Translation of "Aparentava" in English

Ela aparentava haver ficado doente de cama por anos.

She looked as if she had been sick in bed for years.

- Ele não parecia suspeito.
- Ele não aparentava ser suspeito.

- He wasn't someone you'd suspect.
- He wasn't worthy of suspicion.
- He didn't seem suspicious.

- Steve pareceu estar muito feliz.
- Steve aparentava muita felicidade.

Steve looked very happy.