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ressembler

to look like, to resemble

ʁ ə . s ɑ̃ . b l e
res again or back + sembler to seem, to appear
verb Uncommon #22,415
to look like, to resemble Used with à before the person or thing someone or something looks like.
FR: Elle veut ressembler à sa mère.
EN: She wants to look like her mother.
Conjugation of ressembler
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ressemble ressemblons
Second ressembles ressemblez
Third ressemble ressemblent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ressemble —
Second ressembles —
Third ressemble ressemblent
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — ressemblons
Second ressemble ressemblez
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ressemblais —
Second ressemblais —
Third ressemblait ressemblaient
ressembler
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third ressemblera —
Conditional
SingularPlural
Third ressemblerait —

Mais les enfants devront me ressembler.

But the children will have to look like me.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Je sais ce qu'elles ressentent, à quoi elles ont envie de ressembler.

I know how they feel and what they want to look like.

— Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

À quoi va ressembler notre vie dans l'espace ?

What will our life in space be like?

— Bugonia (2025)

Sami commence à ressembler exactement à son père.

Sami is starting to look exactly like his father.

Ils peuvent juste nous ressembler.

They might just look like us.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Les femmes veulent lui ressembler.

Women want to look like her.

— Chicago (2002)

Comment pourrais-je vous ressembler ?

How could I be like you?

— Our Times (2015)

Les jours commencent à se ressembler.

The days are starting to all look the same.

— Avatar (2009)

Je voulais lui ressembler.

I wanted to be like him.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

J'aimerais lui ressembler.

I’d like to look like him/her.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

J'observe avec horreur comment Ighnate se met à te ressembler.

I watch in horror as Ighnate starts to resemble you.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Alors ils devront te ressembler ?

So they will have to look like you?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Je veux lui ressembler.

I want to be like him.

Et donc ce soir, tu peux pas ressembler au crabe de La Petite Sirène.

So tonight, you can't look like the crab from The Little Mermaid.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Mais ils devront me ressembler.

But they will have to resemble me.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Tu veux lui ressembler ?

Do you want to look like him?

— American Gangster (2007)

Je veux te ressembler.

I want to be like you.

— Our Times (2015)

Moi, je rêve de ressembler aux héros de romans, comme vous et Li Mu Bai.

I dream of resembling the heroes of novels, like you and Li Mu Bai.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

J'ai essayé de te ressembler.

I tried to be like you.

Sounds similar to

rassembler ʁ a . s ɑ̃ . b l e ressemblant ʁ ə . s ɑ̃ . b l ɑ̃