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no parecía

didn't seem

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didn't seem The imperfect form of parecer, used to describe how something appeared or seemed in the past. It can be followed by an adjective, an infinitive, or que plus a clause.
SP: No parecía estar cansada después del viaje.
EN: She didn’t seem tired after the trip.

Ella no parecía entender nada.

She didn't seem to understand anything.

No parecía haber nada fuera de lo normal.

There seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary.

No parecía tan importante.

It didn't seem that important.

Tomás no parecía muy entusiasmado.

Tomás didn't seem very enthusiastic.

Tom no parecía asustado.

Tom didn't seem scared.

Tom no parecía interesado en lo que decía Mary.

Tom didn't seem interested in what Mary was saying.

Tom no parecía sorprendido cuando oyó que Mary y John se habían casado.

Tom didn’t seem surprised when he heard that Mary and John had gotten married.

El ramillete de flores que vi a mi amiga sujetar no parecía llevar rosas.

The bouquet of flowers I saw my friend holding didn’t seem to contain any roses.

No parecía haber un problema.

There didn't seem to be a problem.

Tom no parecía convencido en absoluto.

Tom didn't seem convinced at all.

Tom no parecía preocupado.

Tom didn't seem worried.

No parecía estar seguro de sus respuestas.

He didn't seem sure of his answers.

A Tom no parecía importarle.

Tom didn't seem to care.

El tipo al que disparé ayer no parecía un espía.

The guy I shot yesterday didn't look like a spy.

— Asesinos (2015)

Perdóname, pero no parecía muy agresivo.

Forgive me, but he didn't seem very aggressive.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Tom no parecía interesado en hacer amigos.

Tom didn’t seem interested in making friends.

En el restaurante no parecía alguien que se iba a explotar.

In the restaurant, he didn't look like someone who was going to explode.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

No parecía haber solución al problema.

There seemed to be no solution to the problem.

No parecía un ser humano.

He didn't look like a human being.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Tom no parecía comprender el propósito del proyecto.

Tom didn't seem to understand the purpose of the project.

Tom no parecía perturbado.

Tom didn't seem disturbed.

Tom no parecía tan aventurero como parecía María.

Tom didn’t seem as adventurous as Maria did.

No parecía de los que salvan.

He didn't seem like the kind of person who saves lives.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

No parecía interesada.

She didn’t seem interested.

Simplemente no parecía correcto ¿sabes?

It just didn't seem right, you know?

— The Running Man (2025)

Él no parecía prestarte mucha atención.

He didn’t seem to be paying much attention to you.

Tom no parecía raro.

Tom didn't seem strange.