No. 12,880 in Spanish
parecían
"Parecían" means "they seemed" or "they appeared" in English.
In a sentence
Los niños en el parque parecían felices mientras jugaban.
The children in the park seemed happy while playing.
In this sentence, 'parecían' is used as the third person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb 'parecer', indicating an observation or impression about the children's mood in the past.
Las luces de la ciudad parecían estrellas en el cielo nocturno.
The city lights looked like stars in the night sky.
Here, 'parecían' conveys a metaphorical resemblance observed at the moment being described.
En la pintura, las sombras parecían moverse como si estuvieran vivas.
In the painting, the shadows appeared to move as if they were alive.
This use of 'parecían' describes the impression or illusion created by the shadows in the painting.
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