be like

ressembler à, être comme

Avoir une apparence, une qualité ou un comportement semblable à celui d'une autre personne ou chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : be like someone/something (Her voice is like her mother’s.)

Synonymes : resemble, be similar to

Expressions courantes : be like someone, be like something

faire, dire

Dans un récit familier, sert à introduire ce que quelqu'un a dit.

En anglais simple : 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?”

Comment l'utiliser : be like + quoted speech (She was like, “Where have you been?”)

Synonymes : say, go

Expressions courantes : be like no way, be like thank you

être comme si

Donner l'impression qu'une autre situation est réelle ou en train de se produire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be like doing something (Staying there was like living in a palace.); be like + clause (It was like nobody had noticed the change.)

Synonymes : be as though, be as if

Expressions courantes : be like a dream, be like living abroad

être typique de, être bien de

Se dire d'une action qui correspond bien aux habitudes ou au caractère d'une personne.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be like someone to do something (It is like her to help without being asked.)

Synonymes : be typical of, be characteristic of

Expressions courantes : be like someone, just be like someone