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1 and the like
och fler likadana -
2 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) ju mer... desto mer/mindre -
3 the herd instinct
(the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) flockinstinkt -
4 like
adj. lik; lika; likna, -likt (i slutet på ordkombinationer)--------adv. likadant, på samma sätt; högst sannolikt; liksom (slang)--------conj. som, såsom; som om--------n. liknande person; liknande sak; böjelse, förkärlek; typ--------prep. som; som t.ex.; liksom; lik; såsom; likt, typiskt--------v. tycka om, gilla; vilja ha, önska* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) lika2. 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.) som, likadan som3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) like, liknande4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) som- 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.) tycka om, gilla2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) tycka om, gilla•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to -
5 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) med vindens hastighet, snabbt som vinden -
6 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) som smort, som en dans, som ler och långhalm2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) med rasande fart, så det visslar om det -
7 the
ju...desto--------motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)* * *[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]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []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.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme5) (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.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom6) ((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.) så mycket, desto•- the...- the... -
8 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!) -
9 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) jordens salt -
10 like clay in the hands of the potter
som vax i mina händer (formbar)English-Swedish dictionary > like clay in the hands of the potter
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11 like a thief in the night
som en tjuv om natten -
12 like lambs to the slaughter
som lamm till slakthuset (utan att lyfta en hand till sitt försvar, utan ett knyst) -
13 like talking to the wall
som att tala till en vägg -
14 like the devil
som djävulen -
15 like the snows of yesteryear
den snö som föll i fjol -
16 the job fits him like a glove
jobbet passar honom som handen i handsken -
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).) känna sig som2) (to feel that one would like to (have, do etc): I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?) känna för -
18 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.) vad [] som?, hurdan [] -
19 look like
1) (to appear similar to: She looks very like her mother.) likna, vara lik2) (to show the effects, signs or possibility of: It looks like rain.) se ut som -
20 sleep like a top
sova som en stock, sova djupt* * *(to sleep very well: The child slept like a top after a day on the beach.) sova som en stock
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