parecer-2
loom ; seem ; sound (like) ; sound + like ; strike + Pronombre Personal ; look ; smack of ; come off as.
The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.
Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.
'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.
An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.
This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.
al parecer
apparently
apparently
it seems that...
supposedly
allegedly
it appeared that...
by the sounds of it
by the looks of it
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
'It seems that for success in science and art,' he wrote, 'a dash of autism is essential' = Escribió :"Parece que para triunfar en las ciencias y en el arte, se necesita una pizca de autismo".
'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
Similarly, a group of social workers set up an advice centre but it was closed after one year, allegedly on the grounds that it was too expensive.
It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.
This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
aunque no lo parezca
oddly enough
strangely enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
aunque parezca difícil
difficult though it may seem
difficult as it may seem
Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals.
Difficult as it may seem, it is important to attack the problem, not the individual when dealing with difficult employees.
aunque parezca extraño
strangely enough
oddly enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
aunque parezca increíble
incredibly
incredible though it may seem
incredibly enough
incredible as it may seem
although it may seem incredible
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.
Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
aunque parezca mentira
amazingly enough
believe it or not
strangely enough
incredibly
incredible though it may seem
incredibly enough
incredible as it may seem
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
although it may seem incredible
Amazingly enough, the first great dictionary was basically the work of one man.
Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
aunque parezca raro
strangely enough
oddly enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
funnily enough
funnily
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows.
Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.
es lo que a mí me parece
my two cents' worth
Thought I should throw my two cents into this debate about the Forbes article where in the author admonishes men from marrying women with careers.
ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido
victory from the jaws of defeat
The article is entitled 'Victory from the jaws of defeat: a tribute to the Newark Public Library'.
hacer parecer
make + seem
make + Nombre + out to be
None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.
The union would have to make me out to be nearly a criminal in order to make that sort of proof.
hacer parecer pequeño
dwarf
The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.
las cosas no son tan simples como parecen
there's more to it than meets the eye
So don't be too hasty to write it off - there's more to it than meets the eye.
las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen
there's more to it than meets the eye
there's more to the picture than meets the eye
So don't be too hasty to write it off - there's more to it than meets the eye.
Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
más complejo de lo que parece
more than meets the eye
A librarian who suspected that there was more to this than met the eye might find that the problem at the heart of the matter could be a wish to know something of the story of the play without having to read it.
más complicado de lo que parece
more than meets the eye
A librarian who suspected that there was more to this than met the eye might find that the problem at the heart of the matter could be a wish to know something of the story of the play without having to read it.
me parece todo esto bien pero
be (all) good and well but
Liberty, equality, and fraternity are all well and good, but what made France truly superior was the French passion for wine.
no parecer lógico
make + no sense
It makes no sense to sacrifice our health to balance the budget.
no parecer que
there + be + no sign of
there + be + little sign of
Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no parecerse en nada a
be nothing like
Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park.
no parecerse ni por asomo
different as night and day
When asked about their children's temperaments, parents frequently comment on how different their children are (e.g., 'different as night and day' or 'as if they came from different families').
no parecer Uno Mismo
be out of character
We have all experienced times when we felt out of character or 'beside ourselves,' acting in unexpected or inconsistent ways.
no ser lo que parecer
be not all what it seems to be
be not as it seems to be
Knightley has warned children who dream of celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be.
Though at first it seems that this project is charming and has strong appeal for poor countries and its poor children, it is not as it seems to be.
o algo parecido
in the way of
or something of that sort
or something to that effect
or something of that nature
or anything like that
or words to that effect
The overall picture gained from this area analysis was that the hinterlands of the industrial towns were not areas where one could hope to find much in the way of bookshops.
Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history...or something to that effect.
If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck.
Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing (or words to that effect).
o eso parece
or so it seems
The challenge of the Christian life, or so it seems to me, is to walk a kind of tightrope strung between this world and the next.
parece como
appear + as though
Until recently, replacing the DLL seemed to solve the problem, but it appears as though that is no longer the case.
parece que
by the sounds of it
by the looks of it
You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.
This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
parece que
it seems that...
'It seems that for success in science and art,' he wrote, 'a dash of autism is essential' = Escribió :"Parece que para triunfar en las ciencias y en el arte, se necesita una pizca de autismo".
parecer + Adjetivo
appear + Adjetivo
'I'll see, Bernice, if I can find something for you on what to do when you suspect someone is becoming an alcoholic,' she added trying to appear composed.
parecer apetecible
look + tasty
We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.
parecer asustado
look + scared
For a passing moment after resting her eyes on the tattoo on his arm, Lily had merely looked scared.
parecer atractivo
look + attractive
Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.
parecer atrayente
sound + attractive
While donation might not sound attractive, you have to consider the tax advantages of giving an automobile.
parecer bien
be all right with + Persona
As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
parecer bueno
look + good
Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
parecer contradictorio
appear + contradictory
However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.
parecer debatible
look + debatable
The growth of information technology is accelerating at the expense of the book's future and the continued existence of libraries and librarians thefore looks debatable.
parecer delicioso
look + delicious
Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?.
parecer en peligro
appear + in jeopardy
The very existence of the public library appears in jeopardy; public librarians appear both concerned and confused.
parecer estar
appear + to be
Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.
parecer extraño
sound + weird
sound + odd
It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently.
These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.
parecer increíble
beggar + belief
It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.
parecer insignificante en comparación
pale by + comparison
No matter how good you are, there's a significant chance of paling by comparison.
parecer insólito
sound + weird
sound + odd
It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently.
These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.
parecerle bien a Uno
be (just) fine with
He didn't have that stratospheric jump into stardom that some musicians experience, and that's just fine with him.
parecer loco
sound + crazy
I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.
parecer lógico
make + sense
It makes sense in this case to establish two prediction patterns: one for the airmail subscription and one for the others.
parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo
seem + worth + Gerundio
However, it seems worth rehearsing some of the arguments again here in this particular context and identifying specifically how these problems are negotiated in a data base using natural language indexing.
parecer + Nombre
seem + like + Nombre
Simple though such enquiries may be to the librarian, the speed and assurance of the response does seem like sorcery to many users.
parecer probable
seem + likely
It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
parecer prometedor
look + promising
show + promise
Here we may find a reference to another active researcher in the field of superconductivity that looks promising.
This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.
parecer raro
sound + odd
sound + weird
These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.
It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently.
parecer razonable
seem + reasonable
It seems reasonable to require that leaders share the beliefs of the organizations that they seek to lead.
parecer sabroso
look + tasty
We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.
parecerse
bear + similarity
look + alike
take after
If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.
No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.
Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.
parecer(se) a
look like
After several saves, the saved document summary screen might look like that shown in Figure 32 on page 38.
parecerse a
resemble
The keyboard resembles a standard typewriter.
parecer ser
appear + to be
Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.
parecer tentador
sound + attractive
While donation might not sound attractive, you have to consider the tax advantages of giving an automobile.
parecer una eternidad
seem like + an eternity
Thus they remained for what seemed like an eternity.
parecer una locura
sound + crazy
I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.
parecer una pocilga
look like + a rubbish tip
It has changed so much in recent years, when I visit my parents their neighbourhood looks like a rubbish tip.
parecer una probabilidad
loom up + a possibility
Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question; but borrowing someone from another department loomed up a possibility - if anyone could be spared.
parecer un basurero
look like + a rubbish tip
It has changed so much in recent years, when I visit my parents their neighbourhood looks like a rubbish tip.
parecer un disco rayado
sound like + a broken record
He is already sounding like a broken record in saying that he will explain everything in due time.
parecer un vertedero
look like + a rubbish tip
It has changed so much in recent years, when I visit my parents their neighbourhood looks like a rubbish tip.
parece tener poco sentido que
there + seem + little point in
There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
por muy difícil que parezca
difficult though it may seem
difficult as it may seem
Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals.
Difficult as it may seem, it is important to attack the problem, not the individual when dealing with difficult employees.
por muy extraño que parezca
oddly enough
strangely enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
funnily enough
funnily
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows.
Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.
por muy increíble que parezca
incredible though it may seem
incredibly
incredibly enough
incredible as it may seem
although it may seem incredible
Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.
Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
por muy mentira que parezca
incredibly
incredible though it may seem
strangely enough
incredibly enough
incredible as it may seem
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
although it may seem incredible
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
por muy raro que parezca
strangely enough
oddly enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
que parece dudoso
dubious-sounding
But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
que parece sospechoso
dubious-sounding
But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
qué te parece que
what about...
But what about when our own professional center, the Library of Congress, uses BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS which are analogous to Polacks and Kikes and Wops?.
según parece
apparently
apparently
by the looks of it
by the sounds of it
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.
ser lo más parecido a
be as close as we come to
An amnesty day that eliminates fines for overdue materials is as close as we come to a 'rebate'.
ser parecido a
be close to
be just like
As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
Websites are just like children, they only seem to misbehave when you have visitors.
si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es un pato
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck
You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
tan difícil como (lo) parece
as difficult as it seems
However, improving employee satisfaction is not as difficult as it seems and can be significantly boosted using these basic steps.
tan sorprendente como pueda parecer
as amazing as it seems
As amazing as it seems, original Victorian old prints have survived into the twenty-first century.
