ils ressemblaient

looked like, resembled

→ ressembler
res again or back + sembl to seem, to appear + aient ils/elles imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #45,350
looked like, resembled With se, it means “looked alike” or “resembled each other.”
FR: Les deux sœurs se ressemblaient beaucoup.
EN: The two sisters looked a lot alike.
Conjugation of ressembler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ressemblais —
Second ressemblais —
Third ressemblait ressemblaient

De loin, elles se ressemblaient toutes les deux.

From a distance, they both looked alike.

Elles ressemblaient un peu à des dents de chien.

They looked a bit like dog teeth.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ça devait être beau quand les hommes à travers le monde ressemblaient à ça !

It must have been beautiful when men around the world looked like that!

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Tous les gens du supermarché ressemblaient à des genres de démon.

Everyone in the supermarket looked like some kind of demon.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Les maisons ressemblaient à autant de boîtes d'allumettes.

The houses looked like so many matchboxes.