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What does "like" mean here?

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Rebecca

You can ignore "like" here when you translate this sentence. A lot of Americans have a habit of saying "like" a lot as a filler word, and often use it when they don't know what to say. When "like" is used in this way, it does not add any meaning to the sentence.

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