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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) |
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| 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. |