Apariencia in english
Appearance
pronunciation: əpɪrəns part of speech: noun
pronunciation: əpɪrəns part of speech: noun
In gestures
apariencia = appearance ; illusion ; look ; veneer ; tinsel ; outward appearance ; semblance ; outer appearance.
Example: Magazines published by USA automobile clubs are disparate in appearance and frequency, but may contain valuable reference material.Example: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Example: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Example: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.Example: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.Example: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.Example: Over the course of time, aesthetic semblance has become a key part of aesthetic philosophy.Example: We tend to judge people by their outer appearance, but should we really be looking at outside and ignoring the inside?.more:
» apariencia externa = outward appearance ; outer appearance .
Example: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables. Example: We tend to judge people by their outer appearance, but should we really be looking at outside and ignoring the inside?.» apariencia física = physical appearance .
Example: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.» apariencias = window dressing .
Example: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.» apariencia sencilla = simple-looking .
Example: The simple-looking flow from editorial to production to sale is not, by any means, the whole story of publishing.» asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on a + Adjetivo + aspect .
Example: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.» bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of ; under the guise of .
Example: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships. Example: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.» buena apariencia = good looking .
Example: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.» con la intención de guardar las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: The Iranians have always given themselves a face-saving way out by denying that their aim is acquiring nuclear weapons and by even taking a religious position against such weapons.» con la intención de mantener las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: The Iranians have always given themselves a face-saving way out by denying that their aim is acquiring nuclear weapons and by even taking a religious position against such weapons.» dar la apariencia = look + the part .
Example: If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.» dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of .
Example: Institutions that attempt to place a veneer of preservation over an existing structure often fail to assimilate preservation into routine thinking.» darle a Algo/Alguien la apariencia de = give + Nombre + the appearance of .
Example: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.» dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of ; give + a semblance of .
Example: The Apple program, Switcher, was used to provide a semblance of multitasking which enabled both programs to be used at the same time. Example: The home computer will also serve as a means of aids to learning of a more serious type, giving a semblance of a one-to-one relationship between tutor and learner.» de apariencia = cosmetic ; looking .
Example: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes. Example: Processing incoming papers by a first scan to see whether they offer interesting looking words stimulating closer reading is an effective information acquisition strategy.» de apariencia engañosa = misleading ; meretricious .
Example: Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative. Example: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.» de apariencia extraña = queer-looking ; odd-looking ; funny-looking ; strange-looking .
Example: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects. Example: Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones. Example: The cedilla is a funny-looking mark that always changes the sound of the letter c it gets attached to, from a k sound to a soft sound like the s in sea. Example: Explore the weird and wacky side of the canine world with this hilarious photo gallery of strange-looking dog breeds.» de apariencia interesante = interesting-looking .
Example: This is one of the most interesting-looking of the dwarf varieties.» de apariencia rara = funny-looking ; odd-looking ; queer-looking ; strange-looking .
Example: The cedilla is a funny-looking mark that always changes the sound of the letter c it gets attached to, from a k sound to a soft sound like the s in sea. Example: Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones. Example: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects. Example: Explore the weird and wacky side of the canine world with this hilarious photo gallery of strange-looking dog breeds.» en apariencia = apparently ; looking ; seemingly ; on the face of it ; on the surface ; ostensibly .
Example: It is not difficult to understand how the apparently continuous flow of IT developments can give rise to the feeling of being left behind with outmoded techniques and concerns. Example: Processing incoming papers by a first scan to see whether they offer interesting looking words stimulating closer reading is an effective information acquisition strategy. Example: Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'. Example: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model. Example: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future. Example: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.» esperanzador en apariencia = hopeful-seeming .
Example: In this category the majority of programmes tend to stress technological considerations with a rather hopeful-seeming addendum of applications considerations.» estratagema para guardar las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: We have come to think of face-saving as indicating a certain phase of the so-called inferiority complex -- a sense of hidden weakness.» estratagema para mantener las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: We have come to think of face-saving as indicating a certain phase of the so-called inferiority complex -- a sense of hidden weakness.» guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance ; keep up + appearances ; save + face ; paper over + the cracks .
Example: He sometimes preserves this appearance by adopting into the fold anyone who becomes logical, much in the manner in which a British labor leader is elevated to knighthood. Example: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class. Example: He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation. Example: There are fears that the recent encouraging economic data papers over the cracks of some of the real issues at the heart of China's economy.» juzgar + Nombre + por + Posesivo + apariencia = judge + Nombre + by + Posesivo + appearance .
Example: As a rule, they have a very vague idea of the women that they meet at work every day and judge them by their appearance.» juzgar por las apariencias = judge by + appearances .
Example: Do not judge by appearances -- a rich heart may be under a poor coat.» las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover ; there is/was more to it than meets/met the eye ; be not all what it seems to be ; be not as it seems to be ; there is/was more to the picture than meets/met the eye ; appearances are deceiving ; All that glitters is not gold ; still waters run deep ; tears of a clown .
Example: The old saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is very appropriate in our lives today -- it is very important not to judge a person because of what you assume they are like. Example: So don't be too hasty to write it off -- there's more to it than meets the eye. Example: Knightley has warned children who dream of celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be. Example: Though at first it seems that this project is charming and has strong appeal for poor countries and its poor children, it is not as it seems to be. Example: Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang. Example: Innumerable examples confirm that appearances are deceiving; also our preconceived ideas stand in our way. Example: The article 'All that glitters may not be gold' argues that media literacy must become an integrated part of school curricula. Example: They may appear cold but 'still waters run deep' -- they have much sympathy and understanding for intimate friends. Example: When I told her about Robin Williams's death, a famous stand-up comedian who suffered from depression, she was upset like everyone else and the first thing she said was "Tears of a clown".» maniobra para guardar las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: We have come to think of face-saving as indicating a certain phase of the so-called inferiority complex -- a sense of hidden weakness.» maniobra para mantener las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: We have come to think of face-saving as indicating a certain phase of the so-called inferiority complex -- a sense of hidden weakness.» mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances ; save + face ; paper over + the cracks .
Example: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class. Example: He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation. Example: There are fears that the recent encouraging economic data papers over the cracks of some of the real issues at the heart of China's economy.» mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of .
Example: If we insist on expressiveness of notation we are likely to find ourselves introducing devices which permit a degree of hospitality by maintaining a semblance of expressiveness only.» mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance .
Example: It's a well known sign of infidelity that the cheating spouse will suddenly smarten up their appearance.» para guardar las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: The Iranians have always given themselves a face-saving way out by denying that their aim is acquiring nuclear weapons and by even taking a religious position against such weapons.» para mantener las apariencias = face-saving .
Example: The Iranians have always given themselves a face-saving way out by denying that their aim is acquiring nuclear weapons and by even taking a religious position against such weapons.» preocuparse de + Posesivo + apariencia = worry about + Posesivo + appearance ; worry about what + Pronombre + look like .
Example: By the age of thirty she considered herself a confirmed spinster, and no longer worried about her appearance, which was careless and unattractive. Example: My grandmother is still a woman who worries about what she looks like when she goes outside.» salvar las apariencias = save + face ; paper over + the cracks .
Example: He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation. Example: There are fears that the recent encouraging economic data papers over the cracks of some of the real issues at the heart of China's economy.» serio en apariencia = deadpan .
Example: The story is told with a kind of deadpan surrealism.» ser todo apariencia(s) = be all for show .
Example: Take a closer look to see a tiny flash of a cheeky grin and you will quickly realize that his huff and puff is all for show.» ser todo una apariencia = be all for show .
Example: Take a closer look to see a tiny flash of a cheeky grin and you will quickly realize that his huff and puff is all for show.» tener toda la apariencia de = have + all the earmarks of .
Example: The shootings have all the earmarks of a hate crime as nothing was stolen and 'Go Home' was written above them.» tener una apariencia + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look .
Example: It has a time-worn and frayed look.