This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Me parece que el ministro debería dimitir.I think the minister should resign.
¿Qué te pareció la serie sobre la familia real? - Me pareció una tontería.What did you think of the series about the royal family? - I thought it was nonsense.
parecerse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
a mi parecerin my opinion o view;somos del mismo parecerwe are of the same opinion o view;cambiar o mudar de parecerto change one's mind
2(aspecto)
de buen parecergood-looking;handsome;de mal parecerunattractive
intransitive verb
1(uso copulativo)(por el aspecto)to look;to look like
esos zapatos no parecen muy cómodosthose shoes don't look very comfortable;pareces más jovenyou look younger;parece una modeloshe looks like a model;¡pareces una reina!you look like a queen!;una casa que parece un palacioa house that looks like a palace;parece una focashe's huge o enormous (familiar);estos guantes parecen de sedathese gloves feel like silk
parece un alfeñique
(por el carácter, el comportamiento)to seem
parece muy afectado por la noticiahe seems very upset by the news;parecía una persona muy amableshe seemed very nice;desde que se divorció no parece la mismasince she got divorced she seems a different person
parece muy simpáticaparece muy difícil
2(uso impersonal)(dar la impresión de)to seem
todo parecía indicar que estaba interesadoeverything seemed to point towards him being interested;aunque no lo parezcasurprising though it may seem o(formal) appear;así pareceso it seems o(formal) appears
al parecera lo que pareceapparently;seemingly
parece como si
parece como si quisiera ocultar algoit's as if he were trying to hide something;en mi sueño parecía como si volarain my dream it was as if I was flying
parece que
parece que va a lloverit looks as though o as if it's going to rain;it looks like rain;parece que fue ayerit seems only yesterday;parece que huele a gasI think I can smell gas
según pareceapparently;seemingly
parece ser que
parece ser que van a aumentar las temperaturasit seems o(formal) appears (that) it's going to get warmer;parece ser que ha habido algún problemait seems o(formal) appears (that) there has been a problem
3(indicando opinión)
parecerle a algn: ¿qué os pareció la película?what did you think of the film?
¿qué te parece?
¿no te parece extraño que no haya llamado?don't you think it's strange that she hasn't called?;me parece bien que vayasI think it's a good idea for you to go;te llamaré luego, si te parece bienI'll phone you later, if that's all right with o by you;¡me parece muy mal!I think it's shocking!;si a usted no le parece malif you don't mind;me parece mentira que haya pasado tanto tiempoI can't believe it has been so long;podríamos ir al cine si te parecewe could go to the cinema if you like;vamos a la piscina, ¿te parece?what do you say we go to the swimming pool?;what about going to the swimming pool?
¿cómo te parece?
como te parezcaas you wish
parecer que
me parece que se está haciendo tardeit's getting rather late, I think;me parece que síI think so;me parece que noI don't think so;¿te parece que está bien no acudir a una cita?do you think it's acceptable not to turn up for an appointment?
4(aparecer)to appear;[+objeto perdido]to turn up
pareció el sol entre las nubesthe sun appeared through the clouds
cuando la luna parezca
ya parecieron los guantesthe gloves have turned up;¡ya pareció aquello!so that was it!
pronominal verb
parecerse
1(asemejarse)
parecerse a algn(en el aspecto)to look like sb;be like sb;(en el carácter)to be like sb;en esta foto se parece mucho a su abueloin this photo he looks o is a lot like his grandfather;el retrato no se le parecethe portrait isn't a bit like him;es muy sensible, se parece a su madreshe's very sensitive, she's like her mother;parecerse a algoto look like sth;be like sth;su jersey se parece al míohis jumper looks o is like mine;ni cosa que se parezcanor anything of the sort
2(uso recíproco)(en el aspecto)to look alike;be alike;(en el carácter)to be alike
María y Ana se parecen mucho
son hermanas pero no se parecen muchothey're sisters but they don't look o they aren't very much alike;¿en qué se parecen estos dos objetos?what's the similarity between these two objects?;in what way are these two objects alike?