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1 seem
si:m(to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) parecer- seeming- seemingly
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seem vb parecertr[siːm]1 (appear) parecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLso it seems eso pareceseem ['si:m] vi: parecerv.• parecer v.siːm1) ( give impression) parecer*it certainly seems that way — eso parece or así parece, por cierto
strange as it may seem — por raro que parezca, aunque no lo parezca
to seem to + INF: she seems to like you parece que le caes bien; she seems not o doesn't seem to have noticed no parece haberse dado cuenta; so it seems so it would seem eso parece, así parece; that seems like a good idea ésa me parece una buena idea; it seems like years since I saw you — parece que han pasado años que no te veo
2)a) ( get impression)to seem to + INF: I seem to remember that you... — creo recordar que tú...
b) ( in somebody's opinion) parecer*it seems to me/him/them that... — me/le/les parece que...
c) ( toning down statement) parecer*what seems to be the trouble? — veamos ¿de qué se trata?
[siːm]VI parecerhe seemed absorbed in... — parecía estar absorto en...
what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué pasa?
it seems that... — parece que...
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I can't seem to do it — me parece imposible hacerlo•
that seems like a good idea — parece una buena idea•
it seems so — parece que sí•
there seems to be a problem — parece que hay un problema•
it seems to me/him that... — me/le parece que...how did he seem to you? — ¿qué te pareció?
* * *[siːm]1) ( give impression) parecer*it certainly seems that way — eso parece or así parece, por cierto
strange as it may seem — por raro que parezca, aunque no lo parezca
to seem to + INF: she seems to like you parece que le caes bien; she seems not o doesn't seem to have noticed no parece haberse dado cuenta; so it seems so it would seem eso parece, así parece; that seems like a good idea ésa me parece una buena idea; it seems like years since I saw you — parece que han pasado años que no te veo
2)a) ( get impression)to seem to + INF: I seem to remember that you... — creo recordar que tú...
b) ( in somebody's opinion) parecer*it seems to me/him/them that... — me/le/les parece que...
c) ( toning down statement) parecer*what seems to be the trouble? — veamos ¿de qué se trata?
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2 approve
ə'pru:v1) ((often with of) to be pleased with or think well of (a person, thing etc): I approve of your decision.) aprobar; tener un buen concepto de2) (to agree to (something): The committee approved the plan.) aprobar, aceptar•- approval- on approval
approve vb aprobar / dar el visto bueno atr[ə'prʊːv]1 aprobar, dar el visto bueno a1) : aprobar, sancionar, darle el visto bueno a2)to approve of : consentir en, aprobarhe doesn't approve of smoking: está en contra del tabacov.• aprobar v.ə'pruːv
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a) ( agree)to approve (of something/somebody): mother seems to approve of him a mamá parece gustarle; they didn't approve of us getting married no les pareció bien que nos casáramos; I don't approve of his methods no estoy de acuerdo con sus métodos; they don't approve of my smoking les parece mal que fume; do you approve? — ¿le parece bien?
b) ( agree formally) dar* su (or mi etc) aprobación or visto bueno
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vta) (sanction, agree) \<\<decision/plan\>\> aprobar*b) ( officially recognize) < institution> acreditar[ǝ'pruːv]1.VT [+ plan, decision, legislation, expenditure, minutes] aprobar; [+ drug, medicine, method] autorizarthe council has approved the construction of a hotel — el ayuntamiento ha dado su aprobación para or ha aprobado la construcción de un hotel
2. VI1) (=be in favour)I think she'll approve — creo que estará de acuerdo, creo que le parecerá bien
he's not allowed sweets, his mother doesn't approve — no le dejan comer caramelos, a su madre no le gusta
2) (=give authorization) dar su aprobaciónif Congress approves, the project will go ahead next year — si el Congreso da su aprobación or lo aprueba, el proyecto se llevará a cabo el año que viene
* * *[ə'pruːv]
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a) ( agree)to approve (of something/somebody): mother seems to approve of him a mamá parece gustarle; they didn't approve of us getting married no les pareció bien que nos casáramos; I don't approve of his methods no estoy de acuerdo con sus métodos; they don't approve of my smoking les parece mal que fume; do you approve? — ¿le parece bien?
b) ( agree formally) dar* su (or mi etc) aprobación or visto bueno
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vta) (sanction, agree) \<\<decision/plan\>\> aprobar*b) ( officially recognize) < institution> acreditar -
3 apparently
adverb (it seems that; I hear that: Apparently he is not feeling well.) por lo visto, al parecerapparently adv1. por lo visto / según parece / al parecerapparently, they're getting married según parece, se casan2. aparentementetr[ə'pærəntlɪ]1 (obviously) evidentemente2 (seemingly) aparentementeapparently [ə'pærəntli] adv: aparentemente, al pareceradv.• al parecer adv.• aparentemente adv.• evidentemente adv.• por lo visto expr.ə'pærəntlia) (indep) al parecer, por lo visto, según pareceis she pregnant? - apparently — ¿está embarazada? - pues eso parece or por lo visto sí
b) ( seemingly) <intelligent/happy> aparentemente[ǝ'pærǝntlɪ]ADV1) (=it appears) por lo visto, según pareceapparently, they're getting a divorce — por lo visto or según parece, se van a divorciar
"is she the new teacher?" - "apparently" — -¿es ella la nueva profesora? -por lo visto or eso parece
"I thought they were coming" - "apparently not" — -pensé que venían -por lo visto no or parece que no
2) (=seemingly, on the surface) aparentementethe murders follow an apparently random pattern — los asesinatos parecen seguir un esquema aleatorio
* * *[ə'pærəntli]a) (indep) al parecer, por lo visto, según pareceis she pregnant? - apparently — ¿está embarazada? - pues eso parece or por lo visto sí
b) ( seemingly) <intelligent/happy> aparentemente
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