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él aparenta

seems, appears, looks, pretends, makes a show of

→ aparentar
aparent to pretend, to give the appearance of + a 3rd-person singular present or subjunctive; 2nd-person singular command
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Uncommon #25,549
seems, appears, looks
SP: Ella aparenta estar tranquila.
EN: She seems calm.
pretends, makes a show of
SP: Él aparenta seguridad, pero está nervioso.
EN: He pretends to be confident, but he is nervous.
Conjugation of aparentar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second aparentas —
Third aparenta —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second aparentas —
Third aparenta —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second aparenta —

Ella es tan activa como aparenta.

She is as active as she appears.

Su madre aparenta ser más joven de lo que es.

Her mother looks younger than she is.

Él no es tan estúpido como aparenta.

He’s not as stupid as he appears.

Un hombre es tan viejo como se siente, y una mujer es tan vieja como aparenta.

A man is as old as he feels, and a woman is as old as she looks.

Él tiene mucha más edad de la que aparenta.

He is much older than he looks.

La madre de ella no es tan mayor como aparenta.

Her mother is not as old as she looks.

Sólo lo aparenta.

It's just an appearance.

— Solaris (1972)

Tiene cara de chico bueno, pero es más travieso de lo que aparenta.

He has the face of a good boy, but he is more mischievous than he appears.

Ben no es tan joven como aparenta.

Ben isn't as young as he looks.

Ella no aparenta tener más de sesenta años.

She doesn’t look a day over sixty.

Tomás no es tan inteligente como aparenta.

Tomás isn't as smart as he seems.

Tom no aparenta su edad.

Tom doesn't look his age.

Ella no es lo que aparenta ser.

She isn't what she appears to be.

Tiene menos años de los que aparenta por su aspecto físico.

She is younger than she appears to be.

John aparenta valentía, pero en realidad es un cobarde.

John pretends to be brave, but in reality he is a coward.