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piacere, apprezzare

Provare piacere per qualcosa o trovare una persona o una cosa piacevole.

In inglese semplice: To enjoy something or feel that someone or something is pleasant or good.

• I like this song.
• She liked the food we made.
• Do your children like reading?

Come si usa: like someone/something (I like your new shoes.); like doing something (She likes swimming in the sea.); like to do something (They like to watch films together.)

Sinonimi: enjoy, be fond of

Contrari: dislike, hate

Espressioni comuni: like something, like someone, really like something

piacere, essere attratto da

Sentirsi attratti da qualcuno e magari desiderare una relazione amorosa con quella persona.

In inglese semplice: To feel attracted to someone and perhaps want a romantic relationship with them.

• I think she likes him.
• He liked me, but I only wanted friendship.
• Do you like her enough to ask her out?

Come si usa: like someone (I think Tom likes you.)

Sinonimi: be attracted to, have a crush on, fancy

Espressioni comuni: like someone, really like someone, like someone back

preferire, piacere

Preferire fare qualcosa regolarmente perché lo si considera utile o giusto.

In inglese semplice: To choose to do something regularly because it seems useful or right to you.

• I like to arrive early.
• She likes to keep her desk tidy.
• He liked to check his emails before breakfast.

Come si usa: like to + verb (I like to check the doors before bed.)

Sinonimi: prefer

Espressioni comuni: like to check, like to keep, like to arrive

gusto, preferenza

Qualcosa che una persona ama o preferisce, spesso menzionato insieme a ciò che non le piace.

In inglese semplice: Something that a person enjoys or prefers, usually discussed together with things they do not enjoy.

• We have different likes and dislikes.
• Tell me about your likes.
• Her personal likes influenced the colours she chose.

Sinonimi: preference, taste

Contrari: dislike

Espressioni comuni: a personal like, someone’s main like

cose simili

In un elenco, indica altre cose dello stesso tipo di quelle menzionate.

In inglese semplice: In a list, this refers to other things of the same kind.

• Bring cups, plates, and the like.
• The shop sells screws, nails, and the like.
• Could you lend me a basket or the like?

Come si usa: A, B, and the like (We sell pens, notebooks, and the like.)

Sinonimi: similar things

Espressioni comuni: and the like, or the like

gente di quella risma

Persone di un certo tipo, nominate con disprezzo o disapprovazione.

In inglese semplice: People of a particular kind, mentioned to show that you do not respect or approve of them.

• Keep away from the likes of him.
• She refused to work with the likes of them.
• The likes of you have caused enough trouble.

Come si usa: the likes of someone (I would never trust the likes of him.)

Sinonimi: people like that, that sort

Espressioni comuni: someone and their like, someone and the like

simile, pari

Persona o cosa che somiglia a un’altra, appartiene allo stesso tipo o le è pari.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing similar to another, or belonging to the same kind.

• We had never seen its like.
• The town may never see her like again.
• Replace the broken part with its like.

Come si usa: the like of someone/something (I have never seen the like of this machine.)

Sinonimi: equal, counterpart, match

Espressioni comuni: someone’s like, the like of something, like for like

colpo di pareggio

Nel golf, colpo che porta il proprio numero totale di colpi allo stesso livello di quello dell’avversario.

In inglese semplice: In golf, a shot that brings your total number of shots level with your opponent’s.

• It is my turn to play the like.
• His opponent played the like from the rough.
• She was playing the like after his third stroke.

Espressioni comuni: play the like, the like stroke