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to seem
01
sembler
to appear to be or do something particular
Linking Verb: to seem [adj] | to seem sth
Exemples
Choose whichever path seems right for you.
Choisissez le chemin qui vous semble bon.
Despite his confident exterior, he seems unsure about the decision.
Malgré son extérieur confiant, il semble incertain quant à la décision.
1.1
sembler
to appear or give the impression of being something
Transitive: to seem that
Linking Verb: to seem [adj]
Exemples
It seems only fair to give everyone an equal opportunity to participate.
Il semble juste de donner à chacun une chance égale de participer.
It seems they forgot about the meeting.
Il semble qu'ils ont oublié la réunion.
1.2
sembler, paraître
used to make one's statement seem less strong or compelling
Transitive: to seem to do sth
Exemples
I seem to have misplaced my keys somewhere.
Il semble que j'aie égaré mes clés quelque part.
I seem to recall that you said you would be there.
Il semble que je me souvienne que tu as dit que tu serais là.
02
échouer, ne pas réussir
to fail at doing something despite one's efforts
Transitive: to seem to do sth
Exemples
He would seem to be having trouble with his job.
Il semblerait avoir des difficultés avec son travail.
I ca n't seem to get this equation right.
Je n'arrive pas à sembler obtenir cette équation correcte.
Arbre Lexical
seeming
seem
