parecía tener

seemed to have

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phrase Uncommon #14,391
seemed to have Used to describe an apparent state or possession.
SP: La casa parecía tener mucha luz por dentro.
EN: The house seemed to have a lot of light inside.

Parecía tener este sueño una y otra vez.

He seemed to have this dream over and over again.

Tom parecía tener problemas para abrir la puerta.

Tom seemed to be having trouble opening the door.

Todo el mundo parecía tener prisa.

Everyone seemed to be in a hurry.

O'Hare parecía tener todas las las cosas que he dicho y no personalmente.

O'Hare seemed to have everything I'd mentioned, but not in person.

— Mother Night (1996)

Tom parecía tener algo en su mente.

Tom seemed to have something on his mind.

Por primera vez, parecía tener un poco de esperanza.

For the first time, he seemed to have a little hope.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Nadie parecía tener un motivo para el asesinato.

No one seemed to have a motive for the murder.

Recuerdo haberlo visto en la estación, llevaba una maleta grande y parecía tener prisa.

I remember seeing him at the station; he was carrying a large suitcase and seemed to be in a hurry.

Tom parecía tener su mente en otra cosa.

Tom seemed to have his mind on something else.

El medicamento no parecía tener efecto en el paciente.

The medication did not appear to have any effect on the patient.