French English Dictionary

Français - English

apparence in English:

1. appearance appearance


I think we judge people too much by appearance. We should take personality into account more.
Appearance is deceptive.
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious.
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
Obviously wash your face, but you must also take care of your appearance before assembling here.
Nothing can change the look of a city so dramatically as the sudden appearance of a block of offices which towers above all the surrounding buildings.
A person who is sapiosexual feels attracted by the intelligence of another person more than by outward appearance.
In some situations, we would never receive criticism about our appearance, such as clothing or hair.
His appearance has changed so much that you may well not recognize him.
She was a girl of imposing appearance and winning manners. But this staggered him. If she were such a slave to fashion and observance, she was not the woman for his wife.
‘Can you describe his appearance?’ ‘Well, he’s tall and thin and has brown hair.’
Deterioration or a first appearance of this condition may require cessation of treatment.
Since their first appearance on earth, men have gathered information and have attempted to pass useful ideas to other men.
Semi-finished products contain large amounts of chemicals, which aims to improve the taste, smell and appearance of the food and salt and preservatives.
So our facial appearance is vital to us as we're trying to project ourselves to the world.

English word "apparence"(appearance) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Republic" (Plato)
Fiches du livre - "Locke" (Thomas Fowler)
Fiches du livre - "Betty Grier" (Joseph Waugh)
Fiches du livre - "A Doll's House" (Henrik Ibsen)
Fiches du livre - "Red Rowans" (Flora Annie Steel)

2. guise guise


under the guise
He visited in the guise of an inspector
The theory of games shows that what we name "moral principles" are no other than the strategy elements enabling the group to optimise its survival. Men like to dress their eagerness under the guise of charity.

English word "apparence"(guise) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "$1,000 A Plate" (Jack McKenty)
Fiches du livre - "An Enemy to the King" (Robert N...
Fiches du livre - "R. Caldecott's Picture Book (No...
Fiches du livre - "Old Court Life in France, vol. ...
Fiches du livre - "The Life of Marie de Medicis, V...