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1 appearance
appearance [əˈpɪərəns]a. ( = act) apparition fb. (in play, film, TV programme) since his appearance in "Hamlet" depuis qu'il a joué dans « Hamlet »• in order of appearance (in play) par ordre d'entrée en scène ; (in film, TV programme) par ordre d'apparition à l'écranc. ( = look) apparence fd. [of publication] parution f* * *[ə'pɪərəns] 1.1) ( arrival) (of person, vehicle) arrivée f; (of development, invention) apparition f2) Cinema, Theatre, Television passage mto make an appearance on television/on stage — passer à la télévision/à la scène
cast in order of appearance — Theatre distribution par ordre d'entrée en scène; Cinema distribution par ordre d'apparition (à l'écran)
3) (public, sporting) apparition f6) ( semblance)to give the appearance of something/of doing — donner l'apparence de quelque chose/de faire
it had all the appearances ou every appearance of — cela avait tout l'air de
7) (of book, article) parution f2.appearances plural noun apparences fplto judge ou go by appearances — se fier aux apparences
for the sake of appearances —
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2 appearance
A n2 Cin, Theat, TV passage m ; to make an appearance on television/on stage passer à la télévision/à la scène ; to make one's first screen appearance faire ses débuts à l'écran ; a rare screen appearance by X une des rares apparitions à l'écran de X ; cast in order of appearance distribution par ordre d'entrée en scène ;3 (public, sporting) apparition f ; to make a public appearance faire une apparition publique ; this is his first appearance for Ireland il fait ses débuts pour l'équipe d'Irlande ; to put in an appearance faire acte de présence ;4 Jur ( in court) comparution f (in, before devant) ; to enter an appearance comparaître en justice ;5 ( look) ( of person) apparence f ; (of district, object) aspect m ; to check one's appearance vérifier sa tenue ; to be self-conscious about one's appearance être gêné par son aspect physique ; ‘smart appearance essential’ ‘excellente présentation exigée’ ; to give sth the appearance of donner à qch l'apparence de ; to be foreign in appearance avoir l'air étranger ;6 ( semblance) to give the appearance of sth/of doing donner l'apparence de qch/de faire ; it had all the appearances ou every appearance of cela avait tout l'air de ; to maintain an appearance of objectivity conserver un semblant d'objectivité ;B appearances npl ( external show) apparences fpl ; to judge ou go by appearances se fier aux apparences ; going by appearances… à en juger par les apparences… ; for the sake of appearances, for appearances' sake pour la forme ; to keep up appearances sauvegarder les apparences ; to all appearances apparemment ; contrary to/in spite of appearances contrairement aux/en dépit des apparences ; appearances can be deceptive les apparences sont souvent trompeuses. -
3 appearance
appearance [ə'pɪərəns](a) (act of appearing) apparition f;∎ with the appearance of fast-food restaurants avec l'apparition ou l'arrivée des fast-foods;∎ the antibiotics help guard against the appearance of further infections les antibiotiques contribuent à éviter l'apparition de nouvelles infections;∎ she made a brief appearance at the party elle a fait une brève apparition à la fête;∎ the president made a personal appearance le président est apparu en personne;∎ to put in an appearance passer; (as token gesture) faire acte de présence(b) (advent) avènement m; Commerce (of new product) mise f sur le marché; (of book, newspaper) parution f∎ to make an appearance before a court or a judge comparaître devant un tribunal∎ this was her first appearance on the stage c'était sa première apparition sur scène;∎ she's made a number of television appearances elle est passée plusieurs fois à la télévision;∎ offers have flooded in since her television appearance les propositions ont afflué depuis son passage à la télévision;∎ in order of appearance par ordre d'entrée en scène(e) (outward aspect) apparence f, aspect m;∎ from his appearance one would say… à son air ou son extérieur on dirait…;∎ to have a good appearance (person) présenter bien;∎ I tried to give the appearance that I cared j'ai essayé de donner l'impression que ça ne m'était pas indifférent;∎ it has all the appearances of being a first-class show si l'on en juge par les apparences, ce devrait être un spectacle de premier ordre;∎ to or by all appearances selon toute apparence;∎ contrary to all appearances, against all appearances contrairement à toute apparence;∎ appearances can be deceptive les apparences sont parfois trompeuses;∎ don't judge by appearances ne vous fiez pas aux apparences, il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences;∎ to keep up appearances sauver les apparences;∎ for appearances' sake pour la forme
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