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The meaning of the Spanish word "parece" and how you use it

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parece
(v.) (present) (usted / él / ella) seem(s) (like); appear(s); look(s) (like); sound(s); feel(s)
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Ella parece seria .
She looks serious.
El examen parece fácil .
The exam seems easy.
Parece que volverá a llover .
It look like it will rain again.
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Mother Teresa
" Parece imposible pero no lo es . Esa es la lógica del amor ".
"It seems impossible, but it is not. That is the logic of love."
If They Had Only Known ...
Parece mentira que alguien pueda meterse por ahí .
It seems like a lie that someone could get themselves through there.
Dance the Monster Cumbia!
Parece una calabaza .
He looks like a pumpkin.
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Parece...que
(phrase) (present) looks like; seems like
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Parece que estamos perdidos .
It seems like we are lost.
Parece que no vamos a tener ningún problema .
It looks like we're not going to have any problem.
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A Live Chicken in Your Stomach?
Parece que tienes un pájaro .
It looks like you have a bird.
Make Decorative Flowers out of Fruit
Bueno , ahora parece que está feo pero esperad , esperad porque ...
Okay, now it looks like it is ugly but wait, wait because...
How to Make Chocolate Brownies with Nuts
parece que os queda una pasta como cortada y con grumitos .
it seems like you are left with a paste that is curdled and with lumps.
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Me...parece
(v. + obj.) (present) (usted / él / ella) seem(s) to me; I think that; sounds
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Me parece que estamos equivocados .
I think that we're wrong.
Ella me parece una buena persona .
She seems to me like a good person.
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The Passion Behind the Movie: Three Meters Above Heaven
A mí me parece una película primero que todo emocionante ,
To me it seems like a touching movie, first of all,
"Nice" - Jarabe de Palo
todo me parece bonito .
everything seems nice to me.
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Me parece que pensaban que el público iba a responder muy positivamente
It seems to me that they were thinking that the public was going to respond very positively
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te...parece
(expression) (present) (what) do you think; do you feel like [lit. it seems to you; it appears to you]
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¿ Te parece que empiece yo ?
What do you think if I start?
¿ Por qué no vamos al cine ? ¿ Te parece ?
Why don't we go to the cinema? What do you think?
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Spain, According to the Simpsons
dime qué te parece .
tell me what you think.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - Movie Clip
¿ A ti qué te parece ?
What do you think?
What If We Volunteer?
¿ Y qué te parece este en Canarias ?
And what do you think about this one in the Canary Islands?
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se...parece...a
(pronom. verb + prep.) (present) (usted / él / ella) look(s) like; resemble(s)
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El niño no se parece a su padre .
The boy doesn't look like his father.
Esta casa se parece a la mía .
This house looks like mine.
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Riddle Me This, Pocoyo!
Esto se parece a un tipo de ... ¿ De montaña ?
This seems like a type of... Of mountain?
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Si enlazo los dedos , los dedos , eso sí se parece a un puercoespín .
If I link my fingers, my fingers, that indeed looks like a porcupine.
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Si enlazo los dedos , los dedos , eso sí se parece a un puercoespín .
If I link my fingers, my fingers, that indeed looks like a porcupine.
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