that's a nice way to talk to your mother

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

be nice to him — sei nett zu ihm

that's not nice! — das ist aber nicht nett

be a nice girl and... —

no more Mr Nice Guy — jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen

to have a nice time — sich gut amüsieren

it's been nice meeting you — ich habe mich gefreut, Sie kennenzulernen

I had a nice rest —

it's nice to be needed — es ist schön, gebraucht zu werden

a nice long bath — ein schönes, langes Bad

nice and warm/near/quickly — schön warm/nahe/schnell

nice and easy — ganz leicht

take it nice and easy — überanstrengen Sie sich nicht

nice and easy does it — immer schön sachte

that's a nice way to talk to your mother — das ist ja eine schöne Art, mit deiner Mutter zu sprechen, wie sprichst du denn mit deiner Mutter?

that was a nice point — das war eine gute Bemerkung

one or two nice points — ein paar brauchbare or gute Gedanken

to be nice about one's food — in Bezug aufs Essen wählerisch sein

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

be nice to him — sei nett zu ihm

that's not nice! — das ist aber nicht nett

be a nice girl and... —

no more Mr Nice Guy — jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen

to have a nice time — sich gut amüsieren

it's been nice meeting you — ich habe mich gefreut, Sie kennenzulernen

I had a nice rest —

it's nice to be needed — es ist schön, gebraucht zu werden

a nice long bath — ein schönes, langes Bad

nice and warm/near/quickly — schön warm/nahe/schnell

nice and easy — ganz leicht

take it nice and easy — überanstrengen Sie sich nicht

nice and easy does it — immer schön sachte

that's a nice way to talk to your mother — das ist ja eine schöne Art, mit deiner Mutter zu sprechen, wie sprichst du denn mit deiner Mutter?

that was a nice point — das war eine gute Bemerkung

one or two nice points — ein paar brauchbare or gute Gedanken

to be nice about one's food — in Bezug aufs Essen wählerisch sein

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

to act like a professional — agire da professionista

like the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...

like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare

don't talk like that! — non dire così!

"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"

they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that — sono andati a Ibiza o in qualche posto del genere

to be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.

you know what she's like! — sai com'è fatta lei!

what's it like? — com'è?

what was the weather like? — com'era il tempo? che tempo faceva?

I want one like it — ne voglio uno così

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — non c'è niente di meglio di un bel bagno caldo!

I've never seen anything like it! — non ho mai visto niente di simile!

that's more like it! — così va meglio

I don't earn anything like as much as he does — sono lontano dal guadagnare quello che guadagna lui

it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo

just like a man! — tipico degli uomini!

it costs something like Ј 20 — costa circa 20 sterline

something like velvet — qualcosa di simile al velluto

nobody can sing like he does — nessuno sa cantare come lui

it's not like I imagined it would be — non è come me lo ero immaginato

like they used to — come erano soliti fare

he acts like he owns the place — si comporta come se fosse a casa sua

cooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili

bird-like — simile a un uccello

child-like — infantile, da bambino

it's nothing like as nice as her house — lungi dall'essere bella come la sua casa

earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili

I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone

I like Luke — Luke mi è simpatico

to like A better than B — preferire A a B

to like A best — preferire A

to be well liked — essere apprezzato

I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica

Nick doesn't like liver — a Nick non piace il fegato

she likes her coffee strong — il caffè le piace forte

how do you like your tea? — come preferisci il tè?

what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...

I don't like the look of that man — quell'uomo non mi piace

I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto

he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace

this plant likes sunlight — questa pianta ama la luce

I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?

the boss won't like it if you're late — il capo non sarà contento se arrivi in ritardo

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — non le piace dovere aspettare

he likes them to do — gli piace che facciano

like it or not we all pay tax — ci piaccia o no tutti dobbiamo pagare le tasse

I like to keep fit — ci tengo a restare in forma

to act like a professional — agire da professionista

like the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...

like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare

don't talk like that! — non dire così!

"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"

they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that — sono andati a Ibiza o in qualche posto del genere

to be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.

you know what she's like! — sai com'è fatta lei!

what's it like? — com'è?

what was the weather like? — com'era il tempo? che tempo faceva?

I want one like it — ne voglio uno così

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — non c'è niente di meglio di un bel bagno caldo!

I've never seen anything like it! — non ho mai visto niente di simile!

that's more like it! — così va meglio

I don't earn anything like as much as he does — sono lontano dal guadagnare quello che guadagna lui

it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo

just like a man! — tipico degli uomini!

it costs something like Ј 20 — costa circa 20 sterline

something like velvet — qualcosa di simile al velluto

nobody can sing like he does — nessuno sa cantare come lui

it's not like I imagined it would be — non è come me lo ero immaginato

like they used to — come erano soliti fare

he acts like he owns the place — si comporta come se fosse a casa sua

cooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili

bird-like — simile a un uccello

child-like — infantile, da bambino

it's nothing like as nice as her house — lungi dall'essere bella come la sua casa

earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili

I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone

I like Luke — Luke mi è simpatico

to like A better than B — preferire A a B

to like A best — preferire A

to be well liked — essere apprezzato

I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica

Nick doesn't like liver — a Nick non piace il fegato

she likes her coffee strong — il caffè le piace forte

how do you like your tea? — come preferisci il tè?

what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...

I don't like the look of that man — quell'uomo non mi piace

I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto

he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace

this plant likes sunlight — questa pianta ama la luce

I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?

the boss won't like it if you're late — il capo non sarà contento se arrivi in ritardo

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — non le piace dovere aspettare

he likes them to do — gli piace che facciano

like it or not we all pay tax — ci piaccia o no tutti dobbiamo pagare le tasse

I like to keep fit — ci tengo a restare in forma

your dress is very like mine — dein Kleid ist meinem sehr ähnlich

what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?

more like twelve — eher zwölf

[just] like that — [einfach] so

his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen

the like — so etwas

and the like — und dergleichen

like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen

like doing something — etwas gern tun

would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?

would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?

how do you like it? — wie gefällt es dir?

how does he like living in America? — wie gefällt es ihm in Amerika?

how would you like an ice cream? — was hältst du von einem Eis?

likes and dislikes — Vorlieben und Abneigungen

(= same) of like origin — gleicher Herkunft

to be like sb — jdm ähnlich sein

to look like sb —

who(m) is he like? — wem sieht er ähnlich?, wem gleicht er?

what's he like? — wie ist er?

he's just bought a new car - what is it like? —

what's your new coat like? — wie sieht dein neuer Mantel aus?

she was like a sister to me — sie war wie eine Schwester zu mir

that's just like him! — das sieht ihm ähnlich!, das ist typisch!

that's just like a woman! — typisch Frau!

that's more like it! — so ist es schon besser!

that hat's nothing like as nice as this one — der Hut ist bei Weitem nicht so hübsch wie dieser

there's nothing like a nice cup of tea! — es geht nichts über eine schöne Tasse Tee!

there's nothing like it — das ist einmalig

is this what you had in mind? – it's something/nothing like it —

that's something like a steak! — das ist vielleicht ein Steak!, das nenne ich ein Steak!

the Americans are like that — so sind die Amerikaner

people like that — solche Leute

a car like that — so ein Auto, ein solches Auto

I found one like it — ich habe ein Ähnliches gefunden

one exactly like it — eines, das genau gleich ist

like a man — wie ein Mann

like that — so

he thinks like us —

A, like B, thinks that... — A wie (auch) B meinen, dass...

it's nothing like — es ist nichts dergleichen

(as) like as not, very like, like enough — höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich

like I said — wie ich schon sagte, wie gesagt

like we used to (do) — wie früher

and the like, and such like — und dergleichen

I've met the likes of you before — solche wie dich kenne ich schon

she tried to find out his likes and dislikes — sie wollte herausbekommen, was er mochte und was nicht

when it comes to food he has far too many likes and dislikes — beim Essen ist er viel zu wählerisch

don't you like me a little bit? — magst du mich nicht ein kleines bisschen?

how do you like him? — wie gefällt er dir?

I don't like him — ich kann ihn nicht leiden, ich mag ihn nicht

he is well liked here — er ist hier sehr beliebt

(= find pleasure in) I like black shoes — ich mag schwarze Schuhe, mir gefallen schwarze Schuhe

I like it — das gefällt mir

I like chocolate — ich mag Schokolade, ich esse gern Schokolade

I like dancing — ich tanze gern

I like this translation — ich finde diese Übersetzung gut

we like it here — es gefällt uns hier

that's one of the things I like about you — das ist eines der Dinge, die ich an dir mag

how do you like your coffee? — wie trinken Sie Ihren Kaffee?

how do you like Cádiz? — wie gefällt Ihnen Cádiz?

how would you like to go for a walk? — was hältst du von einem Spaziergang?

how would you like a black eye? —

your father won't like it — deinem Vater wird das nicht gefallen

(= wish, wish for) I'd like an explanation — ich hätte gerne eine Erklärung

I should like more time — ich würde mir gerne noch etwas Zeit lassen

they would have liked to come — sie wären gern gekommen

I should like to know why — ich wüsste (gerne), warum

I should like you to do it — ich möchte, dass du es tust

I like to be obeyed — ich erwarte Gehorsam

whether he likes it or not — ob es ihm passt oder nicht, ob er will oder nicht

I didn't like to disturb him — ich wollte ihn nicht stören

what would you like? — was hätten or möchten Sie gern?, was darf es sein?

would you like a drink? —

would you like to go to Seville? — würden Sie gern nach Sevilla fahren?

he is free to act as he likes — es steht ihm frei, zu tun, was er will

as you like — wie Sie wollen

if you like — wenn Sie wollen

your dress is like mine — dein Kleid ist so ähnlich wie meins

your dress is very like mine — dein Kleid ist meinem sehr ähnlich

in a case like that — in so einem Fall

there was nothing like it — es gab nichts Vergleichbares

what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?

what's he like to talk to? — wie redet es sich mit ihm?

more like twelve — eher zwölf

it's just like you to be late! — du musst natürlich wieder zu spät kommen!

[just] like that — [einfach] so

he is not shy like he used to be — er ist nicht mehr so schüchtern wie früher

his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen

the like — so etwas

and the like — und dergleichen

like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen

like doing something — etwas gern tun

would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?

would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?

I'd like it back soon — ich hätte es gern bald zurück

I didn't like to disturb you — ich wollte dich nicht stören

how do you like it? — wie gefällt es dir?

how does he like living in America? — wie gefällt es ihm in Amerika?

how would you like an ice cream? — was hältst du von einem Eis?

likes and dislikes — Vorlieben und Abneigungen