Sentence examples of "was like" in English

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Nobody knew what the machine was like. Personne ne savait à quoi ressemblait la machine.
Do you remember what she was like? Te rappelles-tu à quoi elle ressemblait ?
I am like my mother. Je suis comme ma mère.
Tell me what that man is like. Dites-moi à quoi ressemble cet homme.
Your lips are like roses. Tes lèvres sont comme des roses.
No one really knows what a UFO is like. Personne ne sait vraiment à quoi ressemble un OVNI.
That person is like me. Cette personne est comme moi.
Do you have any idea what my life is like? As-tu une idée de ce à quoi ma vie ressemble ?
My house is like yours. Ma maison est comme la vôtre.
We are not too young to tell what love is like. Nous ne sommes pas trop jeunes pour dire à quoi l'amour ressemble.
This car is like new. Cette voiture est comme neuve.
Truth is like the moon, you can only see one side of it. La vérité ressemble à la Lune, tu ne peux en voir qu'un côté.
Life is like a journey. La vie est comme un voyage.
A motel is like a hotel only much smaller and is used mostly by people traveling by automobile. Un motel ressemble à un hôtel, mais c'est plus petit et utilisé principalement par des gens qui voyagent en voiture.
If I could be like that... Si je pouvais être comme ça...
Now this is more like it. Maintenant ça y ressemble davantage.
Mathematics is like the logic of physics. Les mathématiques sont comme la logique de la physique.
It is something like a ball. C'est quelque chose qui ressemble à une balle.
A sleeping child is like an angel. Un enfant endormi est comme un ange.
Why is a raven like a writing-desk? Pourquoi est-ce qu'un corbeau ressemble à un pupitre ?
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