seem

[US]/siːm/
[UK]/sim/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. sembler être; donner l'impression de
Word Forms
Passé simpleseemed
Troisième personne du singulierseems
Participe passéseemed
Participe présentseeming

Phrases & Collocations

seem to be

sembler être

seem like

sembler être comme

seem to do

sembler faire

Example Sentences

it seems churlish to complain.

il semble mesquin de se plaindre.

they seem to get on pretty well.

Ils semblent bien s'entendre.

It would seem that he was right.

Il semble qu'il avait raison.

This seems to be a hat of hers.

Il semble que ce soit un chapeau à elle.

Be what you seem (to be).

Soyez ce que vous semblez (être).

It seems to me that it will snow.

Il me semble qu'il va neiger.

We seem to be light on fuel.

Il semble que nous manquions de carburant.

This recipe seems to work.

Cette recette semble fonctionner.

People seem to dig it.

Il semble que les gens l'apprécient.

This plan seem good on paper.

Ce plan semble bon sur le papier.

The universe seems infinite.

L'univers semble infini.

He did not seem to mind.

Il n' semblait pas s'en soucier.

The baby seems to be asleep.

Le bébé semble dormir.

It seems that you are lying.

Il semble que vous mentez.

That seems to be a sensible idea.

Cela semble être une idée judicieuse.

That seems a reasonable deduction.

Cela semble être une déduction raisonnable.

look morose.See Synonyms at seem

avoir l'air morose. Voir Synonymes à semer

Real-world Examples

Does this conversation seem tedious to me?

Cette conversation vous semble-t-elle ennuyeuse ?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

She seemed so genuine and so refined.

Elle semblait si authentique et si raffinée.

Source: Everybody Loves Raymond Season 7

But I see that you seem to be OK.

Mais je vois que vous semblez aller bien.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Things are not always what they seem.

Les choses ne sont pas toujours ce qu'elles semblent être.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

The four summaries will all seem correct.

Les quatre résumés sembleront tous corrects.

Source: Analysis of the PTE Exam

Oh, dear, did it seem that way?

Oh là là, semblait-il ainsi ?

Source: Emily in Paris Season 1

Being a lefty doesn't seem so bad.

Être gaucher ne semble pas si mal.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

For some reason, that still just seems more wrong.

Pour une raison quelconque, cela semble encore plus faux.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

But there don't seem to be any customers.

Mais il ne semble y avoir aucun client.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

Ruthie came one day, it seemed, out of nowhere.

Ruthie est venue un jour, il semblait, de nulle part.

Source: The Little House on Mango Street

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