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ne semblait pas

did not seem

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phrase Uncommon #19,925
did not seem The phrase uses the imperfect tense; ne and pas surround the verb to make it negative.
FR: Il ne semblait pas fatigué.
EN: He didn’t seem tired.

Tom ne semblait pas du tout surpris.

Tom didn't seem surprised at all.

Tom ne semblait pas parler français.

Tom didn't seem to speak French.

Mais ça ne semblait pas dater du jour même.

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

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Tom dit que Marie ne semblait pas fatiguée.

Tom says that Marie didn't seem tired.

Ça ne semblait pas sérieux.

It didn't seem serious.

— Article 15 (2019)

Tom ne semblait pas très occupé.

Tom didn't seem very busy.

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.

Elle ne semblait pas riche.

She didn't seem rich.

— Assassination (2015)

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 vouloir se faire des amis.

Mary didn't seem to want to make friends.

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.

Mais, cependant, ce soir-là, elle ne semblait pas heureuse.

But that evening, however, she didn’t seem happy.

— Our Times (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.

Elle ne semblait pas intéressée.

She didn’t seem interested.

Tom ne semblait pas avoir très faim.

Tom didn't seem very hungry.

Tom ne semblait pas surpris le moins du monde.

Tom didn’t seem surprised in the slightest.

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

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

Ça 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 sérieux.

Tom didn't seem serious.

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.