English-Portuguese translations for appearance

• aparência
  A sua aparência afastará outros clientes."Your appearance will put off other diners."
  A protecção dos desenhos e dos modelos abrange apenas a aparência exterior dos produtos. Design protection covers only the outward appearance of products.
  Esta ambição política não é supérflua; não é uma questão de aparências. This political ambition is not superfluous; it is not for appearances' sake.
• aparecimento
  O aparecimento dos carabinieri na escola foi intolerável. The appearance of the Carabinieri at the school was intolerable.
  O primeiro desses aspectos é o aparecimento de candidatos fictícios nas listas de candidatos. The first of these is the appearance of fictional candidates in lists of candidates.
  Para além disso, evitar-se-á assim o aparecimento do custo acrescido que o valor de uma quota implicaria. This would also prevent the appearance of any additional costs created by quota values.
• aparição
  Mas chegou a Primavera, o Príncipe-Eleitor do Palatinado fez a sua aparição e um pouco de lirismo não faz mal a ninguém. But spring is here, the sun has made an appearance, so why should one not wax lyrical for once?
  Mas não podem estar à espera que o Evangelho faça a sua aparição enquanto estão a fazer uma sessão de fotografias com Nelson Mandela. But you cannot wait for the gospel to make its appearance while you are doing a photo call with Nelson Mandela.
  A aparição, inteligentemente dissimulada, do senhor Primeiro-Ministro Brown na cimeira do Eurogrupo em Paris constituiu uma vitória notável da Presidência francesa. Mr Brown's cleverly disguised appearance at the Paris Eurogroup summit was a notable achievement of the French presidency.
• comparecimento

Definition of appearance

• The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye
• A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition
• The way something looks; personal presence
• Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others
• That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
• The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character
• An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

Synonyms

• facade

Examples

• His sudden appearance surprised me
• There was a strange appearance in the sky
• Some people say Im shallow because I care so much about my appearance
• Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ
• A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator
• David Beckhams first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237
• The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved

Related words

• disappearance
• reappearance
• nonappearance
• appearances are deceptive
• make an appearance
• cameo appearance
• default of appearance
• external appearance
• presentable appearance