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semble S’emploie avant un verbe à l’infinitif pour exprimer une impression ou une apparence.
EN: She seems to understand the problem.
FR: Elle semble comprendre le problème.

“It seems to me to be a most dark and sinister business.”

Cela me semble être une affaire des plus sombres et sinistres.

Ziri seems to understand Rima.

Ziri semble comprendre Rima.

And sometimes, Monday seems to come faster.

Et parfois, le lundi semble arriver plus vite.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

The relationship between Tom and Mary seems to me to be the most suspicious.

La relation entre Tom et Mary me semble la plus suspecte.

Nothing seems to grow in this soil.

Rien ne semble pousser dans ce sol.

Mine just seems to grow.

Le mien semble tout simplement grossir.

— Madame Satã (2002)

This one seems to turn up wherever I go.

Celui-ci semble apparaître partout où je vais.

— Fallen Angels (1995)

My brother seems to enjoy himself at college.

Mon frère semble bien s’amuser à l’université.

Jane seems to have a new boyfriend.

Jane semble avoir un nouveau petit ami.

The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.

Le chef de section semble prendre plaisir à abuser de son autorité.

Nancy seems to lack sincerity.

Nancy semble manquer de sincérité.

That man seems to think you're doing well.

Cet homme semble penser que tu te débrouilles bien.

— The Chorus (2004)

No one seems to smile any more.

Plus personne ne semble sourire.

No one here seems to want our help.

Personne ici ne semble vouloir de notre aide.

No one seems to smile anymore.

Plus personne ne semble sourire.

Well, there seems to me to be only one possible solution.

Eh bien, il me semble qu’il n’y a qu’une seule solution possible.

Tom seems to want something more.

Tom semble vouloir quelque chose de plus.

Tom seems to need to go to the bathroom.

Tom semble avoir besoin d’aller aux toilettes.

That seems to make sense.

Cela semble logique.

No one seems to care.

Personne ne semble s'en soucier.

Tom seems to have trouble walking.

Tom semble avoir du mal à marcher.

He seems to believe that what he says is true.

Il semble croire que ce qu’il dit est vrai.

Nothing seems to scare you.

Rien ne semble te faire peur.

I can't imagine loving anybody as much as Tom seems to love Mary.

Je n’arrive pas à imaginer aimer quelqu’un autant que Tom semble aimer Mary.

Plastic seems to fascinate cats.

Le plastique semble fasciner les chats.

His secretary seems to know the truth.

Sa secrétaire semble connaître la vérité.

What's even more amusing is that Gusteau actually seems to believe it.

Ce qui est encore plus amusant, c’est que Gusteau semble vraiment y croire.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Japanese medicine seems to suit me.

La médecine japonaise semble me convenir.

— Assassination (2015)

Jack seems to regret it deeply.

Jack semble le regretter profondément.

Every clue seems to slip through my fingers.

Chaque indice semble m’échapper.

No one seems to listen to us anymore.

Plus personne ne semble nous écouter.

He seems to.

Il semblerait.

— Wings of Desire (1987)

It's the world that seems to have a problem with me.

C’est le monde qui semble avoir un problème avec moi.

— Shrek (2001)

Trust seems to vanish when jealousy takes hold.

La confiance semble disparaître lorsque la jalousie s'installe.

Apparently the public seems to believe that Watanabe built it.

Apparemment, le public semble croire que Watanabe l’a construit.

— Ikiru (1952)

Tom seems to always be busy.

Tom semble toujours être occupé.

Mr White seems to have many friends.

Monsieur White semble avoir beaucoup d’amis.

The audience seems to feel bored.

Le public semble s’ennuyer.

His failure seems to have something to do with his character.

Son échec semble avoir un lien avec son caractère.