parecía

it looked like, looked like, seemed


Examples
  • Parecía que no hubiera nadie en la villa.

    It seemed that there was no one in the village.

  • El taxi parecía que iba tan lento como un caracol.

    The taxi seemed to go as slowly as a snail.

  • Todo parecía difícil al comienzo.

    At first, everything seemed difficult.

  • Parecía que ella había olvidado mi nombre.

    She appeared to have forgotten my name.

  • Él jamás parecía lograr nada.

    He never seemed to accomplish anything.

  • Los zapatos estaban hechos de un material suave que parecía cuero.

    The shoes were made of some soft stuff that looked like leather.

  • Tom se empezó a preguntar cómo Mary siempre parecía saber dondé él había estado.

    Tom began to wonder how Mary always seemed to know where he'd been.

  • Parecía claro que el Senado rechazaría el tratado.

    It seemed clear the Senate would reject the treaty.

  • Todo parecía calmado.

    Everything seemed calm.

  • Él parecía muy feliz.

    He looked very happy.

  • La monarquía francesa parecía invencible; no obstante, fue derribada.

    The French monarchy seemed invincible, however, it was overthrown.

  • El medicamento no parecía tener efecto en el paciente.

    The medicine seemed to have no effect on the patient.

  • Parecía estar escasa de tiempo y miraba con frecuencia al reloj de la pared.

    She seemed pressed for time and often glanced at the clock on the wall.

  • Tom no parecía interesado en lo que decía Mary.

    Tom didn't seem interested in what Mary was saying.

  • Vista desde lejos, la roca parecía un rostro humano.

    Seen from distance, the rock looked like a human face.

  • Pensó que se parecía a una jaula.

    He thought that it was like a bird cage.

  • El anciano no era tan pesado como parecía.

    The old man was not as mean as he looked.

  • El tiempo parecía detenerse.

    Time seemed to stop.

  • No parecía interesada.

    She didn't seem interested.

  • El niño parecía feliz con su nueva bicicleta.

    The boy looked pleased with his new bicycle.


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