“Sembrare”
Verbo Intransitivo :
Sembra simpatico →
he seems o appears (to be) nice
Sembrava più giovane →
he seemed o looked younger
Sembra una ragazzina →
she looks like a young girl
Sembra una strega → she looks like a witch
Sembra suo padre →
he looks like his father
Sembra caffè →
it tastes like coffee
al tocco sembrava seta
→ it felt like silk
sembra odore di bruciato→
it smells as if something is burning
Impersonal Verb :
Sembra che →
it seems that
Mi sembra che… (ho l’impressione) →
it seems to me that …,
it looks to me as though …(penso)
I think (that) …,
I have a feeling that …
Non è facile come sembra →
it’s not as easy as it seems
Ti sembra giusto? →
do you think it’s fair?
Le sembra di sapere tutto →
she thinks she knows everything
Fai come ti sembra→
do as you please o as you see fit
Sembrava una buona idea → It seemed like a good idea
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