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in the PONS Dictionary

ap·pear·ance [əˈpɪərən(t)s, Am -ˈpɪr-] N

1. appearance:

appearance (instance of appearing)
Erscheinen nt <-s>
appearance (on TV, theatre)
Auftritt m <-(e)s, -e>
stage appearance
Bühnenauftritt m
appearance on television
Fernsehauftritt m <-(e)s, -e>
to make [or put in] an appearance
auftreten

2. appearance (in a place):

appearance
Erscheinen nt <-s>
court appearance
Erscheinen nt vor Gericht

3. appearance no pl:

appearance (looks)
Aussehen nt <-s>
appearance of a room
Ambiente nt <->
appearance of wealth
Anstrich m <-(e)s> kein pl
appearance (manner)
Auftreten nt <-s>
the large car gave an immediate appearance of wealth
das große Auto vermittelte sofort den Eindruck von Reichtum
her outward appearance
ihr äußeres Erscheinungsbild
neat/smart appearance
gepflegtes/ansprechendes Äußeres
at first appearance
auf den ersten Blick

4. appearance (outward aspect):

appearances pl
äußerer [An]schein
to do sth for the sake of appearances
etw tun, um den Schein zu wahren

Phrases:

to [or Am from] all appearances
allem Anschein nach
appearances can be deceptive saying
der Schein trügt prov
to keep up appearances
den Schein wahren
appearances matter saying
Kleider machen Leute prov

appearance N

appearance
Erscheinung(sform)

appearance ENVIRON

appearance
Erscheinungsform

cameo ap·ˈpear·ance N CINE, THEAT

cameo appearance
Kurzauftritt m <-(e)s, -e>

guest ap·ˈpear·ance N

guest appearance
Gastauftritt m
to make a guest appearance
als Gaststar auftreten
to make a guest appearance
einen Gastauftritt haben

non-ap·ˈpear·ance N no pl LAW

non-appearance
Nichterscheinen nt vor Gericht

physi·cal ap·ˈpear·ance N

physical appearance
Aussehen nt <-s>
physical appearance
Äußere(s) nt

pub·lic ap·ˈpear·ance N POL, ART

public appearance
öffentlicher Auftritt

appearance of overload TRAFF FLOW

appearance of overload
Überlastungserscheinung
OpenDict entry

appearance N

feminine appearance
feminines Erscheinungsbild
feminine appearance
weibliches Erscheinungsbild
OpenDict entry

surface appearance N

surface appearance TECH
Oberflächenbeschaffenheit f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

regular appearances
regelmäßiges Erscheinen
appearances matter saying
Kleider machen Leute prov
to all outward appearances
allem Anschein nach
to keep up appearances
den Schein wahren [o. aufrechterhalten]
appearances can be deceptive saying
der Schein trügt prov

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