no parecer
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no parecer(
noh
pah
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reh
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sehr
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. not to seem
Para no parecer descortés, acepté la invitación a cenar de la señora Gálvez.I accepted Mrs. Galvez's invitation to dinner so as not to seem rude.
b. not to look
Aunque reprobó varias materias, Olivia no parece muy afectada.Oliva doesn't look very upset, even though she failed a few subjects.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Crees que nevará? - No parece.Do you think it will snow? - I don't think so.
Yo pensé que la mayoría de los alemanes hablaba inglés. - Pues, no parece que sea así.I thought most Germans spoke English. - Well, apparently not.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. not to look like
Almudena no parece una estrella del rock, a juzgar por su vestimenta normal y corriente.Almudena doesn't look like a rock star, judging by her plain, ordinary clothing.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Hace veinte años que nos recibimos. ¿No les parece que sería una buena oportunidad de reunirnos todos otra vez?It's been twenty years since we graduated. Don't you think it would be a good opportunity for us all to have a reunion?
¿Volvemos a revisar el texto? - No me parece necesario.Shall we review the text again? - I don't think that's necessary.
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