What is 'sembler' called in English?

'sembler' in English is called "Seem". Seem refers to: Donner l'impression d'être quelque chose ou d'avoir une qualité particulière.

How do you pronounce 'Seem' and 'sembler'?

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English: "The new plan seems promising." | French: "Le nouveau plan semble prometteur."

verb

English to French Dictionary

sembler, paraître

sembler in English:seem

Phonetic:sɑ̃ble

Gender:Neuter

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de seem en français est sembler, paraître. (Donner l'impression d'être quelque chose ou d'avoir une qualité particulière.)

1
verb
paraître
To give the impression of being something or to appear to have a particular quality.
Donner l'impression d'être quelque chose ou d'avoir une qualité particulière.
2
verb
sembler
To appear to exist or be true, often based on limited information or perception.
Apparaître comme existant ou vrai, souvent basé sur des informations ou une perception limitées.

“The new plan seems promising.”

Le nouveau plan semble prometteur.

“It seems like a long time since we last met.”

Il semble que cela fasse longtemps depuis notre dernière rencontre.

“He seems to know a lot about the subject.”

Il semble savoir beaucoup de choses sur le sujet.

In French:

paraîtreavoir l'air

In English:

In French:

être

third person singularseems

past tenseseemed

present participleseeming

adverbseemingly

It seems that...expression

Used to introduce a statement that appears to be true.

seem to becollocation

To give the impression of being in a particular state or doing something.

seem likecollocation

To give the impression of being similar to something or having a particular quality.