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1 like a shot
(very quickly; eagerly: He accepted my invitation like a shot.) num instante* * *like a shotcomo um raio. -
2 like clockwork
(very smoothly and without faults: Everything went like clockwork.) à perfeição* * *like clockworkcom grande regularidade, como um relógio. -
3 like hot cakes
(very quickly: These books are selling like hot cakes.) muito depressa -
4 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) muito depressa -
5 like a shot
(very quickly; eagerly: He accepted my invitation like a shot.) como um raio, num instante -
6 like clockwork
(very smoothly and without faults: Everything went like clockwork.) perfeitamente -
7 like hot cakes
(very quickly: These books are selling like hot cakes.) como pão quente -
8 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) como vento -
9 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) igual2. 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.) como3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) igual4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como- 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.) gostar2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gostar de•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *like1[laik] n 1 igual. 2 semelhante. 3 acontecimento similar. • adj 1 semelhante, parecido, equivalente, parelho, igual. 2 relacionado. 3 característico. • adv 1 provavelmente. 2 por assim dizer. 3 aproximadamente, em torno de. something like £ 5.00 / cerca de £ 5,00. 4 tal como. • conj como, como se. • prep 1 como. do not shout like that / não grite tanto. 2 típico de, característico de, próprio de. what is he like? / como ele é? 3 com jeito de, com cara de. and the like, etc., e assim por diante. did you ever hear the like of it? já se ouviu coisa igual? in like manner da mesma maneira. it is like enough é muito provável. like master, like man tal senhor, tal criado. the likes of gente como. they are as like as two peas são cara de um, focinho do outro. to feel like ter vontade de. to look like parecer.————————like2[laik] vt+vi 1 gostar de, achar bom. I should like you to come / eu gostaria que você viesse. 2 querer, desejar. 3 convir, agradar. as you like como queira. do as you like / faça o que quiser. he makes himself liked ele se faz estimado. how do you like it? o que você acha disso? to like better gostar mais. to like well gostar. -
10 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) às mil maravilhas2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) a todo o gás* * *like a house on firefig com sucesso. -
11 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) parecido2. 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.) como3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) coisa igual4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como- 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.) gostar de2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gostar de•- likeable- likable - liking - should/would like - take a liking to -
12 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) às mil maravilhas2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) a todo vaporEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > like a house on fire
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13 like mad
(wildly, desperately, very quickly etc: struggling/trying/running like mad.) como um louco -
14 like mad
(wildly, desperately, very quickly etc: struggling/trying/running like mad.) como louco -
15 look like
1) (to appear similar to: She looks very like her mother.) parecer-se com2) (to show the effects, signs or possibility of: It looks like rain.) parecer que -
16 look like
1) (to appear similar to: She looks very like her mother.) parecer-se com2) (to show the effects, signs or possibility of: It looks like rain.) parecer -
17 feel like
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).) sentir-se como/como?2) (to feel that one would like to (have, do etc): I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?) ter vontade de/apetecer -
18 feel like
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).) sentir-se como2) (to feel that one would like to (have, do etc): I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?) estar com vontade de -
19 sleep like a top
(to sleep very well: The child slept like a top after a day on the beach.) dormir como uma pedra -
20 sleep like a top
(to sleep very well: The child slept like a top after a day on the beach.) dormir como uma pedra
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