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De repente, todos na aldeia pareciam ser especialistas na arte de fazer meninos.
Suddenly, everyone in the village seemed to be an expert at making boys.
— Dangal (2016)
Tom e Mary pareciam não entender o que John queria que eles fizessem.
Tom and Mary didn't seem to understand what John wanted them to do.
Muitas das crianças pareciam infelizes.
Many of the children seemed unhappy.
Devo dizer que eles não pareciam nada surpresos.
I have to say, they didn’t seem surprised at all.
Os dois pareciam estar calmos apesar de tudo.
The two seemed calm despite everything.