parecen no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para parecen no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

I.parecer¹ VERBO intr

1. parecer (aparentar ser):

parece mucho mayor de lo que es

she looks much older than she is

parece muy simpática

she seems very nice

pareces tonto, no te enteras de nada

are you stupid or something? you never know what's going on

vestida así parece una artista de cine

she looks like a movie star dressed like that

no pareces tú en esta foto

this picture doesn't look like you (at all)

no pareces tú en esta foto

it's not a good likeness of you

es de plástico pero parece de cuero

it's plastic but it looks like leather

2. parecer:

parecer + infinit.

to seem to +  infinit.

el problema parece no tener solución

there appears o seems to be no solution to the problem

el problema parece no tener solución

there would seem to be no solution to the problem formal

parece tener más habilidad de la que creímos al principio

she seems to be o it seems she is more skillful than we thought at first

todo parece indicar que …

everything seems to o appears to indicate that …

todo parece indicar que …

everything would seem to indicate that … formal

3. parecer (expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):

sus comentarios me parecieron muy acertados

I thought his remarks (were) very apt

sus comentarios me parecieron muy acertados

his remarks seemed very apt to me

elegí la que me pareció mejor

I chose the one that I thought was the best o the one that seemed the best

todo le parece mal

he's never happy with anything

¿qué te parecieron mis primos?

what did you think of my cousins?

su interpretación me pareció pobrísima

I thought o felt she gave a very poor performance

su interpretación me pareció pobrísima

to my mind her performance was very poor

4.1. parecer en tercera persona:

según parece o al parecer o a lo que parece todo marcha viento en popa

it looks as though everything's going smoothly

según parece o al parecer o a lo que parece todo marcha viento en popa

everything seems to be going smoothly

¿por fin se van? — así parece o parece que sí

are they finally going? — it looks like it o it would seem so

aunque no lo parezca, estuve limpiando toda la mañana

it might not look like it, but I spent the whole morning cleaning

¿le gusta? — parece que no

does he like it? — apparently not

parece que no, pero cansa muchísimo

you wouldn't think so, but it's very tiring

4.2. parecer (+ me/te/le etc):

hazlo como mejor te parezca o como te parezca mejor

do it however o as you think best

como a usted le parezca

whatever you think best

creo que deberíamos invitarlos — ¿te parece?

I think we ought to invite them — do you think so?

vamos a la playa ¿te parece?

let's go to the beach, would you like to?

vamos a la playa ¿te parece?

do you fancy going to the beach? Brit coloq

podemos reunirnos mañana, si te parece bien

we could meet up tomorrow if that's alright o OK with you o if that suits you

¿habrán entendido? — me parece que sí

do you think they understood? — I think so

creo que así está bien ¿a ti qué te parece?

I think it's alright like that, what do you think?

creo que así está bien ¿a ti qué te parece?

I think it's alright like that, what do you reckon? coloq

5.1. parecer en tercera persona (parecer que +  indic):

parece que va a llover

it looks like (it's going to) rain

parece que fue ayer

it seems like only yesterday

parece (ser) que tiene razón

she appears to be right

parece (ser) que tiene razón

it seems she's right

parece (ser) que ha habido un malentendido

there appears to have been o it seems there has been a misunderstanding

parecería que ahora están dipuestos a negociar

it would seem that they are now ready to negotiate

5.2. parecer (+ me/te/le etc):

me/nos parece que tiene razón

I/we think she's right

me pareció que no era necesario llamarlo

I didn't think it necessary to phone him

¿te parece que estas son horas de llegar a casa?

what do you mean by coming home at this time?

¿te parece que estas son horas de llegar a casa?

what sort of time is this to be coming home?

6.1. parecer en tercera persona + Conj:

parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido el accidente

it seems incredible that they survived the accident

parece mentira que ya tenga 20 años

it's hard to believe o I can't believe o it seems incredible that she's 20 already

(+ me/te/le etc) me parece difícil que venga

I think it's unlikely she'll come

me parece raro que no te lo haya comentado

it seems odd o I find it odd o I think it's odd that he hasn't mentioned it to you

me parece importante que ella esté presente

I think it's important that she (should) be here

6.2. parecer en tercera persona + inf (+ me/te/le etc):

me parece importante dejar esto claro

I think it's important to make this clear

¿te parece bonito contestarle así a tu madre?

is that any way to speak to your mother?

7.1. parecer en tercera persona (parecer que +  imperf subj):

parece que para él no pasaran los años

he never seems to get any older

tiene 40 años — parece que tuviera muchos menos

she's 40 — she looks much younger o you'd think she was much younger

7.2. parecer en tercera persona (no parecer que +  subj):

no parecía que la situación fuera a cambiar

it didn't look as though the situation was going to change

no parece que le haya hecho mucha gracia la idea

it doesn't look as though he liked the idea much

no parece que le haya hecho mucha gracia la idea

he doesn't seem to have been very taken with the idea

(+ me/te/le etc) no me parece que esté tan mal

I don't think it's that bad

II.parecerse VERBO vpr

1. parecerse (asemejarse):

parecerse a alg./algo (en lo físico)

to look like sb/sth

parecerse a alg./algo (en lo físico)

to be like sb/sth

parecerse a alg./algo (en el carácter)

to be like sb/sth

esa casa se parece bastante a la nuestra

that house is rather like ours o fairly similar to ours

no son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca

they're not millionaires, not by any means

no son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca

they're not millionaires, not by a long shot americ coloq

no son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca

they're not millionaires, not by a long chalk Brit coloq

quien a los suyos se parece en nada los desmerece prov

like breeds like

2. parecerse (recíproco):

parecerse

to be alike

no se parecen en nada

they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike

estos cuadros se parecen mucho

these pictures are very similar

parecer² SUBST m

1. parecer (opinión):

parecer

opinion

a mi parecer

in my opinion

son del mismo parecer

they're of the same opinion

es del parecer de que el asunto debería reconsiderarse

she believes o she is of the opinion that the matter should be reconsidered formal

ello me hizo cambiar de parecer

it made me change my mind

Expressões:

de buen parecer antiq

handsome

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parecen estar muy enamorados

they seem to be very much in love

ser o parecer una mosquita muerta

to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

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they resemble each other

se parecen

he appears to be unruffled by all the criticism

las críticas no parecen afectarlo

anecdotal evidence suggests that …

los casos de los que se tiene conocimiento parecen indicar que …

methinks

a mi parecer

these vases are/look identical

estos jarrones son/parecen idénticos

the results seem to bear him out

los resultados parecen confirmar que está en lo cierto

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Traduções para parecen no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

I.parecer VERBO irr como crecer intr

parecer (tener cierto aspecto)

to seem

parecer (aparentar)

to appear

a lo que parece

as far as one can tell

tu idea me parece bien

I think your idea is a good one

parece mayor de lo que es

he seems older than he is

parece mentira que +subj

it seems incredible that

aunque parezca mentira

though it may seem incredible

me parece que no tienes ganas

I don't think you want to

parece que va a llover

it looks like rain

¿qué te parece?

what do you think?

¿qué te parece el piso?

what do you think of the flat?

si te parece bien, ...

if you agree, ...

me ha parecido oír un grito

I thought I heard a scream

me ha parecido oír un grito

if it's OK with you

parecen hermanos

they look like brothers

Expressões:

quien no parece, perece prov

if you don't look after your own interests, nobody else will

II.parecer VERBO irr como crecer reflex parecerse

parecerse

to look alike

se parece a una estrella de cine

she looks like a film star

te pareces mucho a tu madre

you look very much like your mother

¡esto se te parece!

this looks like you!

III.parecer SUBST m

1. parecer:

parecer (opinión)

opinion

parecer (juicio)

judgement

a mi parecer

in my opinion

arrimarse al parecer de la mayoría

to follow the opinion of the majority

esto es cuestión de pareceres

this is a matter of opinion

2. parecer (aspecto, apariencia):

parecer

appearance

ser de buen parecer

to be good-looking

al parecer

apparently

por el bien parecer

for the sake of appearances

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parecer un cadáver andante

to look like death (warmed up)

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good looks

buen parecer m

like-minded

del mismo parecer

to look like a vicarage tea-party

parecer una tertulia de jubilados

clean-cut person

de buen parecer

without wishing to sound conceited

sin querer parecer presuntuoso

to seem like an eternity

parecer una eternidad

seem

parecer

to seem as if ...

parecer como si... +subj

to beggar belief

parecer absolutamente inverosímil

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parecen hermanos

they look like brothers

a mi parecer

in my opinion

arrimarse al parecer de la mayoría

to follow the opinion of the majority

ser de buen parecer

to be good-looking

al parecer

apparently

por el bien parecer

for the sake of appearances

parecer un cadáver andante

to look like death (warmed up)

cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino

to change horses (in) midstream

las manzanas siempre parecen mejores en el huerto del vecino prov

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

sus esfuerzos para parecer sofisticado le hacían gracia

his concern to appear sophisticated amused her