semblé

seemed

→ sembler

sembl to seem + é past participle

verb · masculine singular · past Uncommon #18,832

seemed

FR: Il a semblé surpris.

EN: He seemed surprised.

Conjugation of sembler

Past

semblé

Vous avez semblé l'apprécier.

You seemed to like it.

Oui, c'est ce qui m'a semblé.

Yes, that's what it seemed to me.

Il a semblé satisfait de mon explication.

He seemed satisfied with my explanation.

La fille a semblé surprise par la question du garçon.

The girl seemed surprised by the boy’s question.

Elle a semblé déçue par le résultat.

She seemed disappointed with the result.

Elle n'a pas semblé me reconnaître.

She didn't seem to recognize me.

Tu ne m'as jamais semblé très intelligent.

You never seemed very intelligent to me.

— Avatar : De feu et de cendres (2025)

Ça m'a semblé bizarre.

It seemed strange to me.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

L'expérience a semblé bien se dérouler.

The experiment seemed to go well.

Il a semblé très surpris lorsque je lui en ai parlé.

He seemed very surprised when I told him about it.

C'est ce qu'il m'a semblé.

That's what it seemed to me.

Il m'a semblé que tu devais le savoir.

I thought you should know.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Et ça m'a semblé bon.

And it seemed good to me.

— Picnic (1955)

Ma femme a semblé surprise.

My wife seemed surprised.

Ça m'avait semblé comme un vrai ruisseau.

It had seemed like a real stream to me.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Il m'a semblé regarder longtemps Ugolin.

I felt as though I had been watching Ugolin for a long time.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Le temps m'a semblé long !

The time seemed to drag!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Est-ce que ça t'a semblé une menace ?

Did it seem like a threat to you?

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Ce livre m'a semblé difficile à lire.

I found this book difficult to read.

Ça m'a semblé bizarre à moi aussi.

It seemed strange to me too.