apariencia

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apariencia
feminine noun
1 appearance (aspecto)
  • en apariencia -> apparently
  • guardar las apariencias -> to keep up appearances
  • las apariencias engañan -> appearances can be deceptive
2 illusion (falsedad)

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apariencia [ah-pah-re-en’-the-ah]
noun
1 Appearance, outside. (f)
  • Las aparencias engañan -> appearances are deceptive
2 Face, likeness, resemblance. (f)
3 Vestige. (f)
4 Pageant. (f)
5 Probability, conjecture. (Obsolete) (f)
  • Caballo de apariencia -> a stately horse
noun, plural
6 Phenomena discovered by astonomical observations.
7 Decorations of the stage.

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apariencia
sustantivo:femenino
(aspecto) appearance
tiene la misma apariencia que el planeta Tierra it has the same appearance as planet Earth; la misma apariencia del resto de los estudiantes the same appearance as the rest of the students; bajo su apariencia despistada hay un genio behind his absent-minded appearance he is a genius
con apariencia decon
una chica con apariencia de alemana a German-looking girl; un jarabe con apariencia de miel a syrup that looks like honey
de aparienciade
una herida de sospechosa apariencia a suspicious-looking wound; es rico solo de apariencia he only appears to be rich
en aparienciaen
José, en apariencia rudo, es muy cortés although José may seem appear rude on the surface, he is very polite;o en apariencia, el coche estaba perfecto to all appearances, the car was in perfect condition
guardar salvar las aparienciasguardarosalvar to keep up appearances
las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
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