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

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At first, everything seemed difficult. Au début, tout semblait difficile.
He seemed to be ill. Il avait l'air d'être malade.
It seemed like a good idea. Ça paraissait être une bonne idée.
Jackson seemed to get better. Jackson semblait se rétablir.
He seemed to be tired from working hard. Il avait l'air fatigué de travailler dur.
The more I thought about the problem, the more difficult it seemed. Plus je réfléchissais à ce problème, plus il paraissait difficile.
No one seemed to hear. Personne ne semblait entendre.
She seemed happy in contrast to the man. Contrairement à l'homme, elle avait l'air heureuse.
John's parents seemed relieved to hear that his plane was on time. Les parents de John paraissaient soulagés d'apprendre que son avion était à l'heure.
She seemed to have been ill. Elle semblait avoir été malade.
He seemed to conceal the fact. Il semblait dissimuler le fait.
The TV program seemed very interesting. Le programme télé semblait vraiment intéressant.
He seemed unconscious of my presence. Il ne semblait pas conscient de ma présence.
He seemed surprised at the news. Il sembla surpris par cette nouvelle.
It seemed that he was sick. Il semblait qu'il était malade.
It seemed too good to be true. Il sembla trop bien pour être vrai.
At first sight, the question seemed easy. À première vue, la question semble simple.
You seemed not to know the truth. Tu semblais ne pas connaître la vérité.
It seemed to be a good idea. Il semblait que c'était une bonne idée.
The baby seemed to be fast asleep. Le bébé semblait dormir à poings fermés.
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