Parecido in english
pronunciation: sɪməlɜr part of speech: adjective
parecer2 = loom ; seem ; sound ; sound like ; strike + Pronombre Personal ; look ; smack of ; come off as ; make of.
Example: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Example: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.Example: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.Example: '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?'.Example: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.Example: What I make of it isn't necessarily what anyone else makes of it either.more:
» al parecer = apparently ; apparently ; it seems that... ; supposedly ; allegedly ; it appeared that... ; by the sound(s) of it ; by the looks of it .
Example: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion. Example: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion. Example: '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". Example: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'. Example: 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. Example: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall. Example: You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it. Example: 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 .
Example: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Example: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Example: 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 .
Example: Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals. Example: 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 .
Example: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Example: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Example: 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 .
Example: 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. Example: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Example: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Example: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Example: 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 .
Example: Amazingly enough, the first great dictionary was basically the work of one man. Example: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate. Example: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Example: 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. Example: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Example: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Example: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Example: 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. Example: 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 ; weirdly enough .
Example: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Example: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Example: 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. Example: Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows. Example: Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later. Example: Weirdly enough these bum bags were popular as at my high school circa 2003-2007.» es lo que a mí me parece = my two (2) cents(' worth) [Usado de diferentes maneras: my two cents' worth o my 2 cents' worth o my two cents o my 2 cents] .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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. Example: 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 .
Example: 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 is/was more to it than meets/met the eye .
Example: 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 is/was more to it than meets/met the eye ; there is/was more to the picture than meets/met the eye .
Example: So don't be too hasty to write it off -- there's more to it than meets the eye. Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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.» no parecer lógico = make + no sense .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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. Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Knightley has warned children who dream of celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be. Example: 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 ; or something like that ; or whatnot ; or what have you .
Example: 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. Example: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort. Example: Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history...or something to that effect. Example: If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck. Example: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens. Example: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing (or words to that effect). Example: Anyone found guilty of having an annoying ring tone should be sentenced to several years of hard labour, breaking rocks in a quarry or something like that. Example: The immediate representatives of the public are the trustees; the secondary representatives are members of the appropriating body -- the city council, the state legislature or what not. Example: Then drink the liquid: hot or cold, salty or sweetened, with milk or whiskey or what have you.» o eso parece = or so it seems .
Example: 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 .
Example: Until recently, replacing the DLL seemed to solve the problem, but it appears as though that is no longer the case.» parece que... = it seems that... .
Example: '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".» parece que = by the sound(s) of it ; by the looks of it .
Example: You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it. Example: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.» parecer + Adjetivo = appear + Adjetivo .
Example: '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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: For a passing moment after resting her eyes on the tattoo on his arm, Lily had merely looked scared.» parecer atractivo = look + attractive .
Example: Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.» parecer atrayente = sound + attractive .
Example: While donation might not sound attractive, you have to consider the tax advantages of giving an automobile.» parecer bien = be all right with + Persona .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?.» parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy .
Example: The very existence of the public library appears in jeopardy; public librarians appear both concerned and confused.» parecer estar = appear + to be .
Example: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.» parecer estar dispuesto a = look + set to .
Example: But there's nothing crazy about his latest idea which looks set to take the sporting world by storm.» parecer estar listo a = look + set to .
Example: But there's nothing crazy about his latest idea which looks set to take the sporting world by storm.» parecer estar preparado a = look + set to .
Example: But there's nothing crazy about his latest idea which looks set to take the sporting world by storm.» parecer estupendo = sound + great ; be a thumbs up for .
Example: Wonderful! This sounds great and wish I could participate!. Example: For the most part, this was a pleasant, enjoyable read -- so this is a thumbs up for me.» parecer extraño = sound + weird ; sound + odd .
Example: It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently. Example: These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.» parecer fabuloso = be a thumbs up for .
Example: For the most part, this was a pleasant, enjoyable read -- so this is a thumbs up for me.» parecer fuera de lugar = seem out of + place .
Example: The French colonial architecture seems out of place in an Asian country such as Cambodia.» parecer grosero = sound + rude .
Example: I don't want to sound rude but over the past few months I've been finding it more and more difficult to move my bowels, to put it politely.» parecer increíble = beggar + belief ; defy + belief .
Example: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times. Example: The bigoted attitude adopted by the author defies belief and his hatred of drug users is so deep that he wishes them dead.» parecer insignificante en comparación = pale by + comparison .
Example: No matter how good you are, there's a significant chance of paling by comparison.» parecer insólito = sound + weird ; sound + odd .
Example: It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently. Example: 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 by/with .
Example: He didn't have that stratospheric jump into stardom that some musicians experience, and that's just fine with him.» parecer loco = sound + crazy .
Example: 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 .
Example: It makes sense in this case to establish two prediction patterns: one for the airmail subscription and one for the others.» parecer maravilloso = sound + great .
Example: Wonderful! This sounds great and wish I could participate!.» parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Here we may find a reference to another active researcher in the field of superconductivity that looks promising.» parecer raro = sound + odd ; sound + weird .
Example: These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct. Example: It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently.» parecer razonable = seem + reasonable .
Example: It seems reasonable to require that leaders share the beliefs of the organizations that they seek to lead.» parecer sabroso = look + tasty .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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. Example: 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. Example: Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.» parecer(se) a = look like .
Example: After several saves, the saved document summary screen might look like that shown in Figure 32 on page 38.» parecerse a = resemble .
Example: The keyboard resembles a standard typewriter.» parecer ser = appear + to be .
Example: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.» parecer tentador = sound + attractive .
Example: While donation might not sound attractive, you have to consider the tax advantages of giving an automobile.» parecer una eternidad = seem like + an eternity .
Example: Thus they remained for what seemed like an eternity.» parecer una locura = sound + crazy .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: He is already sounding like a broken record in saying that he will explain everything in due time.» parecer un mosquita muerta = look as if + butter wouldn't melt in + Posesivo + mouth .
Example: Everytime I mention him though people say things like 'he is a naughty boy' but I don't know why I remember him as the butter wouldn't melt in his mouth type like the rest of us = Cada vez que le menciono, la gente dice cosas como que "es un chico travieso", pero no sé por qué le recuerdo como una mosquita muerta como el resto de nosotros.*.» parecer un vertedero = look like + a rubbish tip .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals. Example: 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 ; weirdly enough .
Example: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Example: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Example: 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. Example: Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows. Example: Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later. Example: Weirdly enough these bum bags were popular as at my high school circa 2003-2007.» por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem ; incredibly ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible .
Example: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Example: 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. Example: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Example: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Example: 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 .
Example: 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. Example: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Example: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Example: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Example: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Example: 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. Example: 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 .
Example: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Example: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Example: 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 .
Example: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.» que parece enojado = angry-looking .
Example: I am 24, and my brow tends to be furrowed and angry-looking.» que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding .
Example: 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... .
Example: 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 sound(s) of it .
Example: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion. Example: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion. Example: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence. Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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. Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: However, improving employee satisfaction is not as difficult as it seems and can be significantly boosted using these basic steps.» tan difícil como parece = as difficult as it sounds .
Example: Building a sleigh doesn't have to be as difficult as it sounds.» tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems .
Example: As amazing as it seems, original Victorian old prints have survived into the twenty-first century.» todo parece indicar que = from all indications .
Example: I woke up to the wind howling and the rain coming down in buckets, and from all indications, it's going to continue along those lines most of the day.parecido = like ; similar ; common thread ; resemblance ; like-minded ; alike ; sameness ; similitude ; kindred.
Example: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Example: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Example: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.Example: We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.Example: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Example: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Example: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Example: The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.Example: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.more:
» bien parecido = personable ; good looking .
Example: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across. Example: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.» de una manera parecida a = in a manner analogous to ; in a manner analogous to .
Example: Such a masquerade may allow some microbes to enter the host's inner sanctum covertly in a manner analogous to the Trojan horse. Example: Such a masquerade may allow some microbes to enter the host's inner sanctum covertly in a manner analogous to the Trojan horse.» de una modo parecido a = in a manner analogous to .
Example: Such a masquerade may allow some microbes to enter the host's inner sanctum covertly in a manner analogous to the Trojan horse.» lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to .
Example: This register in which printers were expected to enter the details of all new books they were intending to print is the nearest thing we have to a current bibliography of sixteenth century publications.» muy bien parecido = great-looking .
Example: When I was 19, I met a man who was great-looking, had a profession, was fun to be with, and who just adored me, quirks and all.» muy parecido a = much like .
Example: Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs.» 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 ; or something like that ; or whatnot ; or what have you .
Example: 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. Example: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort. Example: Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history...or something to that effect. Example: If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck. Example: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens. Example: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing (or words to that effect). Example: Anyone found guilty of having an annoying ring tone should be sentenced to several years of hard labour, breaking rocks in a quarry or something like that. Example: The immediate representatives of the public are the trustees; the secondary representatives are members of the appropriating body -- the city council, the state legislature or what not. Example: Then drink the liquid: hot or cold, salty or sweetened, with milk or whiskey or what have you.» parecido a = akin to [Seguido de un nombre o del gerundio (forma "-ing") de un verbo] ; equalling that ; along the lines of ; to the effect of ; kind of like ; kinda [kind of] [Contracción coloquial similar a sorta [sort of]] ; sorta [sort of] [Contracción coloquial similar a kinda [kind of]] ; of the type ; similar to ; analogous to/with .
Example: I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers = Seguido de un nombre o del gerundio (forma "-ing") de un verbo. Example: Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper. Example: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport. Example: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'. Example: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!. Example: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as 'kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system. Example: I feel sorta guilty for spending most of this beautiful afternoon bed. Example: Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries. Example: Similar to economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis provides a quantitative presentation of the returns to a community's library investment. Example: This would make ancient Egyptian law analogous to the modern English system, where the laws are interpreted in the courts with reference to previous interpretations.» parecido a la ansiedad = anxiety-like .
Example: People with phobias experience anxiety-like symptoms when exposed to or in anticipation of their feared object or situation.» parecido a la pizarra = slaty [slatier -comp., slatiest -sup.] .
Example: This slaty dark bird, the size of a hen is called the Eurasian coot in England and common coot in India.» parecido a la realidad = lifelike [life-like] .
Example: This article describes a method of teaching managerial skills through lifelike situations where students are presented with concrete problems requiring practical solutions.» parecido a las noticias = news-type .
Example: News-type articles reporting on libraries' progress with particular approval plans are specifically excluded.» parecido a la tierra = Earth-like .
Example: The nearest Earth-like planet is probably 13 light-years away; astronomically speaking, that's just a stroll across the park.» parecido a los pelos = hair-like .
Example: Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.» parecido al queso = cheesy [cheesier -comp., cheesiest -sup.] .
Example: For this summer season, we're putting together a recipe book featuring the best cheesy recipes and would love your input.» parecido a una avispa = waspish .
Example: A Japanese wasp fan club has added the insects to rice crackers, saying the result adds a waspish scent to the traditional fare.» parecido a una bandeja = tray-like .
Example: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.» parecido a una caja = boxlike .
Example: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.» parecido a una capa = cape-like .
Example: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.» parecido a un ácaro = mite-like .
Example: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.» parecido a una catedral = cathedral-like .
Example: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.» parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano = CAB-type .
Example: Immigrants have a network of immigrant information offices that provide a CAB-type service and will, free of charge, supply interpreters to help with such matters as finding housing.» parecido a una trompeta = trumpet-like .
Example: Foxglove, while very beautiful with its trumpet-like blossoms, are very poisonous to dogs, cats, and even humans!.» parecido a un catálogo = catalogue type .
Example: So we definitely intend to continue to produce catalog type card records for a long time to come, for as long as they're needed and it's a significant need.» parecido a un corazón = heart-shaped .
Example: Dress the dinner table with a nice table cloth, a candle and some napkins, sprinkle with heart-shaped sequins and get out the best wine glasses.» parecido a un delfín = dolphin-like .
Example: Southern bottlenose whales have a large, bulb-shaped forehead and short, dolphin-like beak.» parecido a un desierto = desert-like .
Example: Desertification is the diminution or destruction of the biological potential of the land, and can lead ultimately to desert-like conditions.» parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like .
Example: This definition embodies a simple key to creating a self-evolving content-rich medium where connections link the reader to dictionary-like explanations.» parecido a un laberinto = maze-like .
Example: It is a maze-like photomontage of pictures of the changing rooms and corridors of an indoor swimming pool.» parecido a un papagayo = parrot-like .
Example: Fossils of parrot-like birds thought to be about 55 million years old have been found on marshes in north Kent.» parecido a un paraíso = paradise-like .
Example: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.» parecido a un remo = paddle-like .
Example: The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.» parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type .
Example: The author describes a microcomputer-based reference expert-type system.» parecido a un televisor = TV-like .
Example: For outputting information, two common devices used are a printer which prints the new information on paper, or a CRT display screen which shows the results on a TV-like screen.» parecido a un tiburón = sharky .
Example: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.» parecido a un túnel = tunnel-like .