to come across as
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3.7
- phrasal verb
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dar la impresión de
- People say exactly what they think, and sometimes that can come across as a bit harsh.
- come across as rather
Both of them will lose here if they come across as too aggressive.
- Both of them will lose here if they come across as too aggressive.
- You might say that I don't come across as warm.
- And I think that that's why he just comes across as so much more likable.
- I didn't want to come across as too salesy with it.
- I think most people in sales come across as sellers too often.
- And it's it's coming across as extremely destructive.
- And it also would have come across as sour grapes.
- That is not a way to come across as being a leader.
- And that causes people to maybe come across as too nice.
- He's very urbane and comes across as extremely sophisticated.
- Such courses too often come across as a frozen body of dogma.
- And as a result, it does come across as controlling behaviour.
- We can all work a little bit on our non verbal so we come across as more confident.
- And because of that, he may, he may now behave in what comes across as mixed signals.
- Those comments came across as actually very, very bullish to markets.
- But sometimes we don't have all the information and then that comes across as cagey, deceitful.
- But what's interesting is that when he's out and about with people, he comes across as kind of a nice guy.
Examples
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He doesn't mean to, but he often comes across as arrogant in conversations.
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In her presentation, she really came across as knowledgeable and well-prepared.
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To get the job, you need to come across as committed to the practice of law.
Academic text (2003) -
Both of them will lose here if they come across as too aggressive.
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You know, I think DeSantis is coming across as neither of those things.
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Christian-right candidates are advised to come across as concerned parents rather than as representatives of the religious right.
Academic text (1994) -
I don't want to come across as ungrateful, but it's just a lot to process.
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He's very urbane and comes across as extremely sophisticated.
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As the movie opens, Hurt's George Gulden comes across as a monumental figure.
Academic text (2007) -
During the interview, you should try to come across as confident and enthusiastic.
Synonyms
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2.0
To seem to be true but not certain
106
3.9
To seem to other people in a particular way
49
4.1
Seem to other people in a certain way
How Favorable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to appear or be perceived' is related to 'come' (arrive) plus the spatial/encounter sense of 'across', so a learner who knows the parts might infer a sense of being encountered or presenting oneself; however the particle meaning is metaphorical and the full construction 'come across as + adj/NP' and its pragmatic use is not fully predictable from the literal words. Because the particle 'across' and the role of 'as' shift the meaning beyond straightforward composition, the expression is only partially transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrasal verb come across as comes from the simple image of someone coming across into a room and meeting people, where others notice how they look and act. That's why it means 'to appear' or 'be seen as' a certain way.