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He wasn't a brilliant student, but he had a great liking for machines of any kind, and he could spend hours in the shop watching his father's mechanics work.
En los estudios no era muy brillante, pero tenía una gran afición por las máquinas, fueran éstas de la clase que fueran, y se podía pasar horas en el taller observando trabajar a los mecánicos de su padre.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
As one came out onto his cheek, she smiled, no doubt liking the color of the red against his face.
Cuando una de ellas se deslizó por su mejilla, ella sonrió, sin ninguna duda disfrutaba del color rojo en contraste con su rostro.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
Kegley says he likes to work the night shift occasionally because it’s a good chance to catch up on work.
Kegley dice que a él le gusta trabajar en el turno de la noche ocasionalmente porque es una buena oportunidad para adelantar trabajo.
She crossed her arms over her chest, but it was more like she was holding herself than a big defensive thing.
Ella cruzó los brazos sobre el pecho, pero era más bien como si estuviera conteniéndose que haciendo un gran gesto defensivo.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
But, well, I'd like to talk to a Wreed.
Pero, bien, me gustaría hablar con un wreed.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Why shouldn’t I be concerned?” His fair complexion turned crimson with anger, large raspberry splotches that looked like a rash.
¿Por qué no iba a preocuparme? -su tez pálida se puso púrpura de ira, amplios ronchones que parecían un sarpullido.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
"Yeah, I like that.
– Aja, me gusta eso que dices.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
In this connection I should like to express our great satisfaction that this year the Nobel Prize Committee awarded the 1990 Peace Prize to President Gorbachev for his long-standing commitment to peace and disarmament.
Al respecto, quisiera destacar nuestra profunda satisfacción por el hecho de que el Comité del Premio Nobel haya otorgado este año el Premio Nobel de la Paz al Presidente Gorbachev por su reconocida contribución a la paz y el desarme.
© 2010 Naciones Unidas
© United Nations 2010
She wasn’t a bad female and was more than beautiful enough, but her affect… man, it was like she wanted to crawl into his lap right then and there and get down to it.
No era una mala hembra y era más que suficientemente hermosa, pero su comportamiento... joder, era como si quisiera arrastrarse hasta su regazo allí mismo, en ese mismo momento y ponerse a ello.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
At night, like a drug addict or a wino (Coffeen's similes), Orestes visits Erigone's bedchamber and they make love.
Por las noches, como un drogadicto o como un teporocho (los símiles son de Coffeen), Orestes acude a la recámara de Erígone y se aman.
Bolano, Roberto / AmuletBolano, Roberto / Amuleto
Amuleto
Bolano, Roberto
© EDITORIAL ANAGRAMA, S.A., 1999
© Roberto Bolaño, 1999
Amulet
Bolano, Roberto
© 1999 by the Heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2006 by Chris Andrews
"C-Bird," he said, his voice quavering with every word, his hands pushed forward like a supplicant at a church service, "Tell them about the Angel.
– Pajarillo, háblales del ángel -dijo con voz temblorosa y las manos hacia delante como un suplicante en un servicio religioso-.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
The reasons for discontinuation were as follows: death (2 patients), worsening clinical condition (1 patient), and flu-like syndrome (1 patient).
Las causas de la retirada del tratamiento fueron: fallecimiento (2 pacientes), empeoramiento (un caso) y síndrome seudogripal (un paciente).
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
It's funny the way a place like that changes from afternoon to night or even morning.
Es curioso: las mutaciones que sufre un establecimiento de esta naturaleza visitado por la tarde o por la noche e incluso por la mañana.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
It ain't like life is so great I got a real need to hang around, you know.'
¿Sabe? Mi vida no es tan maravillosa como para querer quedarme aquí.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
But Ivanov had been eighteen once, too, and not by a long shot had he experienced anything like what Ansky described.
Pero Ivánov también había tenido dieciocho años y ni por asomo experimentó jamás algo parecido a lo que contaba Ansky.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
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Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

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pleuropneumonia-like organism
organismo similar a los de la pleuroneumonía
like that
así
like this
así
gelatine-like
gelatinoso
feel like
apetecer
straw-like
estropajoso
like a
a modo de
feel like
antojarse
clay-like
arcilloso
be like
asemejar
look like
asemejar
be like
asemejarse a
look like
asemejarse a
drink like a fish
beber como una esponja
drop like flies
caer como moscas

Word forms

like

verb
Basic forms
Pastliked
Imperativelike
Present Participle (Participle I)liking
Past Participle (Participle II)liked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I likewe like
you likeyou like
he/she/it likesthey like
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am likingwe are liking
you are likingyou are liking
he/she/it is likingthey are liking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have likedwe have liked
you have likedyou have liked
he/she/it has likedthey have liked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been likingwe have been liking
you have been likingyou have been liking
he/she/it has been likingthey have been liking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I likedwe liked
you likedyou liked
he/she/it likedthey liked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was likingwe were liking
you were likingyou were liking
he/she/it was likingthey were liking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had likedwe had liked
you had likedyou had liked
he/she/it had likedthey had liked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been likingwe had been liking
you had been likingyou had been liking
he/she/it had been likingthey had been liking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will likewe shall/will like
you will likeyou will like
he/she/it will likethey will like
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be likingwe shall/will be liking
you will be likingyou will be liking
he/she/it will be likingthey will be liking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have likedwe shall/will have liked
you will have likedyou will have liked
he/she/it will have likedthey will have liked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been likingwe shall/will have been liking
you will have been likingyou will have been liking
he/she/it will have been likingthey will have been liking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would likewe should/would like
you would likeyou would like
he/she/it would likethey would like
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be likingwe should/would be liking
you would be likingyou would be liking
he/she/it would be likingthey would be liking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have likedwe should/would have liked
you would have likedyou would have liked
he/she/it would have likedthey would have liked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been likingwe should/would have been liking
you would have been likingyou would have been liking
he/she/it would have been likingthey would have been liking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am likedwe are liked
you are likedyou are liked
he/she/it is likedthey are liked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being likedwe are being liked
you are being likedyou are being liked
he/she/it is being likedthey are being liked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been likedwe have been liked
you have been likedyou have been liked
he/she/it has been likedthey have been liked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was likedwe were liked
you were likedyou were liked
he/she/it was likedthey were liked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being likedwe were being liked
you were being likedyou were being liked
he/she/it was being likedthey were being liked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been likedwe had been liked
you had been likedyou had been liked
he/she/it had been likedthey had been liked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be likedwe shall/will be liked
you will be likedyou will be liked
he/she/it will be likedthey will be liked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been likedwe shall/will have been liked
you will have been likedyou will have been liked
he/she/it will have been likedthey will have been liked

liking

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseliking*likings
Possessive caseliking's*likings'