semblance

[US]/'sembləns/
[UK]/'sɛmbləns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. udseende; ydre udseende
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

bare semblance

bare lighed

semblance of truth

lighed med sandhed

semblance of justice

lighed med retfærdighed

Example Sentences

an insubstantial semblance

en let og flygtig lighed

bear the semblance of an angel

bære en lighed med en engel

a feeble semblance of sth.

en svag lighed med noget

not a semblance of truth to the story.

ikke en antydning af sandhed i historien.

Her semblance of anger frightened the children.

Hendes udtryk for vrede skræmte børnene.

it bears some semblance to the thing I have in mind.

det bærer en vis lighed med det, jeg har i tankerne.

At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.

Læg i det mindste en vis indsats for dagen, når du skrubber gulvet.

By now any semblance of normality had disappeared.

På dette tidspunkt var enhver antydning af normalitet forsvundet.

He tried to restore some semblance of normality to their home life.

Han forsøgte at genskabe en vis antydning af normalitet i deres familieliv.

she tried to put her shattered thoughts into some semblance of order.

hun forsøgte at sætte sine splittede tanker i en vis orden.

she tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.

hun forsøgte at tvinge sine tanker tilbage i en vis orden.

the holly, providently planted about the house, to cheat winter of its dreariness, and to throw in a semblance of green summer to cheer the fireside;

hollyen, der med forsigtighed var plantet omkring huset for at narre vinteren for dens tristhed og tilføje et skud af grøn sommer for at muntre op ved pejsen;

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