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

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Le tigreau ressemblait à un gros chaton. The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
La fille ressemblait à sa mère. The girl resembled her mother.
Te rappelles-tu à quoi elle ressemblait ? Do you remember what she was like?
De loin, il ressemblait à un visage humain. Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face.
Personne ne savait à quoi ressemblait la machine. Nobody knew what the machine was like.
Est-ce qu'il ressemblait à un docteur ? Did he look like a doctor?
Vue de loin, l'île ressemblait à un nuage. Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.
Vu de loin, le rocher ressemblait à un visage humain. Seen from distance, the rock looked like a human face.
De loin la petite île ressemblait à une tortue marine. The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.
Comme il était habillé de noir, il ressemblait à un prêtre. Since he was dressed in black, he looked like a priest.
Comme il était habillé en noir, il ressemblait à un prêtre. Since he was dressed in black, he looked like a priest.
Vue depuis le ciel, la rivière ressemblait à un énorme serpent. Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.
Le prochain roman que j'écris se passe dans un love hotel c'est pour ça que je voulais savoir à quoi ça ressemblait. The novel I'm writing next is set in a love hotel so I wanted to see what one actually looks like.
Il ressemble à ton frère. He looks like your brother.
Il ressemble à sa mère. He resembles his mother.
Dites-moi à quoi ressemble cet homme. Tell me what that man is like.
À quoi ressemble ta voiture ? What does your car look like?
Jack ressemble à son père. Jack resembles his father.
Personne ne sait vraiment à quoi ressemble un OVNI. No one really knows what a UFO is like.
Ça ressemble à un œuf. It looks like an egg.
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