il semble
His leg's not so bad, and he seems nice.
Sa jambe n’est pas si mal en point, et il a l’air sympathique.
— To Live (1994)
He seems happy.
Il a l'air heureux.
He seems to have a fever.
Il semble avoir de la fièvre.
— Solaris (1972)
He seems very sleepy.
Il a l'air très somnolent.
He seems rough, but at heart he's very gentle.
Il a l’air rude, mais au fond, il est très doux.
He is not what he seems.
Il n'est pas ce qu'il paraît.
— The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
He seems like a nice person and a great cook.
Il a l'air d'être une personne sympathique et un excellent cuisinier.
— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
He seems angry.
Il a l'air en colère.
He seems to have a fat purse.
Il semble avoir un gros portefeuille.
He seems to know me.
Il semble me connaître.
He seems interested in me.
Il semble s’intéresser à moi.
He is not like he seems.
Il n'est pas comme il en a l'air.
He seems to think so.
Il semble le penser.
Maybe he's not as clean as he seems.
Peut-être qu’il n’est pas aussi propre qu’il en a l’air.
— The Lives of Others (2006)
He seems like a nice guy.
Il a l'air d'être un type sympa.
He's not what he seems.
Il n’est pas ce qu’il semble être.
— Sinners (2025)
He seems very happy about this.
Il a l’air très heureux de cela.
He seems tired this evening.
Il a l’air fatigué ce soir.
He seems tired.
Il a l’air fatigué.
He seems hungry.
Il a l’air d’avoir faim.
He seems to cut his hand more than he cuts wood.
Il semble se couper la main plus souvent qu'il ne coupe du bois.
— Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
He seems quite happy.
Il a l'air plutôt heureux.
He went crazy in the store, but he seems all right now.
Il a pété les plombs dans le magasin, mais il a l'air d'aller bien maintenant.
— Reservoir Dogs (1992)
He seems a bit strange.
Il a l'air un peu bizarre.
He seems very happy.
Il a l’air très heureux.
— Ratatouille (2007)
He seems to know us.
Il semble nous connaître.
He seems preoccupied lately.
Il semble préoccupé ces derniers temps.
He seems tired tonight.
He seems to know everything.
Il semble tout savoir.
The more foolish a child is, the cuter he seems to his parents.
Plus un enfant est bête, plus il paraît mignon à ses parents.
He seems hungry, too.
Il a l'air d'avoir faim, lui aussi.
— Battle Royale (2000)
He seems okay.
Il a l’air d’aller bien.
— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
That kid that likes football, he seems very active.
Ce gamin qui aime le football, il a l'air très actif.
— Broker (2022)
Tom may not be as happy as he seems.
Tom n’est peut-être pas aussi heureux qu’il en a l’air.
Tom isn't as daring as he seems.
Tom n’est pas aussi audacieux qu’il en a l’air.
He seems to make nothing of it.
Il semble n’en faire aucun cas.
He seems a little wishy-washy.
Il semble un peu indécis.
— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
But he seems different.
Mais il a l’air différent.
— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Since her visit he seems much happier.
Depuis sa visite, il semble beaucoup plus heureux.
A man is not always what he seems.
Un homme n’est pas toujours ce qu’il semble être.
He seems very passionate.
Il semble très passionné.
— Lust, Caution (2007)
I know he is not what he seems.
Je sais qu'il n'est pas ce qu'il paraît.