Usage examples of "savoir paraître" in French with translation to English

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Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.

Je veux savoir si vous serez libre demain. I want to know if you will be free tomorrow.

Elle était supposée paraître à la fête avec lui. She was supposed to attend the party with him.

Tom veux savoir pourquoi. Tom wants to know why.

Je suis très bon à paraître organisé, bien que la réalité soit quelque peu différente. I am very good at appearing organised, although the reality is somewhat different.

Nous commençons à douter de ce que nous pensions savoir. We're starting to question what we thought we knew.

Aussi étrange que cela puisse paraître, il a rencontré une personne qu'on disait morte. As strange as it may be, he met with somebody who is said to be dead.

Keeton voulait savoir si c'est la vérité. Keeton wanted to know if this is true.

Faire ce genre de chose te fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.

Je veux vraiment savoir. I really want to know.

Cela peut paraître étrange, mais ce qu'elle dit est la vérité. It may sound strange, but what she said is true.

Jeff semble savoir où elle est. Jeff seems to know where she is.

Si tu changes ta coiffure, tu pourrais paraître dix ans plus jeune. If you change your hairstyle, you could look ten years younger.

Même si tes phrases étaient effectivement vides de sens, au moins tu as la chance de savoir faire de belles phrases. Even if your sentences were actually senseless, you at least have the luck to be able to form beautiful sentences.

Porter des lunettes vous fait paraître plus intellectuel. Wearing glasses makes you look more intellectual.

Tenez-vous à le savoir ? Do you really want to know?

Ça vient de paraître. It just came out.

Faites-moi savoir ce que vous découvrirez. Let me know what you find out.

L'histoire peut paraître étrange, mais elle est véridique. The story may sound strange, but it is true.

Si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit d'autre, faites-le-moi savoir. If there's anything else you need, just let me know.

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