según parece

apparently

según parece(seh-goon pah-reh-seh)

phrase

1. (general)

a. apparently

Según parece, la empresa se ha ido a pique.

Apparently, the firm has gone under.

b. seemingly

Según parece, la inflación ha aumentado un 2% en el último trimestre.

Inflation has seemingly increased by 2% in the last quarter.

c. it looks as though

¿Qué carrera va a estudiar tu hija? - Según parece, va a estudiar derecho, aunque todavía no lo sabe seguro.

What degree is your daughter going to do? - It looks as though she's going to study law, although she doesn't know for sure yet.

d. it would appear

Según parece, Merche y Esteban salen juntos otra vez.

It would appear Merche and Esteban are going out together again.

e. it would seem

Según parece, la policía lo detuvo cuando trataba de cruzar la frontera.

It would seem the police arrested him when he was trying to cross the border.

f. so it seems (stand-alone phrase)

Así que están ganando mucho dinero. - Según parece.

So they're earning a lot of money. - So it seems.