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1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) videz2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) nastop3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) nastop, prihod pred sodišče* * *[əpíərəns]nounvidez, zunanjost; pojava; prikazen; izdaja (knjige); (javen) nastopas far as appearances go, to all appearance — po vsem videzuthere's every appearance of — vse kaže, daappearances are deceptive — videz vara, ni vse zlato, kar se svetito save ( —ali keep up) appearances — ohraniti videz (npr. blagostanja)for appearance's sake, for the sake of appearances — (le) na videz
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