parecer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin *pārescere, present active infinitive of *pārescō, from Latin pāreō.

Verb

1. to seem, appear
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of parecer
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of parecer

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin *pārescere present active infinitive of *pārescō, from Latin pāreō, from Proto-Italic *pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾe.ˈse(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: pa‧re‧cer

Verb

1. (copulative or auxiliary) to seem

   Jorge parece estar feliz. ― George seems to be happy.

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with com) to resemble
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Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:parecer.

Noun

parecer m (plural es)

1. expert opinion, advice, assessment, evaluation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:parecer.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pārescere present active infinitive of *pārescō, from pāreō, from Proto-Italic *pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paɾeˈθeɾ/ [pa.ɾeˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /paɾeˈseɾ/ [pa.ɾeˈseɾ]

Verb

1. (impersonal) to seem

   Me parece que... ― It seems to me that...

   como mejor le parezca ― as you see fit; as one sees fit

2. to believe (pronominal use)
3. to think (pronominal use)

   ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar?

   What do you think about going to a bar?

4. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)

   Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que 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?

Derived terms

• casa mía, casa mía, por pequeña que tú seas, me pareces una abadía
• parece mentira

 

Related terms

• parecido
• parecerse
• aparecer

Noun

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.

2. opinion

Derived terms

• al parecer