parecía tener

seemed to have

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seemed to have In phrases like “parecía tener prisa,” it means “seemed to be in a hurry.”
SP: La casa parecía tener más habitaciones de las que recordaba.
EN: The house seemed to have more rooms than I remembered.

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.

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.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

Tom parecía tener problemas para abrir la puerta.

Tom seemed to be having trouble opening the door.

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.

Hasta el bosque parecía tener ojos anoche.

Even the forest seemed to have eyes last night.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Parecía tener este sueño una y otra vez.

He seemed to have this dream over and over again.

Nadie más parecía tener apetito.

No one else seemed to have an appetite.