Usage examples of "sembla" in French with translation to English

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L'expérience sembla bien se dérouler. The experiment seemed to be going well.
Tom sembla anxieux des résultats du test d'anglais. Tom looked worried about the result of an English test.
Elle ne sembla pas me reconnaître. She didn't appear to recognize me.
Il sembla surpris par cette nouvelle. He seemed surprised at the news.
Elle sembla perplexe face à la question abrupte posée par le journaliste. She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter.
Il sembla trop bien pour être vrai. It seemed too good to be true.
Il resta silencieux pendant ce qui me sembla une heure. He was silent for what seemed to me an hour.
Elle semblait avoir été malade. She seemed to have been ill.
Elle semblait stupéfiée d'étonnement. She looked stupefied in amazement.
Jane semble apprécier la fête. Jane appears to be enjoying the party.
Mon explication peut sembler étrange. My explanation may sound strange.
Elle ne semblait pas intéressée. She didn't seem interested.
Il semble un peu fatigué. He looks a bit tired.
M. Tanaka semble très riche. Mr Tanaka appears very rich.
Ça semble être une bonne idée. This sounds like a good idea.
Au début, tout semblait difficile. At first, everything seemed difficult.
Elle semble rire toute seule. She looks as if she's laughing to herself.
Elle semble avoir beaucoup d'amies. She appears to have many friends.
Ce qu'elle dit semble étrange. What she says sounds strange.
Il semblait dissimuler le fait. He seemed to conceal the fact.
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