parere

I [pa'rere] sm

(opinione) opinion, (consiglio) advice

a mio parere — in my opinion

II [pa'rere] vi irreg

(aus essere)

1) (apparire) to look, seem, appear

pare onesto — he looks o seems o appears honest

pare impossibile ma è così — it doesn't seem possible and yet it's true

pare di sì/no — it seems/doesn't seem so

non mi pare vero! — I can scarcely believe it!

pare che... — it seems o appears that ..., apparently

pare che voglia cambiare squadra — apparently he wants to change teams

pare che sia stato lui — it seems it was him

a quanto pare se n'è andato — he seems to have left, he has apparently left

2)

(essere dell'opinione) mi pare che... — I think (that) ..., it seems to me (that) ...

mi pare che sia già arrivato — I think he's already here

mi pare di sì/no — I think/don't think so

che te ne pare? — what do you think?

che te ne pare del mio libro? — what do you think of my book?

che te ne pare di andare al cinema? — how about going to the cinema?, how do you fancy going to the cinema?

è ora di andare, non ti pare? — don't you think it's time we left?

disturbo? — ma le pare! — am I disturbing you? — not at all!

fai come ti pare! — do what o as you like!