- seem
- [siːm]
verbo intransitivo1) (give impression) sembrare
he seems to be looking for... — sembra che stia cercando...
it would seem so, not — sembrerebbe così, non sembrerebbe
things are not always what they seem — le cose non sono sempre come sembrano
how does he seem today? — come ti sembra che stia oggi?
2) (have impression)it seems to me that... — mi sembra che...
there seem to me to be two possibilities — mi sembra che ci siano due possibilità
it (very much) seems as if o as though sembra (proprio) che; I seem to have offended him ho l'impressione di averlo offeso; it seems hours since... sembra che siano passate ore da quando...; it seemed like a good idea — sembrava una buona idea
3) (expressing criticism)he seems to think that... — a quanto pare pensa che...
they don't seem to realize that... — non sembrano rendersi conto che...
what seems to be the problem? — qual è il problema?
4) (despite trying)I just can't seem to do — proprio non ci riesco a fare
* * *[si:m]verb(to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) sembrare- seeming- seemingly
- seemly* * *[siːm]verbo intransitivo1) (give impression) sembrarehe seems to be looking for... — sembra che stia cercando...
it would seem so, not — sembrerebbe così, non sembrerebbe
things are not always what they seem — le cose non sono sempre come sembrano
how does he seem today? — come ti sembra che stia oggi?
2) (have impression)it seems to me that... — mi sembra che...
there seem to me to be two possibilities — mi sembra che ci siano due possibilità
it (very much) seems as if o as though sembra (proprio) che; I seem to have offended him ho l'impressione di averlo offeso; it seems hours since... sembra che siano passate ore da quando...; it seemed like a good idea — sembrava una buona idea
3) (expressing criticism)he seems to think that... — a quanto pare pensa che...
they don't seem to realize that... — non sembrano rendersi conto che...
what seems to be the problem? — qual è il problema?
4) (despite trying)I just can't seem to do — proprio non ci riesco a fare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.