Like

preposition

translation

When like is a preposition, it is most often translated as comme. However when associated with a sense verb the meaning is of the two words together (looks like) is more on dirait qu(e / 'il) :

• 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 looks like he isn't 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

For the translation, aimer (bien).
aimer (de l'amour) --> love

Verb + COD: valence 1, "transitive"

discourse marker




The comparative suffix -like

The associative prefix like-







The NP / ADV alike

• a look-alike
• a sound-alike