Galician
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Etymology
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From Old Galician-Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin *pārēscere, from Latin pārēre.
Pronunciation
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- (standard) IPA(key): /ˌpaɾeˈθeɾ/
- (dialectal, western) IPA(key): /ˌpaɾeˈseɾ/
parecer (first-person singular present parezo, first-person singular preterite parecín, past participle parecido)
- to seem, appear
Conjugation
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Conjugation of parecer (c-z alternation)
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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parecer
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Personal
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parecer
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pareceres
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parecer
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parecermos
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parecerdes
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parecerem
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Gerund
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parecendo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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parecido
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parecidos
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Feminine
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parecida
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parecidas
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Indicative
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Present
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pareço
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pareces
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parece
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parecemos
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parecedes, pareceis
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parecem
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Imperfect
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parecia
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parecias
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parecia
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parecíamos
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parecíades, parecíeis, parecíais1
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pareciam
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Preterite
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parecim, pareci
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pareceste, pareceche1
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pareceu
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parecemos
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parecestes
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parecêrom, pareceram
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Pluperfect
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parecera
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pareceras
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parecera
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parecêramos
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parecêrades, parecêreis, parecêrais1
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pareceram
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Future
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parecerei
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parecerás
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parecerá
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pareceremos
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pareceredes, parecereis
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parecerám, parecerão
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Conditional
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pareceria
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parecerias
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pareceria
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pareceríamos
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pareceríades, pareceríeis, pareceríais1
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pareceriam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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pareça
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pareças
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pareça
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pareçamos
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pareçades, pareçais
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pareçam
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Imperfect
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parecesse
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parecesses
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parecesse
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parecêssemos
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parecêssedes, parecêsseis
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parecessem
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Future
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parecer
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pareceres
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parecer
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parecermos
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parecerdes
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parecerem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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parece
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pareça
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pareçamos
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parecede, parecei
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pareçam
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Negative (nom)
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nom pareças
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nom pareça
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nom pareçamos
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nom pareçades, nom pareçais
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nom pareçam
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Further reading
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Portuguese
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Etymology 1
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From Old Galician-Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin *pārēscere, from Latin pārēre.
Pronunciation
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parecer (first-person singular present pareço, first-person singular preterite pareci, past participle parecido)
- (copulative or auxiliary) to seem
- O Jorge parece estar feliz. ― George seems to be happy.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with com) to resemble
Conjugation
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Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:parecer.
Etymology 2
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Nominalization of Etymology 1.
Pronunciation
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parecer m (plural pareceres)
- expert opinion, advice, assessment, evaluation
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:parecer.
Further reading
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- “parecer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Etymology
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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pārēscere, from Latin pārēre.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /paɾeˈθeɾ/ [pa.ɾeˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /paɾeˈseɾ/ [pa.ɾeˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: pa‧re‧cer
parecer (first-person singular present parezco, first-person singular preterite parecí, past participle parecido)
- (impersonal) to seem, to see fit
- El caballo parece muerto. ― The horse seems dead.
- Me parece que... ― It seems to me that...
- como mejor le parezca ― as you see fit; as one sees fit
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think
¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar?- What do you think about going to a bar?
- to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece.- I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes?- How about we change the day to Tuesday?
- (reflexive) to be like, to take after, to resemble
- to perceive
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of parecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive parecer
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dative
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parecerme
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parecerte
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parecerle, parecerse
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parecernos
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pareceros
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parecerles, parecerse
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accusative
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parecerme
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parecerte
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parecerlo, parecerla, parecerse
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parecernos
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pareceros
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parecerlos, parecerlas, parecerse
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with gerund pareciendo
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dative
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pareciéndome
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pareciéndote
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pareciéndole, pareciéndose
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pareciéndonos
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pareciéndoos
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pareciéndoles, pareciéndose
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accusative
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pareciéndome
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pareciéndote
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pareciéndolo, pareciéndola, pareciéndose
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pareciéndonos
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pareciéndoos
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pareciéndolos, pareciéndolas, pareciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative parece
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dative
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paréceme
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parécete
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parécele
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parécenos
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not used
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paréceles
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accusative
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paréceme
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parécete
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parécelo, parécela
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parécenos
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not used
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parécelos, parécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative parecé
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dative
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pareceme
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parecete
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parecele
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parecenos
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not used
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pareceles
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accusative
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pareceme
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parecete
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parecelo, parecela
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parecenos
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not used
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parecelos, parecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative parezca
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dative
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parézcame
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not used
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parézcale, parézcase
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parézcanos
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not used
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parézcales
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accusative
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parézcame
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not used
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parézcalo, parézcala, parézcase
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parézcanos
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not used
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parézcalos, parézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative parezcamos
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dative
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not used
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parezcámoste
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parezcámosle
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parezcámonos
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parezcámoos
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parezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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parezcámoste
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parezcámoslo, parezcámosla
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parezcámonos
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parezcámoos
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parezcámoslos, parezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative pareced
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dative
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parecedme
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not used
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parecedle
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parecednos
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pareceos
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parecedles
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accusative
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parecedme
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not used
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parecedlo, parecedla
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parecednos
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pareceos
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parecedlos, parecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative parezcan
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dative
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parézcanme
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not used
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parézcanle
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parézcannos
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not used
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parézcanles, parézcanse
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accusative
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parézcanme
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not used
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parézcanlo, parézcanla
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parézcannos
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not used
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parézcanlos, parézcanlas, parézcanse
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Derived terms
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Related terms
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parecer m (plural pareceres)
- (archaic) appearance (used generally when a person is pretty)
- (Can we date this quote?) Bible, Genesis 29.17:
Y los ojos de Lea eran tiernos, pero Rachêl era de lindo semblante y de hermoso parecer.- Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
- Synonym: apariencia
- opinion
- Synonyms: opinión, idea
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Further reading
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