ser lo que parecer

Intended meaning: “to be what it seems”; the phrase as written is not grammatical Spanish.

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phrase Uncommon #21,569
Intended meaning: “to be what it seems”; the phrase as written is not grammatical Spanish. The natural Spanish expression is «ser lo que parece» (for example, «No es lo que parece»).
SP: La expresión «ser lo que parecer» no es gramatical en español.
EN: The expression “ser lo que parecer” is not grammatical in Spanish.