se ressembler

/sə ʁəsɑ̃ble/

to resemble each other

Ces jumeaux se ressemblent beaucoup.

These twins look very similar.

formal

to look alike; to have a similar appearance

Les deux tableaux se ressemblent.

The two paintings resemble each other.

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