on dirait un

looks like a

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phrase Common #5,532
looks like a Used to say that something or someone seems to be something, based on appearance or impression.
FR: On dirait un chat noir dans le jardin.
EN: It looks like a black cat in the garden.

On dirait un vieux couple marié.

They look like an old married couple.

On dirait un champ de bataille!

It looks like a battlefield!

— Jean de Florette (1986)

On dirait un orphelinat abandonné.

It looks like an abandoned orphanage.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

On dirait un sportif, mais il est écrivain.

He looks like an athlete, but he's a writer.

On dirait un instrument de musique, pas vrai?

It looks like a musical instrument, doesn't it?

— Le Sifflet (2026)

On dirait un agent de police!

He looks like a police officer!

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

On dirait un garage, non?

It looks like a garage, doesn't it?

— Tesis (1996)

On dirait un ticket de caisse.

It looks like a receipt.

— Juno (2007)

On dirait un moine avec son capuchon.

He looks like a monk with his hood.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Je me demande si c'est bien ou si on dirait un tampon de carnaval.

I wonder if it looks good or if it looks like a carnival stamp.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Maintenant on dirait un hobbit.

Now he looks like a hobbit.

— Juno (2007)

On dirait un écolier.

He looks like a schoolboy.

— The World (2004)

On dirait un ancien hôpital.

It looks like an old hospital.

— Zootopie (2016)

Cette fille, on dirait un garçon manqué.

This girl looks like a tomboy.

On dirait un petit doigt.

It looks like a little finger.

On dirait un ex-petit ami.

He looks like an ex-boyfriend.

— Suzume (2022)

On dirait un serveur suisse.

It looks like a Swiss waiter.

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

On dirait un briquet.

It looks like a lighter.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

On dirait un édifice de la Rome antique.

It looks like a building from ancient Rome.

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

On dirait un ancien rituel de magie.

It looks like an ancient magic ritual.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

On dirait un croiseur impérial.

It looks like an Imperial cruiser.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)