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parecer

/paɾeˈθeɾ/, [pa.ɾeˈθeɾ]

look like, seem

Verb parecer (first-person singular present parezco, first-person singular preterite parecí, past participle parecido)

  1. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit
    Me parece que...
    It seems to me that...
    como mejor le parezca
    as you see fit; as one sees fit
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think
    ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar?
    What do you think about going to a bar?
  4. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
    Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece.
    I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
    ¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes?
    How about we change the day to Tuesday?

Noun parecer m (plural pareceres)

  1. (archaic) appearance (used generally when a person is pretty)
  2. opinion

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Tom no quiere parecer tonto.

    Tom doesn't want to look foolish.

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  • Al parecer, ella sabía el secreto.

    She seems to have known the secret.

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  • Al parecer, la señora Brown es una actriz.

    Ms. Brown seems to be an actress.

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  • Al parecer, ella estaba enferma.

    It seems that she was ill.

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  • No importa lo que digas, no cambiaré de parecer.

    No matter what you say, I won't change my mind.

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  • Al parecer, su propósito de estudiar en el extranjero es desarrollar su capacidad para hablar el inglés.

    Developing his ability of speaking English, it seems, is his purpose of studying abroad.

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  • Estaba planeando llamarle, pero cambié de parecer y no lo hice.

    I was planning to call him, but changed my mind and didn't.

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  • No temas, al principio puede parecer intimidante, pero él es realmente una persona muy amigable.

    Don't worry. He may look intimidating at first glance, but he's actually a very friendly person.

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  • A mi parecer las imágenes hablan por sí solas.

    It seems to me that the pictures speak for themselves.

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  • Puede parecer extraño, pero es verdad.

    It may sound strange, but it is true.

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