Sentence examples of "be like" in English with translation "ressembler"

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Tell me what that man is like. Dites-moi à quoi ressemble cet homme.
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 ?
No one really knows what a UFO is like. Personne ne sait vraiment à quoi ressemble un OVNI.
Do you have any idea what my life is like? As-tu une idée de ce à quoi ma vie ressemble ?
We are not too young to tell what love is like. Nous ne sommes pas trop jeunes pour dire à quoi l'amour ressemble.
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.
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.
Now this is more like it. Maintenant ça y ressemble davantage.
It is something like a ball. C'est quelque chose qui ressemble à une balle.
Why is a raven like a writing-desk? Pourquoi est-ce qu'un corbeau ressemble à un pupitre ?
What were you like when you were fifteen? À quoi ressemblais-tu quand tu avais quinze ans ?
This painting is nicely done. It looks just like Mom. Ce portrait est bien réalisé. Ça ressemble tout à fait à maman.
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