be like

ähneln, sein wie

In Aussehen, Eigenschaften oder Verhalten jemandem oder etwas ähneln.

In einfachem Englisch: Have a similar appearance, quality, or behavior to someone or something.

• You are like your brother.
• The cake was like soft bread.
• Are the new houses like the old ones?

So benutzt man es: be like someone/something (Her voice is like her mother’s.)

Synonyme: resemble, be similar to

Häufige Wendungen: be like someone, be like something

sagen, so sagen

Beim lockeren Erzählen damit einleiten, was jemand gesagt hat.

In einfachem Englisch: Used when telling a story to introduce what someone said.

• He was like, “Hi!”
• I was like, “Please give me a minute.”
• Then she was like, “Did you really win?”

So benutzt man es: be like + quoted speech (She was like, “Where have you been?”)

Synonyme: say, go

Häufige Wendungen: be like no way, be like thank you

sein als ob

Sich so anfühlen oder so wirken, als wäre eine bestimmte Situation wirklich eingetreten.

In einfachem Englisch: Feel or seem as though a particular situation were true or happening.

• It was like a dream.
• Listening to him was like traveling back in time.
• When she returned, it was like she had never left.

So benutzt man es: be like doing something (Staying there was like living in a palace.); be like + clause (It was like nobody had noticed the change.)

Synonyme: be as though, be as if

Häufige Wendungen: be like a dream, be like living abroad

typisch sein für

Eine Handlung sein, die zu einer Person passt und bei ihr üblich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Be the kind of action or behavior that someone usually shows.

• It is like him to complain.
• It was just like Anna to remember everyone’s birthday.
• That is not like you. You usually arrive early.

So benutzt man es: be like someone to do something (It is like her to help without being asked.)

Synonyme: be typical of, be characteristic of

Häufige Wendungen: be like someone, just be like someone