seems in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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seem [Brit siːm, Am sim] VB intr

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1. seem:

seem (give impression)
sembler
seem (in less formal French)
avoir l'air
he seems happy/sad
il a l'air heureux/triste
he seemed disappointed
il a semblé déçu
the statistics/experiments seem to indicate that …
les statistiques/expériences semblent indiquer que …
there seems to be a fault in the generator
il semble y avoir un problème dans le générateur
he seems to be looking for/to have lost …
on dirait qu'il cherche/qu'il a perdu …
it would seem so/not
on dirait que oui/non
the whole house seemed to shake
on aurait dit que toute la maison tremblait
things seem to be a lot better between them now
ça a l'air d'aller bien mieux entre eux maintenant
things are not always what they seem
les apparences sont souvent trompeuses
how does she seem today?
comment va- t-elle aujourd'hui?

2. seem (have impression):

it seems to me that …
il me semble que …
+ indic there seem to me to be two possibilities
il me semble qu'il y a deux possibilités
it seems/it very much seems as if or as though
il semble/semble fort que
+ subj I seem to have done
j'ai l'impression que j'ai fait
I seem to have offended him
j'ai l'impression que je l'ai vexé
I seem to have forgotten my money
je crois que j'ai oublié mon argent
I seem to remember I left it on the table
je crois me rappeler que je l'ai laissé sur la table
it seems hours since we left
on dirait qu'il y a des heures que nous sommes partis
that would seem to be the right thing to do
j'ai l'impression que c'est ce qu'il faut faire
there doesn't seem to be any solution
il semble qu'il n'y ait aucune solution
there seems to be some mistake
il semble qu'il y ait erreur
it seemed like a good idea at the time
cela avait l'air d'une bonne idée
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life seems to have passed me by
j'ai le sentiment d'être passé à côté de la vie
it seems incongruous that …
ça paraît bizarre que …
the village seems to be caught in a 1950s time warp
le village semble ne pas avoir évolué depuis les années 50

Translations for seems in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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nanar
old-fashioned film which now seems unintentionally humorous
l'amorçage de la reprise économique paraît difficile
getting economic recovery underway seems difficult
sa résignation n'est qu'apparente
he only seems to be giving in
sembler
to seem
sembler heureux/être heureux
to seem happy/to be happy
elle semble croire que …
she seems to believe that …
la maison semble vide
the house seems empty
tout semble possible
it seems anything is possible
il semble que …
it seems that …
il semble bon de faire
it seems appropriate to do
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
avoir l'air catastrophé
to look ou seem devastated
ils ne signeront vraisemblablement pas ce traité
it seems unlikely that they will sign this treaty

seems in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seems in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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Translations for seems in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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seems Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it seems odds-on that ...
il y a gros à parier que ...
it seems like months since I started
j'ai l'impression que ça fait des mois que j'ai commencé
it seems that ...
il semble que ...
he seems a bit unhinged
il a l'air dérangé
it seems the boss is right
il faut croire que le patron a raison
it seems impossible to him that
il lui paraît impossible que +subj
it seems that sb is going to +infin
il paraît que qn va +infin
he's not as intelligent as he seems
il n'est pas si intelligent qu'il le paraît
that suggestion seems stupid to me
cette proposition m'a l'air idiote
this case seems nearly impossible to me
ce cas me paraît limite
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Nobody in GA-2 seems to remember how she ended up in GA-2.
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Therefore, the origin of cooperative interactions, or actions by individuals that result in other individuals receiving fitness benefits, seems counterintuitive.
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Sadly, it seems, he prefers me wrinkly to whiffy.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Some monarch seems to immerse themselves in spiritualism and religion.
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However, he seems to suggest that historians are as fallible at interpreting the facts as the rest of humanity.
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It really makes the scene - try watching it without the sound; it suddenly seems a lot less hot and a lot more yucky.
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There seems to be quite a lot of thought behind this look -- perhaps the fact that it's reminiscent of an air stewardess is deliberate.
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The economic activity in the area consisted of various kinds of small-scale manufacturing industry and businesses, e.g. demolition of cars, and, it seems, junk yards and second-hand stores.
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Which seems appropriate, whether in the liquor or tax haven context.
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For some reason she always seems to need a small aubergine to be able to do so.
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