appear

appear
appear [əˈpɪər]
intransitive verb
   a. ( = become visible) apparaître
• he appeared from nowhere il est apparu tout à coup
• where did you appear from? d'où est-ce que tu sors ?
   b. (in court) comparaître
• to appear before a court comparaître devant un tribunal
   c. [actor] to appear in "Hamlet" jouer dans « Hamlet »
• to appear on TV passer à la télévision
   d. ( = be published) paraître
   e. ( = look) avoir l'air
• they appear to be ill ils ont l'air malades
   f. ( = seem) sembler ; (on evidence) paraître
• there appears to be a mistake il semble qu'il y ait une erreur
• it appears he did say that il semble bien qu'il ait dit cela
• he came then? -- so it appears il est donc venu ? -- apparemment
• he got the job or so it would appear il a eu le poste à ce qu'il paraît
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[ə'pɪə(r)]
intransitive verb
1) (become visible) apparaître
2) (turn up) arriver

to appear on the scene — lit arriver sur les lieux; fig faire son apparition

to appear from nowhere — apparaître

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

to appear depressed — avoir l'air déprimé

it appears that — il semble que

there appears to be —

there would appear to be — on dirait qu'il y a

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] paraître
5) (perform)

to appear on stage — paraître en scène

to appear on TV — passer à la télévision

to appear as — jouer dans le rôle de

6) Law (be present) comparaître (before devant; for pour)

to appear in court — comparaître devant le tribunal

to appear as a witness — comparaître comme témoin

7) (be written) [name, score] paraître (on sur; in dans)

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