como parece

as it seems

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phrase Uncommon #9,603
as it seems Commonly used in the structure “tan... como parece,” meaning “as... as it seems.”
SP: La situación no es tan grave como parece.
EN: The situation isn't as serious as it seems.

Tom no es tan joven como parece.

Tom isn't as young as he looks.

Nada es tan simple como parece.

Nothing is as simple as it seems.

Tom no es tan tonto como parece.

Tom isn't as dumb as he seems.

Mi padre no es tan viejo como parece.

My father is not as old as he looks.

No es tan simple como parece.

It's not as simple as it seems.

A lo mejor no está tan limpio como parece.

Maybe it's not as clean as it seems.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Él no es tan ingenuo como parece.

He’s not as naive as he seems.

Tom no es tan viejo como parece.

Tom isn't as old as he looks.

No es tan buena como parece.

It's not as good as it seems.

No es tan malo como parece.

It's not as bad as it seems.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

La morena no es tan agresiva como parece.

The brunette isn’t as aggressive as she seems.

Tom no es tan bruto como parece.

Tom isn't as brutish as he seems.

Tom no es tan feliz como parece.

Tom isn't as happy as he seems.

No está tan loco como parece.

It’s not as crazy as it seems.

— El conformista (1971)

Tom podría no ser tan feliz como parece.

Tom might not be as happy as he seems.

Él no es tan tonto como parece.

He’s not as stupid as he seems.

Nada es como parece.

Nothing is as it seems.

No es tan bruta como parece.

She’s not as dumb as she looks.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

No todo es siempre como parece.

Not everything is always as it seems.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Parece que Cao Cao no es tan fiero como parece.

It seems that Cao Cao is not as fierce as he appears.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Él no es tan viejo como parece.

He's not as old as he looks.

Sin embargo, es alto, fuerte, sano, y no tan tonto como parece.

However, he is tall, strong, healthy, and not as dumb as he seems.

— Intocable (2011)

No es usted tan valiente como parece.

You’re not as brave as you seem.

Ella no es tan joven como parece.

She's not as young as she looks.