Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Las apariencias engañan.»
¿Cómo se dice «Las apariencias engañan» en inglés? Appearances can be deceiving.
Word for word
The appearances deceive.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Appearances can be deceiving.
Used when something or someone looks one way but turns out to be different. Very common in everyday conversation to warn against judging by looks.
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Hear it in a sentence
Las apariencias engañan, así que no juzgues a ese hombre por su ropa vieja.
Appearances can be deceiving, so don't judge that man by his old clothes.
More Spanish sayings
- El hábito no hace al monje. — Clothes don’t make the man.
- Caras vemos, corazones no sabemos. — You can't judge a book by its cover.
- Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. — Easier said than done.
- Miente más que habla. — He lies more than he talks.
- Antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo. — A liar is caught sooner than a lame man.
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