on the face of it
Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper…Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper investigation or analysis.
» It has my name on it.
Es ist mit meinem Namen gekennzeichnet. — Tamy
На нём моё имя. — sharptoothed
На ней моё имя. — marafon
Це явно для мене. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper investigation or analysis.
On the face of it, his case seemed hopeless. But appearances can be deceptive.
по-ви́димомуpo-vídimomu, на пе́рвый взглядna pérvyj vzgljad
Examples
1398 sentencesIt has my name on it.
Це явно для мене. — deniko
ruНа нём моё имя. — sharptoothed
deEs ist mit meinem Namen gekennzeichnet. — Tamy
We worked on it all night.
Ми всю ніч над цим працювали. — deniko
ruМы всю ночь над этим работали. — marafon
Come on, give it a try.
Ну ж бо, спробуй це. — deniko
ruДавай, попробуй. — marafon
deKomm jetzt, probier’s doch! — raggione
Come on, you can do it.
Ну ж бо, ти це можеш зробити. — deniko
ruДавай, ты можешь. — marafon
deHör mal, das kannst du doch! — raggione
Tom isn't sure on how it started.
Том не певен, як це почалося. — deniko
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