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parecer

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin *pārēscere, from Latin pārēre.

Pronunciation

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  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˌpaɾeˈθeɾ/
  • (dialectal, western) IPA(key): /ˌpaɾeˈseɾ/

Verb

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parecer (first-person singular present parezo, first-person singular preterite parecín, past participle parecido)

  1. to seem, appear

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin *pārēscere, from Latin pārēre.

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧re‧cer

Verb

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parecer (first-person singular present pareço, first-person singular preterite pareci, past participle parecido)

  1. (copulative or auxiliary) to seem
    O Jorge parece estar feliz.George seems to be happy.
    • 2002, Maria Cecília de Souza Minayo, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Antropologia, Saúde e Envelhecimento, SciELO Books, Editora FIOCRUZ, →ISBN, page 81:
      Ah, hoje o individualismo tomou conta da população. Cada um ‘primeiro eu’, depois eu, depois eu, depois eu, depois a minha mãe... e olhe lá. E olhe lá... Não, hoje a coisa tá desse jeito. Por incrível que pareça... é verdade.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (pronominal) to resemble [with com ‘someone/something’]
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Etymology 2

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Nominalization of Etymology 1.

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧re‧cer

Noun

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parecer m (plural pareceres)

  1. expert opinion, advice, assessment, evaluation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pārēscere, from Latin pārēre.

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Verb

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parecer (first-person singular present parezco, first-person singular preterite parecí, past participle parecido)

  1. (copulative) to seem, to see fit
    El caballo parece muerto.The horse seems dead.
    Me parece que...It seems to me that...
    como mejor le parezcaas you see fit; as one sees fit
    Parece tranquila.
    She seems calm.
    Me dicen que parezco feo, pero ¿a mí qué me importa?
    They tell me I look ugly, but what do I care?
  2. (impersonal) to look like, to seem like
    Parece que dejó de llover.
    It looks like it stopped raining.
    Parece que sí.
    It seems so.
  3. (pronominal) to believe
  4. (pronominal) to think
    ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar?
    What do you think about going to a bar?
  5. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
    Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver qué te parece.
    I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
    ¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes?
    How about we change the day to Tuesday?
    A mí me parece que no hay nadie allí.
    It seems to me that there is nobody there.
  6. (reflexive) to be like, to take after, to resemble
    Se parece a su papá.
    He/she looks like his/her father.
    Te pareces a tu padre.
    You look like your father.
    Me parezco a tu tío.
    I look like your uncle.
  7. to perceive

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Usage notes

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When it precedes the conjunction que and a clause, the affirmative form can only be used before the indicative mood, and the use of the subjunctive is grammatically incorrect. The subjunctive mood can be used after interrogative or negative sentences to express doubt. The use of the indicative mood in these cases is grammatically incorrect.

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Noun

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parecer m (plural pareceres)

  1. (archaic) appearance (used generally when a person is pretty)
    • (Can we date this quote?) Bible, Genesis 29.17:
      Y los ojos de Lea eran tiernos, pero Rachêl era de lindo semblante y de hermoso parecer.
      Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
      (KJV)
    Synonym: apariencia
  2. opinion
    Synonyms: opinión, idea

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