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1 formality
noun1) (requirement) Formalität, die* * *[-'mæ-]1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) die Formalität2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) die Förmlichkeit* * *for·mal·ity[fɔ:ˈmæləti, AM fɔ:rˈmælət̬i]nto be [just/merely] a \formality [eine] [reine] Formsache sein3. (necessary activities)customs formalities Zollformalitäten pl* * *[fɔː'mlItɪ]n2) (= matter of form) Formalität fit's a mere formality — es ist (eine) reine Formsache or Formalität
* * *formality [-ˈmælətı] s1. Förmlichkeit f:a) Herkömmlichkeit fb) Feierlichkeit fc) (das) Offizielle, offizieller Charakterd) Steifheit fe) Umständlichkeit f:without formality ohne (viel) Umstände (zu machen)2. Formalität f:a) Formsache fb) Vorschrift f:for the sake of formality aus formellen Gründen;a mere formality eine reine Formsache3. Äußerlichkeit f, leere Geste* * *noun1) (requirement) Formalität, die* * *n.Formalität f.Formsache f.Förmlichkeit f. -
2 mere
adjectivethe merest hint/trace of something — die kleinste Andeutung/Spur von etwas
* * *[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) bloß, rein- academic.ru/46280/merely">merely* * *[mɪəʳ, AM mɪr]adj inv nur, nichts alshe was a \mere boy when he died er war noch ein Junge, als er starba \mere detail nur ein Detail* * *I [mɪə(r)]n (poet)See m IIadj1) bloß; formality also, nonsense reina mere mortal — ein gewöhnlicher Sterblicher, eine gewöhnliche Sterbliche
a mere 3%/two hours — bloß or lediglich 3%/zwei Stunden
the mere thought of food made me hungry — schon or allein beim Gedanken an Essen bekam ich Hunger
the mere sight of him makes me shiver — sein bloßer Anblick lässt es mir kalt über den Rücken laufen
the mere fact that we have won is enough — allein die Tatsache, dass wir gewonnen haben, genügt
2)the merest hint of any corruption they giggle at the merest mention of sex — das geringste Zeichen von Korruption sie kichern jedes Mal, wenn Sex auch nur erwähnt wird
* * *a mere bagatelle eine reine Bagatelle;she’s a mere child sie ist doch noch oder halt noch ein Kind;a mere excuse nur eine Ausrede;mere imagination bloße oder reine Einbildung;mere nonsense purer Unsinn;this is mere speculation das ist reine Spekulation;a mere trifle bloß eine Kleinigkeit;he is no mere craftsman, he is an artist er ist kein bloßer Handwerker, er ist ein Künstler;the merest accident der reinste Zufall;the merest little thing die kleinste Kleinigkeitmere right bloßes Eigentum(srecht)mere2 [mıə] s Br obs oder poet See mmere3 [mıə] s Br obs Grenze f:mere stone Markstein m* * *adjectivethe merest hint/trace of something — die kleinste Andeutung/Spur von etwas
* * *adj.bloß adj.
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