be like

assomigliare a, essere come

Avere un aspetto, una qualità o un comportamento simile a quello di qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be like someone/something (Her voice is like her mother’s.)

Sinonimi: resemble, be similar to

Espressioni comuni: be like someone, be like something

dire, fare

Nei racconti informali, introduce quello che qualcuno ha detto.

In inglese semplice: 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?”

Come si usa: be like + quoted speech (She was like, “Where have you been?”)

Sinonimi: say, go

Espressioni comuni: be like no way, be like thank you

essere come se

Dare la sensazione che una certa situazione sia vera o stia accadendo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be like doing something (Staying there was like living in a palace.); be like + clause (It was like nobody had noticed the change.)

Sinonimi: be as though, be as if

Espressioni comuni: be like a dream, be like living abroad

essere tipico di, essere da

Essere un'azione o un comportamento che corrisponde alle abitudini o al carattere di una persona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be like someone to do something (It is like her to help without being asked.)

Sinonimi: be typical of, be characteristic of

Espressioni comuni: be like someone, just be like someone