Ressemblaient (en. Looked like)

/ʁɛsɑ̃ble/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To be similar or alike to something or someone.

These twins resembled their parents a lot.

Ces jumeaux ressemblaient beaucoup à leurs parents.

To have a comparable appearance.

The two paintings resembled each other so much that they could have been confused.

Les deux tableaux ressemblaient tellement qu'on aurait pu les confondre.

To be of the same nature or type.

Children's tastes resembled those of their grandparents.

Les goûts des enfants ressemblaient à ceux de leurs grands-parents.

From the verb 'ressembler', derived from the Latin 'resemblare'.

to resemble someone

To have the appearance or behavior of another person.

ressembler à quelqu'un

to resemble something

To be similar to an object or a situation.

ressembler à quelque chose

it looks like nothing

Indicates that something is very bad or unacceptable.

cela ne ressemble à rien

resemble

The infinitive verb meaning to have a similar appearance.

ressembler

similar

That has resemblances or similarities.

similaire

analogous

That involves comparisons or similarities.

analogique

To be in the same boat.

When they arrived, we saw they resembled each other, as if they were in the same boat.

Quand ils sont arrivés, on a vu qu'ils se ressemblaient, comme s'ils étaient dans le même bateau.

To copy the style.

These clothes look too much like my friend's, it's as if he copied the style.

Ces vêtements ressemblent trop à ceux de mon ami, c'est comme s'il avait copié le style.