sembler
Meaning
- (impersonal, intransitive) to seem, to resemble
- (intransitive) to appear
Concepts
appear to be
be seen
chance on
light upon
be in sight
act as
Synonyms
avoir l’air de
être visible
être vu
faire l’effet de
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɑ̃.ble/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French sembler, from Old French sembler, from Late Latin similāre, a verb based on Latin similis (“similar”). Doublet of simuler.
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