Parecióle (en. It seemed to him)

/paɾeˈsi.o.le/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates that something had the appearance of being a certain way.

It seemed to him that the sky was clearer than yesterday.

Le parecióle que el cielo estaba más claro que ayer.

Expresses the feeling or judgment someone has about something.

It seemed to María that the movie was very interesting.

A María le parecióle que la película era muy interesante.

It is used to communicate the impression that something causes.

It seemed to the professor that the students were distracted.

Al profesor le parecióle que los estudiantes estaban distraídos.

From the verb parecer in Spanish, which comes from the Latin 'parere'.

it seemed to him that

indicates that someone had the impression of something.

le pareció que

I thought I saw

means that there is an impression of having seen something.

me pareció ver

to resemble

indicates similarity to something or someone.

parecerse a

to seem

verb that indicates the appearance or impression of something.

parecer

appearance

external aspect of someone or something.

apariencia

opinion

judgment or evaluation about something.

opinión

Something that presents itself in a misleading way.

That house seems new, but in reality, it is very old; it seemed to him that it was a trick.

Esa casa parece nueva, pero en realidad es muy antigua, le parecióle que era un truco.

To give the impression of a state that is not true.

It seemed to him that everything was in order, but in reality, there was a lot of disorder.

Le parecióle que todo estaba en orden, pero en realidad había mucho desorden.