apparition

/apaʁisjɔ̃/

nounfeminineSing

appearance (coming into view or existence); emergence; occurrence

L'apparition des premiers smartphones a tout changé.

The appearance of the first smartphones changed everything.

Synonyms:arrivée, émergence, survenue

nounfeminineSing

apparition; supernatural manifestation (a ghost or vision)

Il jure avoir vu une apparition dans le couloir.

He swears he saw an apparition in the hallway.