English-Spanish translations for keep up appearances

• mantener las apariencias
  Durante la presentación de las candidaturas ni siquiera se intentó mantener las apariencias. During the announcement of candidacies there was not even an attempt to keep up appearances.
  Era importante mantener las apariencias y no dar a los ciudadanos europeos la impresión de que se estaban sentando las bases de un Estado federal. It was important to keep up appearances and not give European citizens the impression that the structures of a federal state were being put in place.

Definition of keep up appearances

• To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well; to maintain an appearance of wealth, comfort or propriety

Examples

• For my fathers sake, I thought I must keep up appearances, but the food stuck in my throat, and I could not swallow another mouthful.
• With tact and management it would be possible to partially satisfy creditors, and keep up appearances for six months more.

Related words

• keep up
• keep up with
• keep up with the Joneses
• keep up the good work
• keep it up
• keep one's chin up
• keep one's guard up
• keep it simple, stupid
• keep a stiff upper lip