Appearance vs Looks

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Appearance

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 noun

Looks

Top 1000 (très courant)

	Appearance	Looks
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/əˈpɪərəns/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈpɪrəns/"]/	🇬🇧 //lʊks// 🇺🇸 //lʊks//
Sens	la façon dont quelqu'un ou quelque chose a l'air the way someone or something looks	la façon dont quelqu'un ou quelque chose apparaît ou semble the way someone or something appears or seems
Exemple	His appearance at the party surprised everyone.	Her looks attracted a lot of attention at the party.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	A2	-
Nature grammaticale	noun
Collocations	attractive, handsome, youthful, have, take on, create, in appearance, contrary to appearances, despite appearances, judge (somebody/​something) by appearances, abrupt, dramatic, sudden, make, put in, mark, abrupt, dramatic, sudden, make, put in, mark, first, second, etc., make, cancel, fee, money	physical looks, first looks, model looks, natural looks, striking looks
Antonymes	disappearance, absence	disguise, concealment, ugliness
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'appearance' as a verb., Using it only for visual looks and ignoring other aspects like behavior., Saying 'an appearance' when referring to overall look rather than discussing events.	Using 'look' instead of 'looks' when referring to appearance in plural., Confusing 'looks' with 'looks like' which implies comparison., Overusing 'looks' in formal writing where 'appearance' may be more suitable.
Notes d'usage	Utilisé pour décrire l'apparence physique ou la présentation. Généralement approprié dans les contextes formels et informels, mais à éviter dans les conversations très informelles axées sur la personnalité. Used to describe physical looks or presentation. Typically appropriate in both formal and casual contexts, but avoid in very informal conversations focusing on personality instead.	Utilisé pour décrire l'apparence ou l'expression. Cela peut être informel lorsqu'on commente l'attractivité de quelqu'un, mais convient aussi dans des contextes formels. Used to describe appearance or expression. It can be informal when commenting on someone's attractiveness, but appropriate in formal contexts too.

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Your appearance now is what we call "residual self-image."

for her first public appearance.

Your appearance now is what we call "residual self-image."

for her first public appearance.

Appearance

The Pitt › S1 E1

He looks well fed and cared for.

Ted Lasso › S1 E1

He looks like a good time.

Breaking Bad › S1 E3

Sort of looks like meth but it's, uh,

The Pitt › S1 E1

He looks well fed and cared for.

Ted Lasso › S1 E1

He looks like a good time.

Looks

Questions fréquentes : Appearance vs Looks

Quelle est la différence entre Appearance et Looks ?

Appearance: the way someone or something looks Looks: the way someone or something appears or seems

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Appearance: His appearance at the party surprised everyone. Looks: Her looks attracted a lot of attention at the party.

Puis-je utiliser Appearance et Looks de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Appearance et Looks sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.