seem 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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the benefits seem small, set against the risks
par rapport aux risques les bénéfices semblent maigres
pursuer I can't seem to shake off this flu
je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de cette grippe
my problems seem rather insignificant beside yours
mes problèmes semblent assez insignifiants par rapport aux tiens or à côté des tiens

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

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seem in the PONS Dictionary

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

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seem Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to seem like a lifetime
sembler être toute une vie
to be/seem a little peculiar to sb
être/paraître un peu étrange à qn
to be/seem intent on sth
être enclin à qc
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Not speaking politely enough can be insulting, and speaking too politely can be distancing (and therefore also insulting) or seem sarcastic.
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Fox and persian fallow deer are present as well, but seem to have been hunted.
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This contains a toxin called bufagin and is enough to deter many predators although grass snakes seem to be unaffected by it.
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We seem trapped by an idea that supporting an elite institution is a suspicious, bad thing.
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We would rhapsodise further if it didn't seem obsessive and weird.
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In rural estates, bailiffs seem to have been responsible for at least some of the household shrines (lararia) and their deities.
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They seem to have been deliberately selected and placed at specific points in the circle that mark certain calendrical events (sunsets and solstices related to the four seasons, for example).
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Even so, the wages they earn in the wealthier country might seem attractive compared to those in the origin country.
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In addition, some nanoparticles seem to be able to translocate from their site of deposition to distant sites such as the blood and the brain.
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The tiny desk doubles as a nightstand; an overhead shower fixture delivers water like rain, perhaps to make the stall (no tub) seem more spacious.
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