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appear verb

  /əˈpiːɹ/ , /əˈpɪə/ , /əˈpɪɹ/ , [əˈpʰɪɹ]
  • (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
 apparaître, paraître
  • (intransitive) To come before the public.
  • (intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
  • (intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
 apparaître
  • (intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
 sembler, paraître

appearance noun

  /əˈpɪɹ.əns/
  • (legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
 apparence
  • The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
 apparition, comparution
  • A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
 apparition

appearer

comparant
speak of the devil and he shall appear
quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue
appear to be
paraître
appear in court
ester
appear on stage
entrer en scène
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