aparecer

/apaɾeˈθeɾ/, [a.pa.ɾeˈθeɾ]

appear


Verb aparecer (first-person singular present aparezco, first-person singular preterite aparecí, past participle aparecido)

  1. (intransitive, reflexive) to appear, to turn up, to pop up
    apareció de la nada
    it came out of nowhere

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Examples
  • Algunas estrellas empezaron a aparecer en el cielo nocturno.

    Some stars began to appear in the night sky.

  • Si se legaliza la venta de órganos, pueden aparecer problemas de salud latentes.

    If the sale of organs is legalised, potential health problems may arise.

  • Cuando dimos vuelta a la esquina pudimos divisar el lago aparecer.

    As we went around the corner, the lake came into view.

  • No invoques al diablo, porque puede aparecer.

    Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

  • Pájaros de metal vienen y van, entregan y recogen personas y mercancías, desaparecen y vuelven a aparecer detrás de las colinas artificiales simétricas.

    Metal birds come and go, deliver and take people and goods, disappear and reappear behind the symmetrical artificial mountains.

  • El acusado debe aparecer ante la corte el día viernes.

    The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.

  • Las estrellas comenzaron a aparecer.

    The stars were beginning to appear.

  • En el mundo hay gente tan hambrienta que Dios no se les puede aparecer más que en forma de pan.

    There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

  • Los actores están acostumbrados a aparecer en público.

    Actors are used to appearing in public.

  • Vimos la colina aparecer.

    We came in sight of the hill.

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