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1 mere formality
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2 formality
- 'mæ-1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) formalidad2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) formalidadtr[fɔː'mælɪtɪ]noun (pl formalities)n.• cumplimiento s.m.• etiqueta s.f.• formalidad s.f.• solemnidad s.f.fɔːr'mæləti, fɔː'mæləti1) u ( formal quality) ceremonia f, formalidad f2) c ( convention) formalidad f[fɔː'mælɪtɪ]N1) [of occasion] lo ceremonioso; [of person] (=stiffness) formalidad f ; (=correctness) corrección f2) (=matter of form)* * *[fɔːr'mæləti, fɔː'mæləti]1) u ( formal quality) ceremonia f, formalidad f2) c ( convention) formalidad f -
3 mere
miə(no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) simple, mero- merelymere adj mero / simpletr[mɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 mero,-a, simple, puro,-a1 (slightest) el/la más mínimo,-a■ the merest suggestion that she was fat made her furious la más mínima insinuación de que estaba gorda le hacía perder los estribos————————tr[mɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (lake) lago, lagunaadj.• mero, -a adj.• seco, -a adj.• simple adj.• solo, -a adj.n.• lago s.m.mɪr, mɪə(r)the mere mention of his name — la mera or sola mención de su nombre
a mere six months ago — hace apenas seis meses; merest
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[mɪǝ(r)]N lago m
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[mɪǝ(r)]ADJ (superl merest) mero, simplethe mere fact that... — el mero or simple hecho de que...
the merest jolt can upset the balance of the wheels — la más mínima sacudida puede desequilibrar las ruedas
it was sold for a mere £45 — lo vendieron por apenas 45 libras
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a mere child could do it — incluso un niño podría hacerloI was a mere child when I married him — no era más que una niña cuando me casé con él, era solamente una niña cuando me casé con él
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the merest hint of a smile — apenas un atisbo de sonrisa•
it's way beyond the abilities of mere mortals like us — está más allá de la capacidad del común de los mortales como nosotros•
the mere sight of blood is enough to make her faint — solo con ver la sangre or con solo ver la sangre se desmayamention 1., 1)•
the merest suggestion of sth — la mera sugerencia de algo* * *[mɪr, mɪə(r)]the mere mention of his name — la mera or sola mención de su nombre
a mere six months ago — hace apenas seis meses; merest
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4 pura
puro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un producto, color, sensación, etc) pure
al aire puro, outside
2 (uso enfático) sheer, mere: fue un puro trámite, it was a mere formality
es la pura verdad, it's the absolute truth
3 (una persona) chaste, pure
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cigarro) cigar
2 (reprimenda, castigo) trouble: si llegas tarde, te va a caer un puro, if you are late, you're going to get into trouble ' pura' also found in these entries: Spanish: cepa - comedia - fachada - lana - puro - raza - semental - sugestión - verdad - casualidad - chatarra - el - rutina English: courtesy - fact - naked - pedigree - plain - pureblood - purebred - purely - simple - thoroughbred - gospel - idle - motion - poseur -
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puro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo1 ( limpio) ‹ aire› fresh, clean ‹ niño› innocent; ‹mirada/amor› innocent, pure 2 ( delante del n) ‹casualidad/coincidencia› pure, sheer; de puro cansancio from sheer exhaustionb) (AmL fam) ( sólo):son puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
puro 2 adverbio (fam) (muy, tan): lo hizo de puro egoísta he did it out of sheer selfishness ■ sustantivo masculino cigar
puro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un producto, color, sensación, etc) pure
al aire puro, outside
2 (uso enfático) sheer, mere: fue un puro trámite, it was a mere formality
es la pura verdad, it's the absolute truth
3 (una persona) chaste, pure
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cigarro) cigar
2 (reprimenda, castigo) trouble: si llegas tarde, te va a caer un puro, if you are late, you're going to get into trouble ' puro' also found in these entries: Spanish: bastarda - bastardo - cigarro - legítima - legítimo - pura - teatro - anilla - bluff - café - capricho - castizo - cuentista - cuento - fumar - tabaco - vacilón English: cigar - fat - pure - sheer - solid - unadulterated - whip up - act - black - coffee - indulgence - light -
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formalidad sustantivo femenino 1 ( de persona) reliability; 2 ( requisito) formality
formalidad sustantivo femenino
1 (trámite, protocolo) formality
2 (seriedad, corrección) seriousness
3 (responsabilidad, puntualidad) reliability ' formalidad' also found in these entries: Spanish: formalmente - trámite English: form - formality - mere - reliability - seriousness - trustworthiness - stiffly -
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