sembles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sembles in the French»English Dictionary

I.sembler [sɑ̃ble] VB intr

sembler

to seem

sembler heureux/être heureux

to seem happy/to be happy

elle semble croire que …

she seems to believe that …

le voyage m'a semblé long

the journey seemed long to me

le temps m'a semblé long

the time seemed to me to pass slowly

la maison semble vide

the house seems empty

tout semble possible

it seems anything is possible

II.sembler [sɑ̃ble] VB impers

il semble que …

it seems that …

il semble bon de faire

it seems appropriate to do

faites comme bon vous semble

do whatever you think best

il semble que le problème soit réglé

it seems (that) the problem has been solved

il semblerait que le problème soit réglé

it would seem that the problem has been solved

le problème est réglé à ce qu'il me semble

the problem has been solved, or so it seems to me

il me semble que c'est trop grand

it seems too big to me

il me semble surprenant que …

it strikes me as strange that …

il me semble important de faire

I think it is important to do

elle a raison, me semble-t-il ou il me semble ou ce me semble

I think she's right

il me semble l'avoir déjà rencontrée

I think I've met her before

elle a, semble-t-il, refusé

apparently, she has refused

si bon me semble

if I feel like it

elle ne travaille que quand bon lui semble

she only works when she feels like it

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être/sembler/avoir l'air fatigué

to be/seem/look tired

tu sembles si loin (distant)

you seem so distant

tu sembles si loin (absorbé)

you seem miles away

hors d'atteinte rester, sembler

out of reach

Translations for sembles in the English»French Dictionary

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to seem like a lifetime

sembler une éternité

seem (give impression)

sembler

you seem to have forgotten this point

tu sembles avoir oublié ce détail

to appear deserted place:

sembler être désert

suggest evidence, test, result, poll, calculation:

sembler indiquer (that que)

to show signs of doing

sembler faire

at the risk of seeming ungrateful/paradoxical

au risque de paraître ingrat/de sembler paradoxal

sembles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sembles in the French»English Dictionary

I.sembler [sɑ͂ble] VB intr

sembler préoccupé

to seem preoccupied

tu me sembles nerveux

you seem nervous (to me)

II.sembler [sɑ͂ble] VB intr impers

1. sembler (paraître):

il semble que ...

it seems that ...

il semblerait que ...

it would appear that ...

2. sembler (avoir l'impression de):

il me semble bien vous avoir déjà rencontré

I have the feeling I've already met you

3. sembler (paraître):

il me semble, à ce qu'il me semble

it seems to me

semble-t-il

so it seems

Translations for sembles in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to behave like sb possessed

sembler être sous l'emprise d'une puissance occulte

to be/seem intent on sth

être/sembler résolu à qc

seem

sembler

to seem like a lifetime

sembler durer une éternité

to appear to be ...

sembler être ...

sound

sembler

swim

sembler tourbillonner

to make as if to +infin form

sembler vouloir +infin