Vocabulary

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FRENCH ENGLISH
look like / resemble
ressemble
(to compare one thing or person to another, indicating that they share similar features or qualities)
Ils se ressemblent. /ʀ(ə)sɑ̃bl/ They look alike.
- Ils sont pareils. /paʀɛj/ - They are identical or very similar.
- Ils sont la même chose. - They are the same thing.
- Ils sont exactement les mêmes. - They are exactly the same.
- C'est exactement la même chose. - They are exactly the same.
À quoi ça ressemble ? What does it look like?
Ça ressemble à quoi, la maison ? What does the house look like?
Elle ressemble à quoi, la chambre d'Anna ? What does Anna's room look like?
Il ressemble à quoi ? What does it look like?
Ça lui ressemble pas. It doesn't look like him.
Ça ne ressemble à rien. to say that something is off, strange, or badly done.
Ça ne ressemble à rien que tu connais ! It's unlike anything you've ever seen!
Ça ressemble à un fardeau. /faʀdo/ It looks like a burden.
Ça ressemble à un hôtel de luxe. It looks like a luxury hotel.
Ça ressemble beaucoup à la maison. It looks a lot like home.
Elle ressemble à sa mère. She looks like her mother.
Tu ressembles à Alain. You look like Alain.
Ça te ressemble pas d'être en avance. It's not like you to be early.
C'est dingue comme tu lui ressembles. It's crazy how much you look like him.
Tout se ressemble. Everything looks the same.
Ils ne se ressemblent même pas. They don't even look alike.
On sait à quoi il ressemble ? Do we know what it looks like?
On se ressemble trop. We are too much alike.
Tu me ressembles trop. You are too much like me. (looks/thinking/values/habits, etc.)
Tu lui ressembles. You look like him.
Vous vous ressemblez. You look alike.
Ça ressemble plus à un choix. It looks more like a choice.