صيغ مركبة:
like | likes and dislikes |
| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | يتصرف كأنه شيء/شخص |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | يقلِّد شيئًا |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| and the like expr | (and similar) | وما شابه |
| | There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake—mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| anything like expr | (at all like) | أي شيء من هذا القبيل |
| ملاحظة: Commonly used in negative sentences or questions. |
| | She doesn't look anything like her mother. |
apelike,
ape-like adj | (simian) | شبيه بالقرد |
| | Bigfoot is reported to be an apelike creature. |
as neat as a pin,
as neat as a new pin,
like a new pin expr | (very neat and tidy) | مرتَّب جدًّا، نظيف جدًّا |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | وقتما تشاء، كلما أردت |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
as you like,
as ... as you like expr | informal (very, extremely) | جدًّا، للغاية |
| avoid [sb/sth] like the plague v expr | informal (stay away from) (مجازي) | يهرب من شيء/شخص |
| | | يتجنب شيئًا/شخصًا، يتفادى شيئًا/شخصًا |
| | Jenny is the most annoying person in the office; I avoid her like the plague. |
| avoid doing [sth] like the plague v expr | informal (not do) (مجازي) | يهرب من فعل شيء |
| | | لا يفعل شيئًا |
| | Many teenagers avoid cleaning their room like the plague. |
| | مراهقون كثيرون يهربون من تنظيف غرفهم. |
| | مراهقون كثيرون لا ينظفون غرفهم أبدًا. |
| be built like a brick s***house v expr | vulgar, offensive, informal (person: be big and muscular) | يكون ضخم البنية، يكون مفتول العضلات |
| be just like [sb] v expr | informal (be typical, expected of [sb]) | هكذا هو الشخص |
| | It's just like Alice to lock herself out of her own hotel room. |
| be like vi + prep | (resemble) | يشبه، يكون مثل |
| | Michael is just like his father: he loves to play tennis. |
| | مايكل مثل أبيه، فهو يحبّ لعب التنس. |
| be like talking to a brick wall v expr | figurative, informal (not be listened to) (لا يصغي) | كالتكلم مع حائط |
| | Talking to Esther is like talking to a brick wall; neither one will listen! |
| bird-like adj | (resembling a bird) | شبيه بالطيور |
| compare like with like v expr | (compare two similar things) | يقارن بين شيئين متشابهين |
| do what you like v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | يعمل ما يروق له |
| | Since you've finished your work, do what you like for the rest of the day. |
doglike,
dog-like adj | (resembling a dog) | كالكلب |
| dressed up like [sb] expr | (in costume, disguised as) (تنكريًّا) | مرتدٍ زيّ شخص |
| | Mandy was dressed up like a witch for Halloween. |
| drink like a fish v expr | figurative (be an alcoholic) | يفرط في الشرب |
| | He may not be an alcoholic but he certainly drinks like a fish. |
| eat like a bird v expr | figurative (consume little or in small amounts) | يأكل بالكاد |
| | No wonder she's so skinny, she eats like a bird! |
| | لا عجب أنها نحيفة جدًا، فهيّ تأكل بالكاد. |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | يأكل طعامًا كثيرًا |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (want to have) | يشتهي شيئًا |
| | | يرغب في شيء |
| | I feel like a cup of tea. |
feel like [sth],
feel like doing [sth] v expr | (want to do) | يرغب في شيء، يودّ شيئًا |
| | I feel like going out for dinner tonight. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | informal (have sensation) | يشعر كما لو أن |
| | I feel like there are little ants running around on my skin. |
| | أشعر كما لو أن نملاً يزحف على جلدي. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (give sensation) | يشعر بشيء |
| | It's really starting to feel like spring! |
| | بدأنا نشعر بحلول الربيع! |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (seem likely) | يبدو |
| | It feels like it's going to rain. |
| | يبدو أن المطر سيهطل. |
| feel like a million bucks v expr | US, figurative, slang (feel good) | يشعر بأنه بأفضل حال |
| feel like yourself v expr | (feel normal) | يشعر بأنه على طبيعته، يعود إلى طبيعته |
| fight like cats and dogs v expr | figurative (disagree ferociously) (مجازيّة: يختلف بحدّة) | يتناقر كما الديكة |
| | Those three boys are always fighting like cats and dogs. |
| fit like a glove v expr | (fit perfectly) | يكون ملائمًا تمامًا |
| | | يركب في مكانه تمامًا |
| | I had to buy a replacement bumper for my car from a junk yard, but it fits like a glove. |
| flu-like adj | (resembling influenza) | شبيه بالإنفلونزا |
| | She had flu-like symptoms: a cough and a fever. |
go gangbusters,
go like gangbusters v expr | US, figurative, slang (be successful) | ينجح، يتفوّق، يتميّز |
| grin like a Cheshire cat v expr | (smile widely, inscrutably) | يبتسم ابتسامة عريضة |
| grow to like [sth/sb] v expr | (appreciate after time) | صار يحبّ شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | Mangoes didn't appeal to me at first, but I've grown to like them. |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | إنه يعجبني |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| I like you interj | (I find you appealing) | أنت تعجبني، أنت تروق لي |
| | I like you. You seem like such a nice person. |
| I would like expr | polite (with object: I want) | أريد |
| | I would like the coq au vin, please. |
| I would like expr | polite (I want) | أود أن |
| | I would like you to be more involved in the community website. |
in a flash,
like a flash adv | (very quickly, in an instant) | على وجه السرعة |
| | Wait right there – I'll be back in a flash! |
| in like manner adv | (in a similar way) | كذلك |
| | I thought her ideas were stupid. In like manner, she thought mine were idiotic. |
| just like prep | informal (very similar to) | شبيه جدًّا |
| | Amy has got a pair of shoes just like yours. |
| just like prep | informal (typical of: [sb]) | كعادته، جريًا على عادته |
| | Just like Henry to be late on his own wedding day! |
| | كعادته، يتأخر هنري حتى في يوم زفافه. |
| just like that adv | informal (suddenly) | وإذا به، فجأة |
| | One minute Lucy was here, then she disappeared – just like that! |
| like a bat out of hell adv | (very fast) | بسرعة فائقة |
| | The cat ran into the house like a bat out of hell. |
| like a bolt of lightning adv | (moving: fast) | بسرعة البرق |
| | The winning horse shot out of the starting gate like a bolt of lightning. |
| like a bull in a china shop adv | colloquial (recklessly, clumsily) | يتصرف بشكل أخرق، لا يكون حريصًا |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) | كالسمكة خارج ماء، في غير محله |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
| like a house on fire expr | (with energy or enthusiasm) | باندفاع، بحماسة |
| like a house on fire expr | (get along: very well) (انسجام) | بشكل وثيق، بشكل سريع |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) (مثلما يفعل الرجال) | كرجل |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) (باحتمال) | كرجل |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| be like a red rag to a bull v expr | colloquial (that provokes anger) (مجازي) | مثل قماشة حمراء أمام الثور |
| | | شيء يثير الغضب |
| like a thief in the night adv | (silently, stealthily) | بصمت، بخلسة |
| | The fog crept down the valley like a thief in the night. |
| | The cat crept through the garden like a thief in the night. |
| like any other expr | (ordinary, unremarkable) | عاديّ |
| | It was a day like any other when the car crashed into their living room. |
| like anything adv | informal (extremely, intensely) | جدًّا، للغاية، بقوة |
| like best vtr + adv | (prefer overall) | أكثر ما يحبه |
| | Reading detective novels is what I like best. |
| like better vtr + adv | (prefer) | يفضّله أكثر من |
| | I cannot think of anything I like better, on a hot day, than a swim in the pool. |
| like clockwork expr | (regularly, predictably) | بانتظام |
| | | في غاية السهولة |
| | The cat shows up like clockwork every time we eat fish. |
| | Like clockwork, my phone always rings as soon as I fall asleep. |
| like crazy expr | informal (intensively) | كثيرًا |
| | (مجازي) | كالمجنون، بجنون |
| | I've been working like crazy all day - I need a beer! |
| like enough adv | informal (probably) | على الأرجح |
| | My little sister will want to come with us, like enough. |
like father,
like son expr | (he behaves like his father) | ابن أبيه، الولد سرّ أبيه، هذا الشبل من ذاك الأسد |
like for like,
like-for-like adj | (equivalent) (مضاف إليه) | المثلِ بالمثل |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens are used when the term precedes a noun. |
| like gold dust adj | (rare, valuable) | نادر |
| | | مطلوب جدًّا |
| | Parking spaces are like gold dust in this city. |
| like greased lightning adv | figurative (thing: moves fast) | بسرعة البرق |
| | A cheetah can move like greased lightning for short distances. |
| like hell expr | (a lot) | كثيرًا، جدًّا، للغاية |
| | I hit my elbow and it hurt like hell! |
| like herding cats adj | informal (management task: chaotic) | عمل مستحيل |
| like it or lump it expr | slang (whether or not it pleases you) | شئت أم أبيت |
| | You're coming shopping with me, like it or lump it. |
| like lightning adv | figurative (fast) | بسرعة البرق |
| | The sprinter ran like lightning. |
| like mad adv | (furiously, intensely) | بغضب |
| | Susan had to scrub like mad to get the grass stains out of her pants. |
| | He was working like mad in order to meet the deadline. |
| like new adv | (in excellent condition) | بحالة ممتازة |
| | Mending the shirt made it like new. |
| | A coat of paint and this room will look like new. |
| like new adj | (in excellent condition) | كأنه جديد |
| | I sent the watch to the makers for repairs, and now it's like new. |
| like no other adv | literary (incomparably) | لا مثيل له |
| | Pedro promised to love her like no other. |
| like no other adj | (incomparable, unique) | لا مثيل له، فريد، منقطع النظير |
| | This holiday offers tourists a holiday like no other. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | أكثر من أي شيء آخر |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | تجربة فريدة |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
be like two peas in a pod,
be as alike as two peas in a pod v expr | figurative (identical to one another) | متشابهان جدًّا |
| | The two little girls were as alike as two peas in a pod. |
| like pulling teeth expr | figurative (very difficult) | صعب للغاية |
| | | أشبه بالمستحيل |
| | Trying to call the insurance company is like pulling teeth—I can never seem to talk to the right person! |
| like shooting fish in a barrel expr | informal (very easy) | من أسهل ما يكون |
| like so adv | (in this manner) | في هذه الحالة |
| | You just turn the door handle like so and the door should open. |
| like that adv | (in that way) | في تلك الحالة |
| | If you do it like that, you will only hurt yourself. |
| | If you translate the sentence like that, it's going to sound funny in the target language. |
| like the wind expr | (very fast) | بسرعة كبيرة |
| like there's no tomorrow adv | informal, figurative (in a frenzied way) | بجنون |
| like this adv | (thus, like so) | هكذا |
| | We can't go on like this. |
| | If you do it like this, you'll get a better result. |
| like water expr | (lavishly, freely) | بتبذير، بلا حساب |
| | She has always spent money like water, so she has a hard time saving. |
| like-for-like sales npl | (equivalent commercial success) | مبيعات المثل بالمثل |
| like-minded adj | (people, organizations) | مُشابه في الرأي، مُشابه في التفكير |
| | | مُتشابه في الرأي، مُتشابه في التفكير |
| | Sometimes it's difficult to meet like-minded people when you move to a new city. |
look a million dollars,
look like a million dollars v expr | figurative, informal (be extremely well dressed and attractive) | يبدو بمنتهى الأناقة والجاذبية |
| look like [sb/sth] vi + prep | (resemble) | يشبه شيئًا/شخصًا |
| | This table looks like the one we have at home. |
| | Lucy looks like her aunt. |
| look like vi + prep | informal (appear that) | يبدو |
| | It looks like we'll have to cancel our holiday. |
| look like [sth] vi + prep | informal (indicate) | يبدو |
| | It's beginning to look like rain. |
| make like [sth] v expr | (pretend to be) | يتظاهر بشيء |
| make out like a bandit v expr | slang (profit greatly) | يكسب كثيرًا، يجني أرباحًا كثيرة |
| more like adv | informal (in more accurate terms) | بالأحرى، بتعبير أدقّ |
| | It isn't overhearing by accident, it's more like eavesdropping. |
| | A bit of a snag? A total disaster more like! |
| much like prep | (in the same way as) | بنفس الطريقة |
| | Annabel walks much like her mother, with dainty steps. |
| much like prep | (very similar to) | شبيه إلى حد بعيد |
| | Frozen yoghurt tastes much like sorbet. |
no time like the present,
there's no time like the present expr | (now is a good time to do [sth]) | الآن هو أنسب وقت |
| | I know you don't want to do it, but it has to be done, and there's no time like the present. |
not feel like [sth],
not feel like doing [sth] v expr | (not want to do) | لا يرغب في شيء |
| | I don't feel like going out tonight. |
| not look like v expr | (not resemble) | لا يشبه |