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ils semblaient

seemed, appeared

→ sembler
sembl to seem + aient imperfect tense, they
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #32,740
seemed, appeared Imperfect (past) form of « sembler » for « ils/elles » (they).
FR: Ils semblaient fatigués après le voyage.
EN: They seemed tired after the trip.
Conjugation of sembler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third semblait semblaient

Ses yeux semblaient remplis de larmes.

Her eyes seemed to be filled with tears.

Ils semblaient tous occupés.

They all seemed busy.

Les idées de Tom semblaient folles.

Tom's ideas seemed crazy.

Ils semblaient être sur le point de pleurer.

They looked like they were about to cry.

Elles semblaient être sur le point de pleurer.

They looked like they were about to cry.

Ils semblaient pacifiques.

They seemed peaceful.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

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.