"appearances are deceptive" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} appearances are deceptive
  1. It is not possible to judge a person's character from their outward appearance. Synonyms: clothes don't make the man, you can't judge a book by its cover Translations (Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone): 熟能无过 (Chinese Mandarin), 熟能無過 (Chinese Mandarin), zdání klame (Czech), zdání může klamat (Czech), skinnet bedrager (Danish), schijn bedriegt (Dutch), ulkonäkö pettää (Finnish), les apparences sont trompeuses (French), der Schein trügt oft (German), a látszat csal (Hungarian), tá láithrithe mealltach (Irish), l'apparenza inganna (Italian), 外見で自分の性格を判断することはできません (gaiken de jibun no seikaku o handan suru koto wa dekimasen) (Japanese), ڤنمڤيلن بوليه منيڤو [Jawi] (Malay), penampilan boleh menipu [Rumi] (Malay), skinnet bedrager (Norwegian Bokmål), вне́шность обма́нчива (vnéšnostʹ obmánčiva) [feminine] (Russian), las apariencias engañan (Spanish), ala piri tifi a no lafu (Sranan Tongo), skenet bedrar (Swedish), görünüş aldatıcı olabilir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-appearances_are_deceptive-en-proverb-e9annq7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "熟能无过"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "skinnet bedrager"
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "schijn bedriegt"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "ulkonäkö pettää"
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "l'apparenza inganna"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "skinnet bedrager"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vnéšnostʹ obmánčiva",
          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
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          "word": "вне́шность обма́нчива"
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "las apariencias engañan"
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          "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "ala piri tifi a no lafu"
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          "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
          "word": "skenet bedrar"
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      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "skinnet bedrager"
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      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
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      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "les apparences sont trompeuses"
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      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "der Schein trügt oft"
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      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "tá láithrithe mealltach"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "l'apparenza inganna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gaiken de jibun no seikaku o handan suru koto wa dekimasen",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "外見で自分の性格を判断することはできません"
    },
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "ڤنمڤيلن بوليه منيڤو"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "penampilan boleh menipu"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "skinnet bedrager"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnéšnostʹ obmánčiva",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вне́шность обма́нчива"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "las apariencias engañan"
    },
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      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "ala piri tifi a no lafu"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "skenet bedrar"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone",
      "word": "görünüş aldatıcı olabilir"
    }
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  "word": "appearances are deceptive"
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