seemed
Les idées de Tom semblaient folles.
Tom's ideas seemed crazy.
Elles semblaient être sur le point de pleurer.
They looked like they were about to cry.
Ils semblaient être sur le point de pleurer.
They looked like they were about to cry.
Les prisonniers ne semblaient avoir rien écrit.
The prisoners didn’t seem to have written anything.
They all seemed busy.
Dan et Linda semblaient parfaits ensemble.
Dan and Linda seemed perfect together.
Ils semblaient savoir ce qu'ils faisaient.
They seemed to know what they were doing.
Ils n'étaient pas du tout effrayants et semblaient, en quelque sorte, normaux.
They weren’t scary at all and seemed, in a way, normal.
— Jojo Rabbit (2019)
La terre et l'eau semblaient être à la dévotion de son maître.
The land and water seemed to be at their master's disposal.