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1 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 -
2 like mother like daughter
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3 mother-like
moderlik -
4 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 -
5 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 [] -
6 maternal
adj. moderlig; på mödernet; moders-* * *[mə'tə:nl]1) (of or like a mother: maternal feelings.) moderlig, moders-2) (related on the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather.) på mödernet• -
7 motherly
adj. moderlig* * *adjective (like a mother; of, or suitable to, a mother: a motherly woman; motherly love.) moderlig -
8 most
adj. mest, mesta; störst, största; flest, flesta; bäst, bästa; nästan (slang)--------adv. mest; högst, i högsta grad; nästan--------n. mest, den mesta; störst; flest, de flesta* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest, flest, den (det) mesta, de flesta2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de flesta, större delen av2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) högst, ytterst4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nästan3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) större delen av, de flesta•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of -
9 wander
v. ströva omkring; vandra; gå vilse; gå ifrån ämnet* * *['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) vandra (irra, ströva) omkring2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) gå vilse, komma bort, [] vandra2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) vandring, strövtåg- wanderer- wanderlust
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