Sentence examples of "paraître" in French

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Translations: all66 look32 seem21 appear7 sound4 other translations2
Porter des lunettes vous fait paraître plus intellectuel. Wearing glasses makes you look more intellectual.
Je suis très bon à paraître organisé, bien que la réalité soit quelque peu différente. I am very good at appearing organised, although the reality is somewhat different.
L'histoire peut paraître étrange, mais elle est véridique. The story may sound strange, but it is true.
Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
Cela peut paraître étrange, mais ce qu'elle dit est la vérité. It may sound strange, but what she said is true.
Faire ce genre de chose te fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
Pour avoir du succès, il faut paraître en avoir déjà. To be successful, you need to look like you're already successful.
Si tu changes ta coiffure, tu pourrais paraître dix ans plus jeune. If you change your hairstyle, you could look ten years younger.
Tu parais jeune pour ton âge. You look young for your age.
Ça paraissait être une bonne idée. It seemed like a good idea.
L'accusé paraîtra devant la cour vendredi. The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.
Aussi étrange que cela paraisse, c'est tout de même un fait. Strange as it may sound, it is still fact.
Il paraît jeune pour son âge. He looks young considering his age.
Sa femme ne me parait pas laide. His wife doesn't seem ugly to me.
Il paraît qu'il a eu un accident. There appears to have been an accident.
Et bien que la phrase "paix au monde" paraisse attirante, le chemin de la paix dans le monde est très long et rempli de turpitudes. Although the phrase "world peace" sounds attractive, the road to world peace is very long and full of troubles.
Est-ce que la voiture paraissait vieille ? Did the car look old?
Elle parait petite a coté de sa soeur. She seems short beside her sister.
Elle avait quarante ans, mais elle paraissait plus vieille. She was forty, but she appeared older.
Ma mère paraît jeune pour son âge. My mother looks young for her age.
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