“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