Paraître - French Expressions
Idiomatic expressions with the French verb paraître
The French verb paraître literally means to
appear or to
seem, and is used in a number of idiomatic expressions.
| paraître | to appear | |
| to look | ||
| to seem | ||
| to show up | ||
| à ce qu'il paraît | it appears/seems, apparently | |
| à paraître | upcoming | |
| chercher à paraître | to show off | |
| le désir de paraître | the desire to be noticed/show off | |
| faire paraître qqch | to publish s.t., to have s.t. published | |
| il n'y paraît plus | (medical) | there's be no trace left, no one would ever know (about it) |
| il paraît que non | apparently not | |
| il paraît que oui | so it seems/appears, apparently so | |
| il paraîtrait que | there's a rumor (going around) that | |
| il n'y paraîtra bientôt plus | Soon there will be no trace of it left, no one will ever know you had it | |
| laisser paraître ses sentiments/son irritation | to let one's feelings/one's annoyance show | |
| ne pas paraître de la journée | to not appear all day | |
| paraît-il | it appears/seems, apparently | |
| paraître ___ ans | to look ___ years old | |
| paraître à la réunion | to appear/show up at the meeting | |
| paraître à/sur l'écran | to appear on screen | |
| paraître au balcon | to appear on the balcony | |
| paraître devant Dieu | to die | |
| paraître en public | to make a public appearance | |
| paraître en scène | to appear on stage | |
| paraître être une erreur | to appear to be a mistake | |
| sans qu'il n'y paraisse rien | without anything being obvious/letting anything show | |
| sans qu'il y paraisse | without appearing to | |
| vient de paraître | just out/published | |
| le paraître | appearance(s) | |
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