feel like

avere voglia di

Desiderare qualcosa o avere voglia di fare qualcosa in quel momento.

In inglese semplice: To want something or want to do something at that moment.

• I feel like a cup of tea.
• She did not feel like cooking last night.
• Do you feel like joining us for lunch?

Come si usa: feel like something (I feel like some soup.); feel like doing something (Do you feel like going for a walk?)

Sinonimi: want, fancy

Espressioni comuni: feel like something, feel like going out

sentirsi come

Avere la sensazione di essere un certo tipo di persona o una certa cosa.

In inglese semplice: To have the sense that you are a particular kind of person or thing.

• I feel like a child again.
• She felt like a winner after passing the test.
• Do you ever feel like an outsider here?

Come si usa: feel like + noun (I felt like a stranger in my own town.)

Sinonimi: feel as if you are

Espressioni comuni: feel like a fool, feel like an outsider

avere la sensazione che

Provare una sensazione come se qualcosa fosse vero, anche quando non lo è.

In inglese semplice: To experience a feeling as if something were true, whether or not it really is.

• I feel like I am dreaming.
• He felt like the room was spinning.
• Do you feel like you have been here before?

Come si usa: feel like + clause (I felt like I was floating.)

Sinonimi: feel as though, feel as if

Espressioni comuni: feel like something happened, feel like you belong

sembrare

Dare una certa impressione per l’aspetto, le caratteristiche o l’atmosfera.

In inglese semplice: To give someone a particular impression through its appearance, qualities, or atmosphere.

• This room feels like home.
• The soft fabric felt like silk.
• With the warm sunshine, today feels like summer.

Come si usa: something feels like something (This place feels like home.)

Sinonimi: seem like, resemble

Espressioni comuni: feel like home, feel like silk

avere l'impressione che, presagire

Avere una forte impressione che qualcosa stia per accadere.

In inglese semplice: To have a strong impression that something will happen.

• I feel like it will rain soon.
• She felt like the team would win that evening.
• Do you feel like things will improve next month?

Come si usa: feel like + clause about the future (I feel like we will win today.)

Sinonimi: expect, think, sense

Espressioni comuni: feel like it'll rain, feel like we'll win

sembrare

Dare al corpo la sensazione di una certa temperatura, anche se quella misurata è diversa.

In inglese semplice: To seem a certain temperature to your body, even if the measured temperature is different.

• It feels like ten degrees outside.
• Yesterday felt like forty degrees because of the humidity.
• The forecast says it will feel like minus five tonight.

Come si usa: feel like + temperature (It is twenty degrees, but it feels like fifteen.)

Espressioni comuni: feel like thirty degrees, feel like freezing weather