sembler

to seem

Aussi impossible que cela semblât, Isaac naquit de Sarah, et Abraham reçut une terre.	However impossible it seemed, Isaac was born to Sarah, and Abraham received a land.
La centralisation, bien qu’elle semblât nécessaire, était une menace contre l’activité spontanée de la classe ouvrière.	Centralisation, although recognised as necessary, was feared as a centralisation over and against the spontaneous activity of the class.
Elle était assez bien éclairée, bien que la lumière blanche, qui descendait du plafond, me semblât un peu terne.	It was rather well lit, although the white light, which came down from the ceiling, seemed to me a little dull.
Aussi, bien que le succès ne me semblât pas garanti, je me suis rendu compte que j'étais prédestiné à faire ce travail.	So even though I could not take success for granted, I realized that I was elected to do the job.
Il se recoucha, retomba dans un profond sommeil et au réveil il sut, bien que cela lui semblât étrange, qui chuchotait ainsi, comment nommer le chuchoteur.	He went back to bed, fell into another deep sleep and when he awoke he knew, although it seemed strange to him, who was whispering and the name of the whisperer.
Leaf observa pensivement le masque corporel pendant un moment (bien qu’il semblât plus être dans la lune), puis il se tourna vers moi en souriant. « J’ai compris.	Leaf stared thoughtfully at the body mask for a while (although it looked more like he was spacing out), and then turned to look at me with a smile.