que parece

that looks like

que parece(keh pah-reh-seh)

phrase

1. (that has a physical similarity to)

a. that looks like

¿Cuál es el animal que parece un cruce entre una girafa y una cebra? - Ese es el okapi.

What's the animal that looks like a crossbreed between a giraffe and a zebra? - That's the okapi.

2. (that gives the impression)

a. that looks

Ese tipo de allá es el hombre que te digo que parece enfermo.

That guy over there is the man I told you that looks sick.

b. that seems

Pierre es una persona que parece poco interesante al principio, pero cuando lo conoces mejor te das cuenta de que es muy divertido e inteligente.

Pierre is a person that seems uninteresting at first, but when you get to know him you realize that he's really funny and smart.

c. that seems to

Doctor, hay una persona en el salón que parece necesitar su atención.

Doctor, there's a person in the hall that seems to need your attention.

d. that appears to

El curador está examinando la obra de arte que parece haber sido vandalizada.

The curator is examining the work of art that appears to have been vandalized.

3. (it gives the impression; third person singular)

a. it looks

Algo le pasa a esa ardilla. - Yo creo que parece hambrienta.

Something's wrong with that squirrel. - I think it looks hungry.

b. it looks like

Yo sé que parece un robo, pero yo solo tomé la computadora porque es igualita a la mía.

I know it looks like a robbery, but I only took the computer because it looks just like mine.

c. it seems

Sé que parece cruel, pero si no reducimos la población de esta especie, todo el ecosistema puede estar en riesgo de colapsar.

I know it seems cruel, but if we don't decrease the population of this species, the whole ecosystem could be at risk of collapsing.

d. it seems like

Sabemos que parece que te castigamos más a ti que a tu hermana, pero eso es porque eres muy traviesa.

I know it seems like we ground you more often than we ground your sister, but that's because you're so naughty.