scheinbar

Meaning

seemingly (but not really); apparent

Example

He's seemingly quite calm, but in reality he's nervous.

More words at level B2

• schweigen to be silent
• sinnlos pointless, senseless
• stattdessen instead
• steuern to steer; to control
• trocken dry
• umdrehen to turn (around)
• ungern reluctantly
• unwichtig unimportant

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