ils ressemblaient

looked like, resembled

→ ressembler
res again or back + sembl to seem + aient imperfect tense, they
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #39,783
looked like, resembled Imperfect tense (they).
FR: Les deux maisons se ressemblaient beaucoup.
EN: The two houses looked very similar.
Conjugation of ressembler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ressemblais
Second ressemblais
Third ressemblait ressemblaient

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)

Elles ressemblaient un peu à des dents de chien.

They looked a bit like dog teeth.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

De loin, elles se ressemblaient toutes les deux.

From a distance, they both looked alike.

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)

Les maisons ressemblaient à autant de boîtes d'allumettes.

The houses looked like so many matchboxes.