resemble in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for resemble in the English»French Dictionary

resemble [Brit rɪˈzɛmb(ə)l, Am rəˈzɛmbəl] VB trans

resemble person, building, object:

resemble

ressembler à

to resemble each other

se ressembler

she resembles him in manner

elle a les mêmes manières que lui

he had never had anything resembling a steady job

il n'avait jamais rien eu qui ressemble à un emploi stable

he resembled nothing so much as a tramp

il avait vraiment l'air d'un clochard

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to resemble sth externally

avoir l'apparence de qc

remotely resemble

vaguement

vaguely resemble

vaguement

closely resemble

beaucoup

the more closely you look, the more closely it seems to resemble him

plus on regarde, plus on trouve que la ressemblance est frappante

the more you look, the more nearly it seems to resemble him

plus on regarde plus on trouve que la ressemblance est frappante

Translations for resemble in the French»English Dictionary

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s'apparenter à

to resemble

ressembler à (physiquement) personne, animal

to look like, to resemble

ressembler à (par le contenu)

to be like, to resemble

resemble in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for resemble in the English»French Dictionary

resemble [rɪˈzembl] VB trans

resemble

ressembler à

resemble

tirer sur Belg, Nord

there was nothing resembling a post office

il n'y avait pas un bureau de poste à l'horizon

Translations for resemble in the French»English Dictionary

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ressembler à qn

to resemble sb

se ressembler

to resemble each other

tirer sur qn Belg, Nord

to resemble sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The snout resembles that of a sturgeon, which gives the fish its name.

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This sea slug superficially resembles a nudibranch, yet it does not belong to that suborder of gastropods.

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The tomb has been built within a wall resembling a fortification.

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Other less common behaviours include producing sounds that resemble animals, such as roaring like lions.

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Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang.

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Some of the characters who appear in that episode are believed to closely resemble characters from other works.

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The term is used because the form resembles the shape of a saddle.

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This resembles the lipocalin fold, although no sequence homology exists with lipocalins.

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As the canal becomes smaller, resembling a triangular shape, it is called a trefoil canal.

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The two men resemble each other in build and bearing.

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