"Han liknade sin mor."

Translation: He looked like his mother.

[Thorfinn1960]

Same shade of lipstick? :-)

[pushmatrix]

Is there a difference between this and "Han såg ut som sin mor"?

[Joel__W]

There is a slight difference in meaning; att se ut som carries more weight and implies a close resemblance between two people, while att likna implies a more vague resemblance. Han liknar sin mor is closer to saying He is similar to his mother or He has his mother's looks.

[alphabetjohn]

There's another expression which I think belongs to the southern US: "He favored his mother." I think that in most places it means he was nicer to her, but here in Tennessee, at least colloquially, it means he looked like her. (Don't get me started on "y'all.")

[NathanHill16]

I'd never heard that meaning of "favored" (I'm British). I'd say someone "took after" his mother, though without context that probably implies temperament more than looks.

[IanWitham1]

I am British and I have heard, "He favours his mother," which can mean. "He likes his mother more," but usually means, "He looks like his mother."

I think it is another of the phrases we exported to America and then forgot.

[Synthpopalooza]

There is also the slang term here in Tennessee "spittin' image" :)

[alphabetjohn]

Inte bara i Tennessee. Jag hörde det ofta som barn i Michigan.

[Vithralas]

"Jag hörde det ofta"? Isn't it "Jag hörde ofta det"?

[devalanteriel]

Either works. :)

[Signor_Gioni]

I learned that "spitting image" from Nintendogs years ago

[leemonday]

go vols

[Ultorex]

Then he grew a beard.

[.Storr.]

Finally found it... :-) Here's another discussion about this including how to say that someone is like [somebody] when the difference is not just optical. https://www.duolingo.com/comment/5982134

[Khantuta]

"He resembled this mother" was accepted, and to me this is a clearer translation.

[Gray370707]

Is there a way to say "He looks like his mom did"?

[devalanteriel]

Han ser ut som hans mamma gjorde.

Very literal translation in this case. :)

[Gray370707]

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you :)

[MillamaariaS]

Is "He was similar to his mother" totally incorrect? In Swedish lessons I am better at Swedish than I am in English :D I understand the Swedish phrases but problems occur when they have to be translated to English, word by word. But getting better and better everyday!