seemed, appeared
D’un tratto parve impressionato.
All of a sudden, he seemed impressed.
Entrando in Rosario gli parve d'entrare in una città già conosciuta.
As he entered Rosario, he felt as though he were entering a city he already knew.
Dopo andò a guardarsi allo specchio e gli parve d'essere un altro.
Then he went to look at himself in the mirror, and he seemed like a different person.
In quel punto parve al ragazzo di sentirsi stringere la mano.
At that point, the boy felt as if someone had squeezed his hand.