Spanish Question
I have been having trouble with how to express this idea in Spanish:

example sentences would be:

"Do I look like and idiot wearing this suit?"

You look like your father when he was your age

He is tall like a giant.

"his mind is like a sponge. He absorbs so much information"

You studied like a madman for the last exam

If these examples make sense, how do you effectively compare two things against each other using the English equivalent of 'like' in a sentence for Spanish? Or in Spanish, would I use "como" to express this idea perhaps?

Thank you!

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Spanish Question
I have been having trouble with how to express this idea in Spanish:

example sentences would be:

"Do I look like and idiot wearing this suit?"

You look like your father when he was your age

He is tall like a giant.

"his mind is like a sponge.  He absorbs so much information"

You studied like a madman for the last exam

If these examples make sense, how do you effectively compare two things against each other using the English equivalent of 'like' in a sentence for Spanish? Or in Spanish, would I use "como" to express this idea perhaps?

Thank you!

Answer

Hola Earl!

"Do I look like and idiot wearing this suit?"

"¿Me veo como un idiota usando este traje?"; "¿Parezco un idiota con este traje?".

You look like your father when he was your age

"Te pareces a tu padre cuando él tenía tu edad"; "Te ves como tu padre cuando tenía tu edad".

"He is tall like a giant".

"Él es alto como un gigante"; "Él es alto cual gigante".

"his mind is like a sponge. He absorbs so much information"

"Su mente es como una esponja. Él absorbe muchísima información".

"You studied like a madman for the last exam"

"Estudiaste como un loco para el último exámen".

Espero que te ayude! :)

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Do I look like and idiot wearing this suit? = ¿parezco un idiota vistiendo este traje?

You look like your father when he was your age = te pareces a tu padre cuando el tenía tu edad

He is tall like a giant = él es alto como un gigante

his mind is like a sponge. He absorbs so much information = su mente es como una esponja, él absorve demasiada información

You studied like a madman for the last exam = tú estudiaste como un loco para el último examen

I hop its useful

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Yes man you can use como
He is tall like a giant 
(El) es alto "como" un gigante