen• näyttää• tuntua* * *1) (to appear similar to: She looks very like her mother.) muistuttaa2) (to show the effects, signs or possibility of: It looks like rain.) näyttää siltä kuin -
17 sleep like a top
(to sleep very well: The child slept like a top after a day on the beach.) nukkua kuin tukki -
18 if you don't like it
(whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it.) (jonkin) kanssa on elettävä -
19 say the word
(I'm ready to obey your wishes: If you'd like to go with me, say the word.) sanoa -
20 to the life
(exactly (like): When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life.) ilmielävä
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