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1 hearsay
hearsay ['hɪəseɪ]ouï-dire m inv, rumeurs fpl;∎ it's only hearsay ce ne sont que des rumeurs;∎ I only know it by or from hearsay je ne le sais que par ouï-dire►► Law hearsay evidence déposition f sur la foi d'un tiers or d'autrui -
2 seem
seem [si:m](a) (with adjective) sembler, avoir l'air;∎ he seems very nice il a l'air très gentil;∎ you don't seem very pleased with the result vous n'avez pas l'air ravi du résultat;∎ you seem (to be) lost vous semblez (être) ou vous avez l'air (d'être) perdu;∎ things aren't always what they seem (to be) les apparences sont parfois trompeuses;∎ just do whatever seems right fais ce que tu jugeras bon de faire;∎ the wind makes it seem colder than it is on dirait qu'il fait plus froid à cause du vent;∎ her behaviour seemed perfectly normal to me son comportement m'a semblé tout à fait normal;∎ how does the situation seem to you? - it seems hopeless que pensez-vous de la situation? - elle me semble désespérée;∎ how did grandfather seem to you? - he seemed much older comment as-tu trouvé grand-père? - j'ai trouvé qu'il avait beaucoup vieilli(b) (with infinitive) sembler, avoir l'air;∎ the door seemed to open by itself la porte sembla s'ouvrir toute seule;∎ she seems to have recovered completely elle a l'air d'être tout à fait remise;∎ she seemed to be trying to say something elle semblait essayer de dire quelque chose;∎ he didn't seem to know, he seemed not to know il n'avait pas l'air de savoir;∎ you seem to think you can do as you like here vous avez l'air de croire que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez ici;∎ I seem to have heard his name somewhere il me semble avoir entendu son nom quelque part;∎ I seem to sleep better with the window open je crois que je dors mieux avec la fenêtre ouverte;∎ I seem to remember (that)… je crois bien me souvenir que… + indicative;∎ I'm sorry, I seem to have forgotten your name excusez-moi, je crois que j'ai oublié votre nom;∎ I seemed to be floating on a cloud j'avais l'impression de flotter sur un nuage;∎ now, what seems to be the problem? alors, quel est le problème d'après vous?(c) (with "can't", "couldn't")∎ I can't seem to do it je n'y arrive pas;∎ I can't seem to remember je n'arrive pas à me souvenir;∎ I couldn't seem to get any answer impossible d'obtenir une réponse(d) (with noun, often with "like") sembler, paraître;∎ he seems (like) a nice boy il a l'air très sympathique ou d'un garçon charmant;∎ it seems (like) an excellent idea cela me semble (être) une excellente idée;∎ after what seemed (like) ages, the doctor arrived après une attente qui parut interminable, le médecin arriva;∎ it all seems (like) a long time ago now ça me paraît loin maintenant;∎ it seems like only yesterday il me semble que c'était hier;∎ it seems like a dream on croit rêver(e) (impersonal use) sembler;∎ it seemed that or as if nothing could make her change her mind il semblait que rien ne pourrait la faire changer d'avis;∎ it seemed as though I'd known her for years j'avais l'impression de la connaître depuis des années;∎ it seems to be raining on dirait qu'il pleut;∎ it seemed best to leave il semblait préférable de partir;∎ it seems like only yesterday c'est comme si c'était hier;∎ it seems likely that this will happen soon cela risque d'arriver bientôt;∎ it seems to me that… il me semble que… + indicative, j'ai l'impression que… + indicative;∎ it seems to me there's no solution j'ai l'impression qu'il n'y a pas de solution;∎ there seems to be some mistake on dirait qu'il y a une erreur, il semble y avoir une erreur;∎ there seem to be many opponents of the bill il semble y avoir ou qu'il y ait beaucoup de gens qui s'opposent au projet de loi;∎ there doesn't seem (to be) much point in going on je ne crois pas qu'il y ait ou j'ai l'impression qu'il n'y a pas grand intérêt à continuer;∎ we've been having a spot of bother - so it seems or would seem! nous avons eu un petit problème - on dirait bien!∎ it seems over two hundred people were killed il paraît que plus de deux cents personnes ont été tuées;∎ it would seem so il paraît que oui;∎ it would seem not il paraît que non, apparemment pas;∎ he doesn't seem to have known about the operation apparemment, il n'était pas au courant de l'opération;∎ it seems or it would seem (that) he already knew il semble ou il semblerait qu'il était déjà au courant
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