semblaient in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for semblaient 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

hors d'atteinte rester, sembler

out of reach

Translations for semblaient in the English»French Dictionary

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the hours fairly flew past

les heures semblaient vraiment passer à toute allure

it was a divorce battle with no holds barred

le divorce a été une lutte où tous les coups semblaient permis

to seem like a lifetime

sembler une éternité

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

semblaient in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for semblaient in the French»English Dictionary

I.sembler [sɑ̃ble] VB intr

sembler préoccupé

to seem preoccupied

tu me sembles nerveux

you seem nervous (to me)

II.sembler [sɑ̃ble] 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 semblaient in the English»French Dictionary

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to behave like sb possessed

sembler être sous l'emprise d'une puissance occulte

to seem like a lifetime

sembler être toute une vie

seem

sembler

swim

sembler tourbillonner

to appear to be ...

sembler être ...

sound

sembler

to make as if to +infin form

sembler vouloir +infin

semblaient Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sembler préoccupé

to seem preoccupied

sembler être sous l'emprise d'une puissance occulte

to behave like sb possessed