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"Dear Juanito," she said, passing her arm around his neck and kissing his eyelids, "if you knew how sweet death would seem to me if given by you!
— Mon cher Juanito, dit-elle en lui passant le bras autour du cou et l’embrassant sur les paupières  si tu savais combien, donnée par toi, la mort me sera douce
Balzac, Honore de / El verdugoBalzac, Honore de / El verdugo
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
It was ridiculous in me to take charge of the business like this, but they didn't seem to mind, and after all I had been in the show from the start.
Je sentais le ridicule de prendre ainsi la direction de l'affaire, mais ils ne parurent pas s'en apercevoir, et après tout, puisque j'avais moi-même ouvert la danse…
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
I was a good deal bothered, and I wanted to be quite certain about this Faujas, whom you seem to look upon as a sort of prince in disguise.
J'avais la tête cassée; je voulais avoir le coeur net sur le Faujas, que vous semblez traiter en prince déguisé.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Marthe, however, did not seem to share her husband's confidence, bub continued to stand out against him, a thing which seldom happened.
Cependant, Marthe ne se rassurait pas. Elle tenait tête à son mari, ce qui lui arrivait rarement.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
I have at this moment before me the history of a mighty and passionate soul, whom every adventure that makes for the sorrow or gladness of man would seem to have passed by with averted head.
J'ai en ce moment sous les yeux la biographie d'une de ces âmes puissantes et passionnées, à côté de laquelle toutes les aventures qui font le bonheur ou le malheur des hommes semblent avoir passé sans détourner la tête.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
"My morning duty has made me seem forgetful of you and Mabel; but we have now an hour or two to spare, and to get acquainted.
– Les devoirs que j’ai à remplir le matin ont été cause que j’ai eu l’air de vous oublier ainsi que Mabel ; mais à présent j’ai une heure ou deux à ma disposition, et nous pourrons faire connaissance.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
If misfortune befall them, they grovel before it and stoop down to its level; and misfortune, with them, would seem always to wear its poorest and commonest aspect.
Ils prennent immédiatement la forme même du malheur qu'ils déplorent, et n'en prennent que la forme la plus pauvre et la plus usitée.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
"I'm sure I don't know," said Mr. Shelby. "Once get business running wrong, there does seem to be no end to it.
–  Ma foi, je n’en sais rien. Quand les affaires tournent mal, il n’y a pas de raison pour en finir.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Those twelve years of vain waiting and increasing decline did not seem to have diminished her conviction that in spite of everything she would some day triumph.
Ces douze années d’attente vaine, de déchéances successives, ne semblaient pas même avoir entamé la certitude où elle était malgré tout, de triompher un jour.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
He didn't seem at all proud of himself, but hurried along with his head bent down.
Allez, il n'a pas l'air fier, il baisse la tête, il trotte vite....
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
There's scarcely a pub. of any attractions within ten miles of London that she does not seem to have looked in at, or stopped at, or slept at, some time or other.
Il n’y a pas un seul établissement de quelque renommée à dix milles à la ronde de la capitale, où elle n’ait pas, selon les dires, rendu visite ou séjourné un jour ou l’autre.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Let us not think virtue will crumble, though God Himself seem unjust.
Ne nous imaginons pas que les bases de la vertu s'effondrent parce que Dieu nous semble injuste.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
However, they seem to have given him a nice reception!
N'importe, il paraît qu'on l'a joliment arrangé.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
'You seem the right kind of fellows,' he said.
– Vous m’avez l’air bien trempés, me dit-il.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"What shall I tell them, Hist," she asked imploringly - "I know that all I have read from the book is true, and yet it wouldn't seem so, would it, by the conduct of those to whom the book was given?"
– Que leur dirai-je, Hist ? demanda-t-elle d’un ton suppliant ; je sais que tout ce que j’ai lu dans ce livre est vrai ; et pourtant, on croirait le contraire d’après la conduite de ceux auxquels ce livre a été donné.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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seem

verb
Basic forms
Pastseemed
Imperativeseem
Present Participle (Participle I)seeming
Past Participle (Participle II)seemed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I seemwe seem
you seemyou seem
he/she/it seemsthey seem
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am seemingwe are seeming
you are seemingyou are seeming
he/she/it is seemingthey are seeming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have seemedwe have seemed
you have seemedyou have seemed
he/she/it has seemedthey have seemed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been seemingwe have been seeming
you have been seemingyou have been seeming
he/she/it has been seemingthey have been seeming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I seemedwe seemed
you seemedyou seemed
he/she/it seemedthey seemed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was seemingwe were seeming
you were seemingyou were seeming
he/she/it was seemingthey were seeming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had seemedwe had seemed
you had seemedyou had seemed
he/she/it had seemedthey had seemed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been seemingwe had been seeming
you had been seemingyou had been seeming
he/she/it had been seemingthey had been seeming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will seemwe shall/will seem
you will seemyou will seem
he/she/it will seemthey will seem
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be seemingwe shall/will be seeming
you will be seemingyou will be seeming
he/she/it will be seemingthey will be seeming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have seemedwe shall/will have seemed
you will have seemedyou will have seemed
he/she/it will have seemedthey will have seemed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been seemingwe shall/will have been seeming
you will have been seemingyou will have been seeming
he/she/it will have been seemingthey will have been seeming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would seemwe should/would seem
you would seemyou would seem
he/she/it would seemthey would seem
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be seemingwe should/would be seeming
you would be seemingyou would be seeming
he/she/it would be seemingthey would be seeming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have seemedwe should/would have seemed
you would have seemedyou would have seemed
he/she/it would have seemedthey would have seemed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been seemingwe should/would have been seeming
you would have been seemingyou would have been seeming
he/she/it would have been seemingthey would have been seeming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am seemedwe are seemed
you are seemedyou are seemed
he/she/it is seemedthey are seemed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being seemedwe are being seemed
you are being seemedyou are being seemed
he/she/it is being seemedthey are being seemed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been seemedwe have been seemed
you have been seemedyou have been seemed
he/she/it has been seemedthey have been seemed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was seemedwe were seemed
you were seemedyou were seemed
he/she/it was seemedthey were seemed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being seemedwe were being seemed
you were being seemedyou were being seemed
he/she/it was being seemedthey were being seemed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been seemedwe had been seemed
you had been seemedyou had been seemed
he/she/it had been seemedthey had been seemed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be seemedwe shall/will be seemed
you will be seemedyou will be seemed
he/she/it will be seemedthey will be seemed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been seemedwe shall/will have been seemed
you will have been seemedyou will have been seemed
he/she/it will have been seemedthey will have been seemed