- appear
- ə'piə
verb1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) aparecer2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) llegar3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) aparecer, comparecer4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) parecer, parece ser que•appear vb1. aparecera car appeared in the distance apareció un coche a lo lejos2. parecershe appears to be very popular parece muy popularthere appears to be a mistake parece que hay un error3. actuar / salir / aparecerhe has appeared in many films ha salido en muchas películasappeartr[ə'pɪəSMALLr/SMALL]intransitive verb1 (become visible) aparecer2 (before a court etc) comparecer (before, ante)3 (on stage etc) actuar4 (seem) parecer5 (on TV, in film, in newspaper) salir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLso it appears / so it would appear así pareceappear [ə'pɪr] vi1) : aparecer, aparecerse, presentarsehe suddenly appeared: apareció de repente2) come out: aparecer, salir, publicarse3) : comparecer (ante el tribunal), actuar (en el teatro)4) seem: parecerappear (to be)expr.• parecer v.v.• aparecer v.• comparecer v.• parecer v.• presentar v.• salir v.(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)• surgir v.ə'pɪr, ə'pɪə(r)1) intransitive verbSense I2)a) (come into view) aparecer*
he suddenly appeared from behind the door — de pronto salió de detrás de la puerta
b) \<\<spirit\>\> aparecerse*3) (be published) aparecer*, salir*to appear in print — publicarse*
4) (on television) aparecer*, salir*; (Theat) actuar*5) (Law) comparecer*to appear in court — comparecer*
Sense II6) (seem) parecer*that's how he appears to a lot of people — ésa es la impresión que le da a mucha gente
so it appears o so it would appear — eso parece
it appears not o it would appear not — parecería que no
to appear to + inf — parecer* + inf
she appeared to be busy — parecía (estar) ocupada
we appear to be lost — parece que nos hemos perdido
it appears that: it appears that she was the only one not to know — parece ser que era la única que no lo sabía
[ǝ'pɪǝ(r)]VI1) (=arrive, become visible) [person, graffiti] aparecer; [ghost] aparecerse; [spot, stain, crack] aparecer, salir; [symptom] aparecer, presentarseTrudy appeared at last — por fin apareció Trudy
he appeared briefly to address his supporters — hizo una breve aparición para dirigirse a sus seguidores
he appeared without a tie — se presentó sin corbata
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he appeared from nowhere — salió or apareció de la nadawhere did you appear from? — ¿de dónde has salido?
the sun appeared from behind a cloud — el sol salió de detrás de una nube
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to appear in public — aparecer en público•
to appear to sb — (as vision) aparecerse a algnhe appeared to me in a dream — se me apareció en sueños
2) (Theat, TV) salirshe appeared in "Fuenteovejuna" — salió or hizo un papel en "Fuenteovejuna"
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she appeared as Ophelia — hizo (el papel) de Ofelia•
to appear on stage — aparecer en escena•
to appear on television — salir en or por televisión3) (Jur)a) [defendant] comparecer•
to appear before sb — comparecer ante algn•
to appear in court — comparecer ante el tribunal or los tribunales•
to appear on a charge of murder — comparecer acusado de homicidiob) [lawyer]•
to appear for or on behalf of sb — representar a algnto appear for the defence/the prosecution — representar a la defensa/la acusación
4) (=be published) salir, publicarsethe book appeared in 1960 — el libro salió or se publicó en 1960
the term first appeared in print in 1530 — el primer testimonio escrito del término se remonta a 1530
it was her life's ambition to appear in print — la ilusión de su vida era ver su nombre impreso
5) (=seem) parecerhe appears tired — parece cansado
how does it appear to you? — ¿qué impresión le da?
it appears to me that they are mistaken — me da la impresión de que or me parece que están equivocados
they appear not to like each other — parece que no se gustan, no parece que se gusten
there appears to be a mistake — parece que hay un error
she appeared not to notice — no pareció darse cuenta
we must appear to be fair — debemos dar la impresión de ser justos
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it appears not, it would appear not — parece que no•
"he came then?" - "so it would appear" — -¿entonces él ha venido? -eso pareceshe got the job, or so it would appear — le dieron el trabajo, según parece
6) (=become apparent)as will appear in due course — según se verá a su debido tiempo
* * *[ə'pɪr, ə'pɪə(r)]1) intransitive verbSense I2)a) (come into view) aparecer*he suddenly appeared from behind the door — de pronto salió de detrás de la puerta
b) \<\<spirit\>\> aparecerse*3) (be published) aparecer*, salir*to appear in print — publicarse*
4) (on television) aparecer*, salir*; (Theat) actuar*5) (Law) comparecer*to appear in court — comparecer*
Sense II6) (seem) parecer*that's how he appears to a lot of people — ésa es la impresión que le da a mucha gente
so it appears o so it would appear — eso parece
it appears not o it would appear not — parecería que no
to appear to + inf — parecer* + inf
she appeared to be busy — parecía (estar) ocupada
we appear to be lost — parece que nos hemos perdido
it appears that: it appears that she was the only one not to know — parece ser que era la única que no lo sabía
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
