parecer
intransitive verb
1 (uso copulativo) (por el aspecto) to look; to look like
esos zapatos no parecen muy cómodos those shoes don't look very comfortable; pareces más joven you look younger; parece una modelo she looks like a model; ¡pareces una reina! you look like a queen!; una casa que parece un palacio a house that looks like a palace; parece una foca she's huge o enormous (familiar); estos guantes parecen de seda these gloves feel like silk
(por el carácter, el comportamiento) to seem parece muy afectado por la noticia he seems very upset by the news; parecía una persona muy amable she seemed very nice; desde que se divorció no parece la misma since she got divorced she seems a different person
2 (uso impersonal) (dar la impresión de) to seem
todo parecía indicar que estaba interesado everything seemed to point towards him being interested; aunque no lo parezca surprising though it may seem o (formal) appear; así parece so it seems o (formal) appears
al parecera lo que parece apparently; seemingly
parece como si
parece como si quisiera ocultar algo it's as if he were trying to hide something; en mi sueño parecía como si volara in my dream it was as if I was flying
parece que
parece que va a llover it looks as though o as if it's going to rain; it looks like rain; parece que fue ayer it seems only yesterday; parece que huele a gas I think I can smell gas
según parece apparently; seemingly
parece ser que
parece ser que van a aumentar las temperaturas it seems o (formal) appears (that) it's going to get warmer; parece ser que ha habido algún problema it 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?
¿no te parece extraño que no haya llamado? don't you think it's strange that she hasn't called?; me parece bien que vayas I think it's a good idea for you to go; te llamaré luego, si te parece bien I'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 mal if you don't mind; me parece mentira que haya pasado tanto tiempo I can't believe it has been so long; podríamos ir al cine si te parece we 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?
como te parezca as you wish
parecer que
me parece que se está haciendo tarde it's getting rather late, I think; me parece que sí I think so; me parece que no I 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?
pronominal verb
parecerse1 (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 abuelo in this photo he looks o is a lot like his grandfather; el retrato no se le parece the portrait isn't a bit like him; es muy sensible, se parece a su madre she's very sensitive, she's like her mother; parecerse a algo to look like sth; be like sth; su jersey se parece al mío his jumper looks o is like mine; ni cosa que se parezca nor anything of the sort
2 (uso recíproco) (en el aspecto) to look alike; be alike; (en el carácter) to be alike
son hermanas pero no se parecen mucho they'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?
