semblance

semblance
noun
Anschein, der

without a semblance of regret/a smile — ohne das geringste Zeichen von Bedauern/den Anflug eines Lächelns

bring some semblance of order to something — wenigstens den Anschein von Ordnung in etwas (Akk.) bringen

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['sembləns]
noun
(an appearance or likeness: I have to coach them into some semblance of a football team by Saturday.) die Gestalt
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sem·blance
[ˈsemblən(t)s]
n no pl (form) Erscheinungsbild nt, Anschein m
Mike has the job of creating some vague \semblance of organization out of this chaos Mike hat die Aufgabe, so etwas wie Ordnung in dieses Chaos zu bringen
\semblance of normality [or normal life] Anschein m von Normalität
in spite of her disability, she has been able to maintain a \semblance of normal life trotz ihrer Behinderung schafft sie es, ein einigermaßen normales Leben zu führen
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['sembləns]
n
(with def art) Anschein m (of von); (with indef art) Anflug m (of von)

without a semblance of a smile —

to maintain some semblance of order — den Anschein von Ordnung wahren

he had the semblance of an experienced lawyer —

I saw in him the semblance of his father (liter) — ich konnte in ihm die Ähnlichkeit mit seinem Vater erkennen

it possessed some semblance of reality (liter) — es schien beinahe Wirklichkeit zu sein (liter)

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semblance [ˈsembləns] s
1. äußere Gestalt, Form f, Erscheinung f:
in the semblance of in Gestalt (gen)
2. Ähnlichkeit f (to mit)
3. (An)Schein m:
under the semblance of friendship unter dem Deckmantel der Freundschaft;
without the semblance of an excuse ohne auch nur die Andeutung einer Entschuldigung
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noun
Anschein, der

without a semblance of regret/a smile — ohne das geringste Zeichen von Bedauern/den Anflug eines Lächelns

bring some semblance of order to something — wenigstens den Anschein von Ordnung in etwas (Akk.) bringen

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n.
Anschein -e m.

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