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1 appear
appear [əˈpɪər]a. ( = become visible) apparaître• where did you appear from? d'où est-ce que tu sors ?c. [actor] to appear in "Hamlet" jouer dans « Hamlet »d. ( = be published) paraîtree. ( = look) avoir l'air• he came then? -- so it appears il est donc venu ? -- apparemment* * *[ə'pɪə(r)]1) ( become visible) apparaître2) ( turn up) arriverto appear on the scene — lit arriver sur les lieux; fig faire son apparition
where did she appear from? — (colloq) d'où est-ce qu'elle sort? (colloq & hum)
3) ( seem)to appear to be/to do — [person] avoir l'air d'être/de faire
there appears to be —
so it appears —
so it would appear — ( according to rumour) à ce qu'il paraît; ( this is visibly the case) on dirait bien
4) [book, work, article] paraître5) ( perform)7) ( be written) [name, score] paraître (on sur; in dans) -
2 appear
appear [ə'pɪə(r)](a) (come into view → person, ghost, stars) apparaître;∎ he suddenly appeared round the corner il a soudain surgi au coin de la rue;∎ the sun appeared from behind a cloud le soleil est sorti de derrière un nuage;∎ she appeared to him in a vision elle lui est apparue dans une vision;∎ she only appears at meal times elle n'apparaît qu'au moment des repas;∎ she finally appeared at about eight o'clock elle est arrivée finalement vers vingt heures;∎ where did you appear from? d'où est-ce que tu sors?;∎ to appear from nowhere sortir de nulle part(b) (come into being) apparaître; Commerce (new product) apparaître, être mis sur le marché; (book, newspaper) paraître, sortir, être publié∎ her name appears on the list son nom figure sur la liste;∎ the father figure often appears in his films le personnage du père figure souvent dans ses films∎ to appear before the court or the judge comparaître devant le tribunal;∎ to fail to appear faire défaut;∎ he appeared on a charge of murder il a été jugé pour meurtre;∎ they appeared as witnesses for the defence ils ont témoigné pour la défense;∎ he appeared for the accused (defence counsel) il a plaidé pour l'accusé∎ she appeared as Antigone elle a joué Antigone;∎ to appear in a play jouer dans une pièce;∎ to appear on TV passer à la télévision∎ he appeared to hesitate il paraissait ou semblait hésiter, il avait l'air d'hésiter;∎ she appeared nervous elle avait l'air nerveux ou nerveuse;∎ to appear to be lost avoir l'air d'être perdu;∎ the baby appeared quite content le bébé semblait plutôt satisfait;∎ how does the situation appear to you? comment voyez-vous la situation?;∎ there appears to have been a mistake il semble qu'il y ait eu erreur;∎ there appears to be a mistake in the bill on dirait qu'il y a une erreur dans la facture;∎ it appears she never received the letter il semble qu'elle n'ait jamais reçu la lettre;∎ it appears not il semble que non;∎ so it appears, so it would appear c'est ce qu'il semble, on dirait bien;∎ is she ill? - it appears so est-elle malade? - il paraît (que oui);∎ it would appear that he was already known to the police il semble qu'il était déjà connu des services de police;∎ it appeared later that he had killed his wife il est ensuite apparu qu'il avait assassiné sa femme -
3 appear
appear vi1 ( become visible) [person, ship, growth, symptom, ghost] apparaître ; to appear to sb in a vision apparaître à qn dans une vision ;2 ( turn up) arriver ; to appear on the scene arriver sur place ; to appear from nowhere apparaître ; where did she appear from ○ ? hum d'où est-ce qu'elle est sortie ○ ? hum ;3 ( seem) to appear to be/to do [person] avoir l'air d'être/de faire ; to appear depressed avoir l'air déprimé ; to appear deserted [place] sembler être désert ; to appear to be crying avoir l'air de pleurer ; to appear to have forgotten avoir l'air d'avoir oublié ; it appears/appeared that il semble/semblait que ; it appears to me that il me semble que ; there appears to be, there would appeard to be on dirait qu'il y a ; so it appears, so it would appear à ce qu'il paraît ; his parents, it appears, were ambitious il semble que ses parents avaient de l'ambition ;5 Cin, Theat, TV ( perform) to appear on stage paraître en scène ; to appear on TV passer à la télévision ; to appear as jouer dans le rôle de ; to be currently appearing in jouer en ce moment dans ;6 Jur ( be present) comparaître (before devant ; for pour) ; to appear in court comparaître devant le tribunal ; to appear as counsel for the defence plaider pour l'accusé ; to appear as a witness comparaître comme témoin ;7 ( be written) [name, score] paraître (on sur ; in dans). -
4 spring
1 ( season) printemps m ; in the spring au printemps ; spring is in the air ça sent le printemps ; spring has sprung le printemps est arrivé ;2 Tech ( coil) ressort m ; to be like a coiled spring fig ( ready to pounce) être prêt à bondir ; ( tense) être tendu ;4 ( elasticity) élasticité f ; there's not much spring in this mattress ce matelas manque d'élasticité ; to have a spring in one's step marcher d'un pas allègre ; the good news put a spring in his step la bonne nouvelle lui donnait une démarche dynamique ;5 ( water source) source f.B modif [weather, flowers, shower, sunshine] printanier/-ière ; [day, equinox] de printemps ; [election] du printemps.2 ( develop) to spring a leak [tank, barrel] commencer à fuir ; the boat has sprung a leak une voie d'eau s'est déclarée sur le bateau ;3 ( cause to happen unexpectedly) to spring sth on sb annoncer qch de but en blanc à qn [news, plan] ; to spring a surprise faire une surprise (on à) ; I hope they don't spring anything on us at the meeting j'espère qu'ils ne vont pas nous faire de surprises au cours de la réunion ;4 ○ ( liberate) aider [qn] à faire la belle ○, libérer [prisoner] ;5 Hunt lever [bird, game].1 ( jump) bondir ; to spring across sth traverser qch d'un bond ; to spring at sb [dog, tiger] sauter à la gorge de qn ; [person] se jeter sur qn ; to spring from/over sth sauter de/par-dessus de qch ; she sprang onto the stage/up the steps d'un bond léger elle est montée sur scène/a gravi les marches ; to spring to one's feet se lever d'un bond ; to spring to fame devenir célèbre du jour au lendemain ;2 ( move suddenly) to spring open/shut [door, panel] s'ouvrir/se fermer brusquement ; to spring into action [team, troops] passer à l'action ; to spring to attention [guards] se mettre brusquement au garde-à-vous ; to spring to sb's defence/aid se précipiter pour défendre/aider qn ; to spring to sb's rescue se précipiter au secours de qn ; tears sprang to his eyes les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux ; the first name that sprang to mind was Rosie le premier prénom qui m'est venu à l'esprit a été (celui de) Rosie ; to spring into ou to life [machine, motor] se mettre en marche or route ;3 ( originate) to spring from naître de [jealousy, fear, idea, suggestion, prejudice] ; where did these people spring from? d'où sortent ces gens? ; where do these files/boxes spring from? d'où viennent ces dossiers/cartons?2 ( return to its position) [lever, panel] reprendre sa place.■ spring for US:▶ spring for [sth] payer qch.1 ( get up) [person] se lever d'un bond ;2 ( appear) [problem] surgir ; [weeds, flowers] sortir de terre ; [building] apparaître ; [wind, storm] se lever ; [craze, trend] apparaître ; to spring up out of nowhere [celebrity, building] surgir de nulle part.
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