make an appearance

make an appearance
(make an (или one's) appearance (тж. put in an appearance))
зайти, ненадолго появиться, показаться (на вечере, собрании и т. п.)

She worked about the room until Drouet put in an appearance at five o'clock. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XXIII) — Керри убирала комнату. Часов в пять появился Друэ.

‘Where are you going to?’ asked Mr. Smeeth, turning round in his chair to look at his wife, who had suddenly made her appearance in the doorway, wearing her hat and coat. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. IX) — - Куда ты идешь? - спросил мистер Смит и повернулся в кресле, чтобы взглянуть на жену, неожиданно появившуюся на пороге в пальто и шляпе.

My daughter Katherine has mysteriously refused to put in an appearance... (C. P. Snow, ‘The Conscience of the Rich’, ch. V) — Моя дочь Катерина по каким-то таинственным причинам отказалась присутствовать в суде...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • make an appearance — make (or put in) an appearance attend an event briefly, typically out of courtesy * * * make an appearance (or put in an appearance) : to go to an event, gathering, etc., usually for a short period of time The candidate made an appearance at the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make an appearance — See: PUT IN AN APPEARANCE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make an appearance — See: PUT IN AN APPEARANCE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make an appearance — index appear (attend court proceedings), arise (appear), emerge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make its appearance — index issue (send forth) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make\ an\ appearance — • put in an appearance • make an appearance v. phr. To be present, esp. for a short time; visit; appear. He put in an appearance at work, but he was too ill to stay. The president put in an appearance at several dances the evening after he was… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make an appearance — show up, be present, attend (i.e. an event, meeting, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • make an appearance — появиться где л., заглянуть куда л. (ненадолго) It was ten o clock when he finally made an aррearance …   Idioms and examples

  • put make an appearance — put in/make/an appearance phrase to go somewhere for a short time, especially because you feel you have an obligation to go there I think I ought to put in an appearance at the office before lunch. Thesaurus: to arrive in a place, or to enter a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • appearance — ap·pear·ance n 1: the presentation of oneself in court as a party to or as an attorney for a party to a lawsuit; also: a document filed in court by an attorney declaring his or her representation of a party to a lawsuit see also general… …   Law dictionary

  • appearance — [ə pir′əns] n. [ME aparaunce < OFr aparance < LL apparentia < apparere, APPEAR] 1. the act or an instance of appearing 2. the look or outward aspect of a person or thing 3. anything that appears; thing seen 4. Archaic an apparition 5 …   English World dictionary


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