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parecía ser

seemed to be

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phrase Rare #29,351
seemed to be Used to describe how something appeared at the time; often introduces an assumption or impression rather than a confirmed fact.
SP: Parecía ser una buena opción, así que lo intentamos.
EN: It seemed to be a good option, so we tried it.

Vimos lo que parecía ser un oasis en el desierto.

We saw what appeared to be an oasis in the desert.

Hablé con el joven que parecía ser el mayor.

I spoke with the young man who seemed to be the oldest.

A propósito, el joven parecía ser muy amable y razonable.

Incidentally, the young man seemed to be very kind and reasonable.

— Doña Clara (2016)

No parecía ser un problema.

It didn't seem to be a problem.

Tom no parecía ser tan talentoso como Mary.

Tom didn't seem to be as talented as Mary.

Aún cuando la propuesta parecía ser una buena idea, ellos la rechazaron.

Even though the proposal seemed like a good idea, they rejected it.

Parecía ser una buena idea.

It seemed like a good idea.

Sí, el parecía ser el adecuado cierto?

Yeah, he seemed like the right one, right?

El crío de tigre parecía ser un gran gatito.

The tiger cub looked like a big kitten.

Hablé con el joven, que parecía ser mayor que la niña.

I spoke with the young man, who appeared to be older than the girl.