German Word: scheinen
English Meaning: 1. to seem, to appear 2. to shine
Italian Meaning: parere

Word Forms: gescheint, geschienen, schein, scheine, scheinend, scheinende, scheinenden, scheinendes, scheinest, scheinet, scheinst, scheint, schien, schiene, schienen, schienest, schienet, schienst, schient

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Spaß und Produktivität scheinen eng miteinander verknüpft zu sein.
Fun and productivity seem to be tightly intertwined.
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Es scheint keine Einigung in Sicht zu sein.
There doesn't seem to be an agreement in sight.
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Die Sonne scheint.
The sun is shining.
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Es scheint, dass es keine Zeugen des Mordes gibt.
Nobody seems to have witnessed the murder.
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Auf Lanzarote scheint das ganze Jahr über die Sonne.
On Lanzarote there is year-round sunshine.
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Das scheint eine gute Idee zu sein.
That seems to be a good idea.
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Sie scheint sehr schüchtern zu sein.
She seems to be very shy.
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