videri

to seem

Usages of videri

• Haec res parva videtur, sed magnam partem diei capit.: This thing seems small, but it takes up a large part of the day.
• Haec res facilis videtur, sed difficilior est quam illa.: This thing seems easy, but it is more difficult than that one.
• Pater rogat quid in illa oratione difficillimum sit, et filia respondet initium sibi clarissimum videri.: Father asks what is most difficult in that speech, and his daughter answers that the beginning seems very clear to her.
• Seges post pluviam altior videtur, et avia gaudet, quia terra tam bona est.: The crop seems taller after the rain, and grandmother rejoices, because the soil is so good.
• Quo severior iudex videtur, eo celerius rea veritatem fateri vult.: The sterner the judge seems, the more quickly the female accused wants to confess the truth.
• Misericordia sine iustitia interdum iniqua videtur.: Mercy without justice sometimes seems unfair.
• Quo diligentius artifex gemmas in armillam ponit, eo pretiosius ornamentum videtur.: The more carefully the craftsperson places the gems in the bracelet, the more precious the ornament seems.
• Poena severa interdum iniqua videtur.: A harsh punishment sometimes seems unfair.
• Quamvis severitas iudicis multis dura videatur, honestas tamen eius omnibus clara est.: Although the judge’s strictness may seem harsh to many, her honesty is nevertheless clear to everyone.
• Frater sartorem quaerit, quia zona sua fracta est et tunica nimis longa videtur.: The brother looks for the tailor, because his belt is broken and his tunic seems too long.
• Mater dicit religionem sine misericordia duram esse, sicut sacrificium sine mente pia durum videatur.: Mother says that religion without mercy is harsh, just as sacrifice without a pious spirit seems harsh.
• Cum auspicium triste videatur, tamen femina pia spem non amittit.: Although the auspice seems sad, the pious woman nevertheless does not lose hope.
• Vir autem, qui primo asper videbatur, postea voce blanda puero locutus est.: The man, however, who at first seemed harsh, afterward spoke to the boy in a gentle voice.
• Illa etiam monet non omnia verba aspera vera esse, nec omnem vocem blandam veram videri.: She also warns that not all harsh words are true, and that not every gentle voice seems true.
• Mense Martio ver incipere videtur, et Martius agricolas ad campos revocat.: In March spring seems to begin, and March calls the farmers back to the fields.
• Sponsus timere non videtur, sed sponsa matri confitetur se paulum anxiam esse.: The bridegroom does not seem to be afraid, but the bride confesses to her mother that she is a little anxious.
• Discipula dicit se personam reginae magis amare quam personam ducis, quia illa mitior videtur.: The student says that she likes the character of the queen more than the character of the leader, because she seems gentler.
• Quamvis praecepta dura videantur, mater dicit exempla bona filios melius docere quam verba sola.: Although instructions seem harsh, mother says that good examples teach children better than words alone.
• Magistra postea quaerit cur unus liber a bibliopola carius vendi videretur quam alter.: Afterward the teacher asks why one book seemed to be sold by the bookseller at a higher price than the other.
• Haec fabula mihi quasi vera videtur.: This story seems, in a way, true to me.

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