No. 11,699 in French

semblables

"Semblables" means "similar ones" or "fellow beings" in English.

In a sentence

Les problématiques auxquelles nous sommes confrontés sont semblables.
The issues we face are similar.
In this sentence, 'semblables' means 'similar' or 'alike', describing the likeness of the issues.
Les enfants apprennent à mieux interagir avec leurs camarades semblables.
Children learn to interact better with their similar peers.
Here, 'semblables' refers to other individuals who are similar in nature or characteristics, i.e., peers.
Les idées présentées par l'équipe sont très semblables aux nôtres.
The ideas presented by the team are very similar to ours.
In this context, 'semblables' is describing a comparison of ideas, indicating similarity.

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