parece

he seems

she seems

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Phrases

parece

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).

phrase

1. (he or she appears to be; third person singular)

a. he seems (masculine)

Parece asustado. Será mejor que lo calmemos.He seems scared. We'd better calm him down.

b. she seems (feminine)

Parece ansiosa sobre su futuro en la empresa.She seems anxious about her future in the company.

c. it seems

Parece que va a llover. Mejor quedémonos en casa.It seems it will rain. We'd better stay home.

d. seems

El lago parece hondo, pero es poco profundo.The lake seems deep, but it's very shallow.

e. he looks (masculine)

Parece satisfecho con la nueva decoración.He looks satisfied with the new decoration.

f. she looks (feminine)

Parece estar loca, pero en realidad es una persona muy inteligente.She looks crazy, but she's in fact a very smart person.

g. it looks

No voy a cruzar ese río. Parece peligroso.I'm not going to cross that river. It looks dangerous.

h. looks

Ese sofá parece cómodo. Siéntate allí.That couch looks comfortable. Sit there.

2. (he or she has a physical similarity to; third person singular)

a. he looks like (masculine)

¿Qué se puso Guido? Parece un payaso.What's Guido wearing? He looks like a clown.

b. she looks like (feminine)

Parece una princesa con la diadema que tiene puesta.She looks like a princess with that tiara.

c. it looks like

Cuántos cuadros hay en esta habitación. Parece un museo de arte.There are so many paintings in this room. It looks like an art museum.

d. looks like

Ese perro parece un lobo.That dog looks like a wolf.

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. usted).

(formal)

(you appear to be; second person singular)

a. you seem

Parece cansado. Tomémonos un descanso.You seem tired. Let's take a break.

b. you look

¿Se encuentra bien? Parece preocupado.Are you OK? You look worried about something.

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. usted).

(formal)

(you have a physical similarity to; second person singular)

a. you look like

¿Alguna vez le dijeron que parece un jugador de baloncesto?Have you ever been told you look like a basketball player?

Examples

Phrases

me parece que	I think that
¿Te parece?	Is that okay?
¿Qué te parece?	What do you think?
parece que	it looks like
me parece bien	I think it's fine
le parece	he thinks
parece mentira	it's unbelievable
te parece bien	it suits you you think it's a good idea
me parece muy bien	I think it's great
parece mentira que	it's hard to believe
parece que esos chicos no se llevan bien	it seems that those kids don't get along
a veces parece que se odian	sometimes they seem to hate each other
no parece	he doesn't seem she doesn't seem
que le parece	that seems...to him that it seems...to him
no te parece	it doesn't seem...to you doesn't it seem ... to you
me parece injusto	I think it's unfair
que les parece	that seems...to them that seems...to you
les parece	you think
no me parece	I don't think
me parece muy buena idea proteger el medio	I think it's a really good idea to protect the environment