La Palabra del Día : aparecer
aparecer (transitive verb) to appear, to come out; to turn up
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Un hada apareció en mi sueños anoche.
A fairy appeared in my dream last night.

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¡Parece que están en un montón de problemas!
It appears that they are in a lot of trouble!

La vida es como un arco iris, necesitas ambos, el sol y la lluvia , para que sus colores aparezcan.
Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear.

A new superman has appeared to save our world from the attacks of extraterrestrial beings.
Un nuevo superhombre ha aparecido para salvar nuestro mundo de los ataques de los seres extraterrestres.

Las cosas no aparecen en este mundo hasta que alguien hace que aparezcan.
Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.
James A. Garfield
¡Tuve una pesadilla! Se me pareció en sueños, un monstruo asqueroso que me decía, "¡Soy el monstruo del subjuntivo! ¡Nunca me vas a entender! ¡Voy a frecuentar tus sueños hasta el fin!" ¡Tengo mucho sueño, pero no quiero volver a dormir nunca!
I had a nightmare! A disgusting monster appeared in my dreams, and said to me, "I am the monster of the subjunctive! You're never going to understand me! I am going to haunt you to the end! I'm very tired but I never want to go to sleep again!
Monstruo del subjuntivo

Cuando una persona parece malvada, es más probable que solamente sea estúpida.
When someone seems mean, it's more likely they are only stupid.
Yo estaba buscandole La estaba buscando, pero no apareció.
I was searching for her, but she didn't turn up.
Algunos nombres aparecen en la lista de terroristas.
Some names appear on the list of terrorists.

Raquel siempre aparece con un regalo para mi cumpleaños. Raquel always turns up with a present for my birthday.
Señales como esta aparecieron aquí hace unos mesos, y por fortuna no tenían razon.
Signs like this appeared here a few months ago, and luckily they were not right.

Cuando buscaba una imagen fija que pareciera moverse, apareció esta imagen.
When I looked for a fixed image that appears to move, this image appeared.

De repente, una coneja apareció.

All of a sudden, a rabbit appeared.
Cuando el relámpago aparece, espera un momento, ¡Trueno!
When lightning appears, wait a moment, Thunder!

Las cosas son no siempre como parecen.
Things are not always as they appear.
El amor de mi vida apareció de la nada.
The love of my life appeared out of nowhere.
