On The Face Of It

Definition: On The Face Of It

On The Face Of It

Adverb

1. From appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor".

Modern Translation: On The Face Of It

Language		Translations for "on the face of it"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		në vështrimin e parë. (various references)

Arabic		‏في مواجهة (in the face of), ‏النظرة الأولى (sight), ‏ظاهريا (in principle, ostensibly, outwardly, quasi, superficially). (various references)

Bulgarian		привидно (nominally, ostensibly, professedly, quasi-, seemingly). (various references)

Finnish		pinnalta katsoen (on the surface), päältä katsoen (externally, in outward appearance). (various references)

French		toute en face, en face de. (various references)

Greek		εκ πρώτης όψεως (prima facie). (various references)

Hebrew		למראית עין (apparently, at first sight, on the surface, ostensibly), על פי �"מרא�". (various references)

Hungarian		ránézésre, látszatra (on the surface, seemingly), első pillantásra (at a glance, at first glance, at first sight, at the first blush, at the first glance, at the first go-off, first off). (various references)

Pig Latin		onay ethay acefay ofay itay

Romanian		la suprafaţã (surface). (various references)

Russian		судя по внешнему виду. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		na prvi pogled (face: on the face of it, sight: on first sight). (various references)

Spanish		según las apariencias. (various references)

Swedish		ytligt sett, som det ter sig utåt, av allt att döma. (various references)

Turkish		görünüşte (in appearance, on the surface, ostensibly, outward, outwardly, outwards, seemingly). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: On The Face Of It

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	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-f-h-i-n-o-o-t-t"
	-3 letters: fianchetto.
	-4 letters: affection, fifteenth.
	-5 letters: caffeine, confetti, confetto, echinate, enthetic, fetation, inchoate, oothecae, taconite, thionate.
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On The Face Of It

Definition: On The Face Of It

On The Face Of It

Adverb

Synonyms: On The Face Of It

Crosswords: On The Face Of It

Modern Translation: On The Face Of It

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Finnish

French

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Pig Latin

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Anagrams: On The Face Of It

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