Apparaître
Example: Les étoiles commencent à apparaître dans le ciel nocturne.
Definition
"Apparaître" means to begin to be seen or to become visible, often suddenly or unexpectedly. For example, stars may start to appear in the night sky as darkness falls, indicating the start of their visibility.
Etymology
The French verb "apparaître" comes from the Latin "apparēre," which means to appear or become visible. The word combines "ad-" meaning 'to' and "parēre" meaning 'to come forth or be visible.' Did you know that "apparaître" shares its roots with the English word "appear"?
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"Apparaître" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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