they seemed
-ont semblé
Past they conjugation of seem.
I found only two or three references on the Web, and to me they seemed to be from people who were completely demented.
Je n’ai trouvé que deux ou trois références sur le Net et il m’a semblé quelles provenaient de personnes complètement démentes.
Spontaneously, however, they seemed less interested in making a literal interpretation of the text than in evoking their own feelings, experiences and opinions.
De prime abord, ils semblaient toutefois moins avoir envie de procéder à une interprétation littérale du texte que d’évoquer leurs propres sentiments, expériences et opinions.
For they seemed to worry too much about temporal things!
Car ils semblaient s'inquiéter beaucoup trop des choses temporelles !
But to my eyes at least they seemed happy.
Mais à mes yeux tout du moins, ils semblaient heureux.
Ten or fifteen years later, they seemed more open to it.
Dix ou quinze ans après, ils semblaient plus ouverts.
I liked all the girls, and they seemed to like me.
J'aime toutes les filles, et elles ont l'air comme moi.
At some point, they seemed to be omnipresent.
À un certain point, ils semblaient être omniprésents.
Even more strange, they seemed to have been expecting Cortes,
Bien plus étrange, ils ont semblé avoir attendu Cortes,
I knew things just weren't as they seemed.
Je savais que les choses n'étaient pas ce qu'il semblait.
The only thing they seemed to like is you.
La seule chose qu'ils semblaient apprécier c'est toi.
But they seemed pleasant enough at first.
Mais ils semblaient assez agréables au premier abord.
Look, I asked, and they seemed pretty strict about it.
J'ai demandé, mais ils semblent être très stricts là-dessus.
I didn't know her, but they seemed to be very much in love.
Je ne la connaissais pas mais ils semblaient vraiment amoureux.
And they seemed to like these things?
Et elles semblaient apprécier ces choses ?
Well, they seemed happy to see me.
Eh bien, Ils avaient l'air heureux de me voir.
Yeah, they seemed to have a great relationship.
Oui, ils avaient l'air d'avoir une relation saine.
Now that you mention it, they seemed jumpy.
Maintenant que vous le dites, elles paraissaient nerveuses.
So, things aren't quite as simple as they seemed.
Alors, les choses ne vous paraissent plus aussi simples.
Watching their movements, I concluded that they seemed to be husband and wife.
En regardant leurs mouvements, je conclus qu’ils semblaient être maris et femmes.
As I touched the walls, they seemed to breathe, moving against my hands.
Lorsque je touchait les murs, ils semblaient respirer, en bougeant contre mes mains.
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