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preposition

translation

Comme

Sense verbs (verbs of perception)

However when associated with a sense verb the meaning is of the two words together (looks like) is more on dirait qu(e / 'il) :</p>

• looks like: avoir l'air de, on dirait qu'il
  • (It) looks like rain.
  (On dirait qu'il va pleuvoir)
  • That looks like everything.
  (On dirait que c'est tout.)
  • He/It doesn't look like he's in much pain. (Il n'a pas l'air de souffrir trop.)
  • She/It looks like she's getting better. (Elle a l'air d'aller mieux.)
• feels like: se sentir / on dirait de / notion de toucher
• It feels like silk but maybe it's synthetic.
• I feel like hell this morning.
• tastes like: avoir le/un gout de
  • Do frog legs taste more like chicken or more like beef?




• smells like: avoir l'odeur de
  • It smells like gas in here.
  • It's smelling a bit like spring, at last.
• sounds like: avoir l'air de: (au téléphone)
• You sound like you're not feeling very well.
• It sounds like you've done all you can.




etymology







verb

aimer (bien) --> like.
aimer (d'amour) --> love

Verb + COD

2 arguments (subject + predicate), "transitive"

• Infinitivals: He likes to read her tweets. (whenever it happens that she tweets)
• Participials: He likes reading her tweets. (while he's reading them)
• Other NPs: She likes her rabbit. She doesn't like cats.




discourse marker




The comparative suffix -like

• child-like

The associative prefix like-

• like-minded







The NP / ADV alike

• a look-alike
• a sound-alike