Formy złożone:
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| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | zachowywać się jak zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | | zachować się jak zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | udawać, naśladować ndk. |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| and the like expr | (and similar) | i tym podobne wyr. |
| | There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake—mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| anything like expr | (at all like) | wcale jak przys. + spój. |
| Uwaga: Commonly used in negative sentences or questions. |
| | She doesn't look anything like her mother. |
apelike,
ape-like adj | (simian) | małpowaty przym. |
| | Bigfoot is reported to be an apelike creature. |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | tak często jak się podoba |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
| be just like [sb] v expr | informal (be typical, expected of [sb]) | być typowym dla kogoś zwrot posił. |
| | It's just like Alice to lock herself out of her own hotel room. |
| be like vi + prep | (resemble) | być jak ktoś zwrot posił. |
| | Michael is just like his father: he loves to play tennis. |
| be like talking to a brick wall v expr | figurative, informal (not be listened to) (przenośny) | mówić jak do ściany zwrot ndk. |
| | Talking to Esther is like talking to a brick wall; neither one will listen! |
| do what you like v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | robić co się podoba |
| | | zrobić co się podoba |
| | Since you've finished your work, do what you like for the rest of the day. |
| dressed up like [sb] expr | (in costume, disguised as) | przebrany za kogoś przym. + przyim. |
| | Mandy was dressed up like a witch for Halloween. |
| drink like a fish vi | expr (be an alcoholic) | być alkoholikiem posił. + m |
| | He says he's not an alcoholic but he drinks like a fish. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (want to have) | mieć ochotę dk. + ż |
| | I feel like a cup of tea. |
feel like [sth],
feel like doing [sth] v expr | (want to do) | mieć ochotę na coś zwrot posił. + przyim. |
| | I feel like going out for dinner tonight. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | informal (have sensation) | mieć ochotę dk. + ż |
| | I feel like there are little ants running around on my skin. |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (give sensation) (przenośny) | czuć coś ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | poczuć coś dk. |
| | It's really starting to feel like spring! |
| | Naprawdę zaczyna się czuć wiosnę! |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (seem likely) | mieć ochotę dk. + ż |
| | It feels like it's going to rain. |
| feel like a million bucks v expr | US, figurative, slang (feel good) | czuć się świetnie zwr. ndk. + przys. |
| | | poczuć się świetnie zwr. dk. + przys. |
| fight like cats and dogs v expr | figurative (disagree ferociously) | żyć jak pies z kotem zwrot ndk. |
| | Those three boys are always fighting like cats and dogs. |
| fit like a glove v expr | (fit perfectly) (przenośny) | pasować jak ulał zwrot ndk. |
| | 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) | jak grypa |
| | She had flu-like symptoms: a cough and a fever. |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | podoba mi się to |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| I like you interj | (I find you appealing) | podobasz mi się |
| | I like you. You seem like such a nice person. |
| I would like expr | polite (I want) | chciałbym ndk. |
| | I would like you to be more involved in the community website. |
in a flash,
like a flash adv | (very quickly, in an instant) | pędem przys. |
| | Wait right there – I'll be back in a flash! |
| in like manner adv | (in a similar way) | podobnie przys. |
| | I thought her ideas were stupid. In like manner, she thought mine were idiotic. |
| just like prep | informal (very similar to) | bardzo podobny do wyr. |
| | Amy has got a pair of shoes just like yours. |
| just like prep | informal (typical of: [sb]) (potoczny) | to typowe dla wyr. |
| | Just like Henry to be late on his own wedding day! |
| | To typowe dla Henry'ego – spóźnić się w dniu własnego ślubu! |
| just like that adv | informal (suddenly) | tak po prostu wyr. |
| | One minute Lucy was here, then she disappeared – just like that! |
| like a bat out of hell adv | (very fast) | jak błyskawica |
| | The cat ran into the house like a bat out of hell. |
| like a bolt of lightning adv | (moving: fast) | jak błyskawica part. + ż |
| | The winning horse shot out of the starting gate like a bolt of lightning. |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) | jak ryba bez wody |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | jak mężczyzna przyim. + m |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) | jak mężczyzna przyim. + m |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| like a thief in the night adv | (silently, stealthily) | jak złodziej nocą |
| | 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 best vtr + adv | (prefer overall) | lubić najbardziej ndk. + przys. |
| | Reading detective novels is what I like best. |
| like better vtr + adv | (prefer) | woleć dk. |
| | I cannot think of anything I like better, on a hot day, than a swim in the pool. |
| like clockwork expr | (regularly, predictably) | jak w zegarku wyr. |
| | 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 adv | (intensely or intensively) | jak szalony |
| | I've been working like crazy all day, I need a beer! |
| like enough adv | informal (probably) | prawdopodobnie przys. |
| | My little sister will want to come with us, like enough. |
like for like,
like-for-like adj | (equivalent) | analogiczny przym. |
| Uwaga: Hyphens are used when the term precedes a noun. |
| like greased lightning adv | figurative (thing: moves fast) (przenośny) | jak błyskawica part. + ż |
| | A cheetah can move like greased lightning for short distances. |
| like lightning adv | figurative (fast) | jak błyskawica przyim. + ż |
| | The sprinter ran like lightning. |
| like mad adv | (furiously, intensely) | jak oszalały |
| | 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) | jak nowy przyim. + przym. |
| | Mending the shirt made it like new. |
| | A coat of paint and this room will look like new. |
| like new adj | (in excellent condition) | jak nowy przyim. + przym. |
| | I sent the watch to the makers for repairs, and now it's like new. |
| like no other adv | literary (incomparably) | jak żaden inny wyr. |
| | Pedro promised to love her like no other. |
| like no other adj | (incomparable, unique) | jak żaden inny wyr. |
| | This holiday offers tourists a holiday like no other. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | jak nic innego wyr. |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | jak nic innego wyr. |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
like peas in a pod,
as alike as two peas in a pod adj | figurative (identical to one another) (potoczny, przenośny) | jak dwie krople wody wyr. |
| | The two little girls were as alike as two peas in a pod. |
| like so adv | (in this manner) | właśnie tak przys. + part. |
| | You just turn the door handle like so and the door should open. |
| like that adv | (in that way) | tak właśnie part. + przys. |
| | 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 this adv | (thus, like so) | w taki sposób |
| | We can't go on like this. |
| | If you do it like this, you'll get a better result. |
| like-for-like sales npl | (equivalent commercial success) | sprzedaż porównywalna ż + przym. |
| like-minded adj | (people, organizations) | o podobnym nastawieniu wyr. |
| | Sometimes it's difficult to meet like-minded people when you move to a new city. |
| look like vtr | informal (appear that) | wyglądać, że |
| | What does it look like I am doing? |
| look like vtr | informal (indicate, suggest) | wskazywać na ndk. + przyim. |
| | | wskazać na dk. + przyim. |
| | It is beginning to look like it is going to rain. |
| more like adv | informal (in more accurate terms) | raczej przys. |
| | It isn't overhearing by accident, it's more like eavesdropping. |
| much like prep | (in the same way as) | bardzo podobnie przys. + przys. |
| | Annabel walks much like her mother, with dainty steps. |
| much like prep | (very similar to) | bardzo podobnie przys. + przys. |
| | Frozen yoghurt tastes much like sorbet. |
not feel like [sth],
not feel like doing [sth] v expr | (not want to do) | nie mieć ochoty zwrot ndk. |
| | I don't feel like going out tonight. |
| not look like vtr | (bear no resemblance to) | nie wyglądać jak |
| | The beautiful girl does not look like the ugly witch. |
| not look like v expr | informal (not appear that) | nie zanosić się na zwr. ndk. |
| | | nie wyglądać na zwr. ndk. |
| | Well, Robert's over an hour late; it doesn't look like he's going to come after all. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) | zupełnie inny przys. + przym. |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| of like mind adj | (having similar opinions) | podobnej myśli przym. + ż |
| | I'm glad to know that we are of like mind on this topic. |
| smell like v expr | (have the same scent as) | pachnieć jak zwrot ndk. |
| | This soap smells like sweets! |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | (have same sound as) | brzmieć jak coś ndk. + spój. |
| | | zabrzmieć jak coś dk. + spój. |
| | My kids call it music, but their band sounds like noise to me. |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | informal (would seem that) | wydawać się zwr. ndk. |
| | From what you say, it sounds like he's an unpleasant person. |
| | Z tego, co mówisz, wydaje się, że on jest nieprzyjemną osobą. |
taste,
taste like vi | (have as a flavour) | smakować ndk. |
| | This tastes like chicken. |
| taste like v expr | (have the same flavour as) | smakować jak coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | They say that snake tastes like chicken. |
| very like prep | (almost identical to) | prawie jak przys. + przyim. |
| | One sparrow is very like another to human eyes. |
| whenever you like adv | informal (at a time that suits you) | kiedy sobie życzy |
| | We can leave whenever you like. |
| work like crazy v expr | slang (work extremely hard) (potoczny) | tyrać jak głupi ndk. + spój. + przym. |
| | We've worked like crazy to beat that nearly-impossible deadline you set. |
| work like mad v | slang (work extremely hard) (potoczny) | tyrać jak głupi |
| | They were working like mad, trying to finish the stock take before the shop opened in the morning. |
| would like v expr | (polite form of want) | życzyć sobie zwrot ndk. |
| | My husband and I would like to thank you for all your help. |