"Like" in Italian
In English, we use the word "like" in a lot of contexts. We use it to say something is similar to something else, if we enjoy a certain thing, or just as filler similar to "um". I know in Italian to say you enjoy something you use "piacere". So my question is, does Italian have something similar to "like" in English? For example, an Italian way to say "I like rock music, like bandname1, bandname 2..." or an Italian way to say "So I was talking with my friend and I was like 'Dude, not cool'"

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"Like" in Italian
In English, we use the word "like" in a lot of contexts. We use it to say something is similar to something else, if we enjoy a certain thing, or just as filler similar to "um". I know in Italian to say you enjoy something you use "piacere".  So my question is, does Italian have something similar to "like" in English? For example, an Italian way to say "I like rock music, like bandname1, bandname 2..." or an Italian way to say "So I was talking with my friend and I was like 'Dude, not cool'"

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"to like" verb, as you say is "piacere": mi piace il gelato / I like ice cream, mi piace nuotare / I like swimming.

"like" preposition is "come": Questo gelato non è come il gelato di una volta / This ice cream is not like the "old time" ice cream.

Mi piaci come amico / I like you as a friend
I like tv series / Mi piacciono le serie televisive
I go crazy for... / vado pazzo per... 
I really like chocolate / adoro il cioccolato

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like means piacere in italian.
For example: this ice-cream I don't like.
Questo gelato non mi piace.

Questa ragazza mi piace.   I like this girl.
Mi piacciono le caramelle. I like sweets.

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