Sentence examples of "be like" in English with translation "être comme"

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If I could be like that... Si je pouvais être comme ça...
I am like my mother. Je suis comme ma mère.
Your lips are like roses. Tes lèvres sont comme des roses.
That person is like me. Cette personne est comme moi.
My house is like yours. Ma maison est comme la vôtre.
This car is like new. Cette voiture est comme neuve.
Life is like a journey. La vie est comme un voyage.
Mathematics is like the logic of physics. Les mathématiques sont comme la logique de la physique.
A sleeping child is like an angel. Un enfant endormi est comme un ange.
He has been like a father to me. Il a été comme un père pour moi.
Life is like licking honey off a cactus. La vie, c'est comme de lécher du miel sur un cactus.
The climate here is like that of France. Le climat ici est comme celui de la France.
Friends are like flowers in the garden of life. Les amis sont comme les fleurs dans le jardin de la vie.
A tale without love is like boudin without mustard. Un conte sans amour est comme du boudin sans moutarde.
Luck is like a woman - it must be desired. La chance, c'est comme une femme, il faut la désirer.
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack. C'est comme chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin.
Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe. Se faire du souci est comme de payer une dette qu'on ne devrait pas.
A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine. Un repas sans vin est comme une journée sans Soleil.
A man without patience is like a lamp without oil. L'homme sans patience, c'est comme une lampe sans huile.
A room without books is like a body without a soul. Une pièce sans livres est comme un corps sans âme.
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