se ressembler

/sə ʁəsɑ̃ble/

verb (pronominal)★Intermediate— to resemble each other

formal

to look alike; to have a similar appearance

Les deux tableaux se ressemblent.

The two paintings resemble each other.

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Used for people, objects, or any entities that share visual traits.

Collocations

se ressemblerto resemble each other

to have the same appearance

to be alike

Use *se ressembler* when two subjects resemble each other; use *ressembler à* when one subject resembles another.

From the reflexive pronoun se + the verb ressembler (from Old French *ressembler*, ultimately from Latin *simillāre* ‘to make similar’).

The verb is always used reflexively; do not say *je ressemble* when meaning ‘to look like someone else’, use *je ressemble à*.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais