La Palabra Del Dia: "aparentar"
aparentar ( ah-pah-rehn-tahr' )
verb ( to feign, to pretend; to seem )
There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
Examples:
1. Deja de aparentar inocencia; sé que te comiste la última galleta.
Stop feigning innocence; I know you ate the last cookie.
2. El detective parece ser tonto, pero es más listo de lo que aparenta.
The detective seems dumb, but he's smarter than he seems.
13 Answers
Tuve que aparentar alegría.
I had to pretend I was happy.
Aparenta unos 50 años.
He looks about 50.
Tiene 70 años pero no los aparenta.
He is 70 but he doesn’t look it.
¿Por qué la gente siempre quiere aparentar lo que no es?
Why do people always want to seem like they're something they're not?
Aparentó no estar interesado, pero no sé cómo terminó la historia.
He didn't seem interested, but I don't know how the story ended.
Es muy dificil a aparentar estar feliz especialmente si estás triste
It's so hard to pretend to be happy specially when you are sad
A algunas mujeres les gustaría aparentar tener menos años de los que tienen, pero a veces los resultados de sus intentos simplemente no parecen muy naturales.
Some women would like to appear younger than they are, but sometimes the results of their attempts simply do not appear very natural.
Ella aparenta más joven que su edad real
She looks a lot younger than her real age.
Aparenté la sorpresa cuando me dieron la fiesta de cumpleaños.
I feigned surprise when they gave me the birthday party.
Es en vano de aparentar lo que no eres, tarde o temprano tienes que dejar fingir.
It is in vain to pretend what you are not, sooner or later you have to stop pretending.
Un cocodrilo aparenta ser un leño flotante antes de agarrar su víctima.
A crocodile pretends to be a floating log before seizing its victim.
Some politicians pretend to care about the welfare of the people they represent, but their voting records tell a different story.
Algunos políticos aparentan que se preocupan por el bienestar de las personas que representan, pero sus registros de votación cuentan una historia diferente.
No me gusta Barack Obama y no puedo aparentar otra cosa.
I don't like Barack Obama and I can't pretend otherwise.
Las personas no siempre son lo que aparentan ser.
People are not always what they appear to be.
