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ne semblait pas

didn't seem

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phrase Uncommon #17,710
didn't seem Used to say that something did not appear true or obvious. Often followed by an adjective or an infinitive.
FR: Il ne semblait pas fatigué.
EN: He didn't seem tired.

Elle ne semblait pas intéressée.

She didn’t seem interested.

Tom ne semblait pas au courant qu'il était censé faire cela.

Tom didn’t seem to know that he was supposed to do that.

Tom dit que Marie ne semblait pas fatiguée.

Tom says that Marie didn't seem tired.

Tom ne semblait pas être satisfait.

Tom didn't seem satisfied.

Tom ne semblait pas très nerveux.

Tom didn't seem very nervous.

Mary ne semblait pas comprendre pourquoi il fallait qu'elle fasse ça.

Mary didn’t seem to understand why she had to do that.

Tom ne semblait pas parler français.

Tom didn't seem to speak French.

Pendant un moment, Mary ne semblait pas comprendre ce que Tom disait.

For a moment, Mary didn't seem to understand what Tom was saying.

Elle ne semblait pas riche.

She didn't seem rich.

— Assassination (2015)

Tom ne semblait pas au courant qu'il était censé le faire.

Tom didn't seem to know he was supposed to do it.

Tom ne semblait pas très occupé.

Tom didn't seem very busy.

Mary ne semblait pas vouloir se faire des amis.

Mary didn't seem to want to make friends.

Ca ne semblait pas poser de problème, monsieur.

It didn't seem to be a problem, sir.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Le type sur qui j'ai tiré hier ne semblait pas être un espion.

The guy I shot at yesterday didn’t seem to be a spy.

— Assassination (2015)

Tom ne semblait pas surpris le moins du monde.

Tom didn’t seem surprised in the slightest.

Mais ça ne semblait pas dater du jour même.

But it didn't seem to have happened that day.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Tom ne semblait pas avoir très faim.

Tom didn't seem very hungry.

Thomas ne semblait pas très enthousiaste.

Thomas didn't seem very enthusiastic.

Tom ne semblait pas vouloir parler à propos de Marie.

Tom didn’t seem to want to talk about Marie.

Ça ne semblait pas sérieux.

It didn't seem serious.

— Article 15 (2019)

Tom ne semblait pas sérieux.

Tom didn't seem serious.

Tom ne semblait pas du tout surpris.

Tom didn't seem surprised at all.