Italian Word: sembrare
English Meaning: 1. to seem 2. to look (like) 3. to sound
German Meaning: scheinen, wirken

Word Forms: sembra, sembrando, sembrano, sembrante, sembrarono, sembrasse, sembrassero, sembrati, sembrato, sembrava, sembravano, sembrerà, sembreranno, sembrerebbe, sembrerebbero, sembri, sembrino, sembrò

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La conosco appena, ma sembra molto gentile.
I hardly know her, but she seems very nice.
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Questo programma non sembra avere alcuna applicazione pratica.
This software doesn't seem to have any practical application.
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Mio nonno sembra proprio Babbo Natale, con quella sua barba folta e bianca.
My grandfather looks just like Santa Claus, with that thick, white beard of his.
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So che sembra surreale, ma ho incontrato la mia fidanzata ad un funerale.
I know it sounds surreal, but I met my fiancée at a funeral.
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Era talmente bella da bambina che sembrava una bambola.
She was so beautiful as a child that she looked like a doll.
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Sembrava l'uomo perfetto per Serena, ma non lo era.
He seemed the perfect man for Serena, but he wasn't.
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Maria sembrava così allegra che non ho osato dirle cos'era successo.
Mary looked so cheerful that I didn't dare to tell her what had happened.
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