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みたい  [(2)みたい]  [みたいだ]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  resemble  rank: 2
☆ 馬鹿みたい ⇨ It is kind of stupid. It looks, feels, sounds, stupid  (☛ だ of みたいだ is dropped in a colloquial form)

みたい  [(2)みたい]  [みたいだ]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  seem  rank: 2
☆ どうも駄目みたい ⇨ It looks like it doesn’t work  (☛ だ of みたいだ is dropped in a colloquial form)
☆ 飛行機れるみたい ⇨ It looks like the plane is behind the schedule  (☛ だ of みたいだ is dropped in a colloquial form)

みたい  [(2)みたい]  [みたいだ]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  similar  rank: 2
☆ くじにたるなんて夢みたい ⇨ It feels like a dream that I won a lottery  (☛ だ of みたいだ is dropped in a colloquial form)


More examples:
  • がしたみたいだけど、のせいかな? ⇨ I thought I heard a weird noise, or was that my mind playing tricks on me?
  • ロナウドみたいになりたい ⇨ I want to be like Ronaldo
  • 彼女みたいな好きだ ⇨ I like a girl like her
  • 大空自由飛んでみたい ⇨ I wish I could freely fly the big sky
  • もう一度ちゃんとえてみたい ⇨ I want to think about it thoroughly one more time
  • これみたいな有りますか? ⇨ Is there anything else like this one?
  • あんな美人一度抱いてみたい ⇨ I wish I could hold, have sex with, a beautiful woman like that just once
  • やしみたいにせてひじだ ⇨ He is thin like bean sprouts and looks weak
  • あいつみたいにお気楽になれたらいいんだけど ⇨ I wish I could be carefree like him
  • いつまでもねんねみたいこと言ってるな ⇨ Stop talking and acting like a child
  • 機会があればやってみたい ⇨ I want to do it if there is an opportunity
  • あなた達ちょうどいになったみたいよ ⇨ It looks like you two just missed each other. You came in just when he left
  • 本当にそう思っているみたいです ⇨ It seems he really thinks so
  • あなた達ちょうど違ったみたいよ ⇨ It looks like you two just missed each other. You came in just when he left
  • この操り人形分身みたいなものだ ⇨ This puppet is like my body double, a part of me