appear

appear: appear [{{t}}ə'pɪə(r)]

intransitive verb

(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

(c) (feature) paraître, figurer;

∎ 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

(d) (be present officially) se présenter, paraître; {{}}Law{{}} (in court) comparaître;

∎ 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

(e) (actor) jouer;

∎ 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

(f) (seem) paraître, sembler;

∎ 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

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appear — ap·pear vi 1: to present oneself before a person or body having authority to appear before the officer who is to take the deposition Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d): as a: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often… … Law dictionary
Appear — Ap*pear , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce. Cf. {Apparent} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appear — 1 Appear, loom, emerge mean to come out into view. In use, however, they are only rarely interchangeable. Appear is weakest in its implication of a definite physical background or a source; consequently it sometimes means merely to become visible … New Dictionary of Synonyms
appear — [v1] come into sight arise, arrive, attend, be present, be within view, blow in*, bob up*, break through, breeze in*, check in*, clock in*, come, come forth, come into view, come out, come to light*, crop up*, develop, drop in*, emerge, expose,… … New thesaurus
appear — [ə pir′] vi. [ME aperen < OFr aparoir < L apparere < ad , to + perere, to come forth, be visible; akin to Gr peparein, to display] 1. to come into sight 2. to come into being [freckles appear on his face every summer] 3. to become… … English World dictionary
appear — (v.) late 13c., to come into view, from stem of O.Fr. aparoir (12c., Mod.Fr. apparoir) appear, come to light, come forth, from L. apparere to appear, come in sight, make an appearance, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + parere to come forth, be… … Etymology dictionary
Appear — Ap*pear , n. Appearance. [Obs.] J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appear — appear, appeared For the type She appeared to have encouraged him, see perfect infinitive … Modern English usage
appear — ► VERB 1) become visible or evident. 2) give a particular impression; seem. 3) present oneself publicly or formally, especially on television or in a law court. 4) be published. ORIGIN Latin apparere, from parere come into view … English terms dictionary
Appear — For other uses, see Appearance (disambiguation). Appear Networks Systems AB Type Privately held company Industry Computer software … Wikipedia
appear — v. 1) (D; intr.) to appear against; for (she appeared against him in court) 2) (D; intr.) to appear to (she appeared to him in a dream) 3) (E) she appears to be well 4) (L; to) it appears (to me) that they will not come 5) (esp. BE) (S) to appear … Combinatory dictionary

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