parecía

it looked like, looked like, seemed


Verb parecía

  1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of parecer.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of parecer.

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Examples
  • Ella parecía como si hubiera visto un fantasma.

    She looks as if she had seen a ghost.

  • Parecía que Tom quería asistir a la fiesta.

    It seemed that Tom wanted to attend the party.

  • Parecía como si Tom fuera a echarse a llorar.

    Tom looked like he was going to start crying.

  • De lejos, la pequeña isla se parecía a una tortuga.

    The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.

  • Parecía que él había estado enfermo.

    It seemed that he had been ill.

  • Tom parecía estar algo decepcionado.

    Tom seemed to be somewhat disappointed.

  • Su coartada parecía forjada en hierro.

    His alibi seemed cast-iron.

  • No parecía haber nada fuera de lo normal.

    Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

  • ¿Tom parecía disgustado?

    Did Tom seem upset?

  • El atleta parecía inmune a la fatiga.

    The athlete seemed immune from fatigue.

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