it is all too obvious that

all ⇒ Usage note: all

A pron

1 ( everything) tout ; to risk all tout risquer ; all or nothing tout ou rien ; all is not lost tout n'est pas perdu ; all was well tout allait bien ; all will be revealed hum vous saurez tout hum ; all is orderly and stable tout n'est qu'ordre et stabilité ; will that be all? ce sera tout? ; and that's not all et ce n'est pas tout ; that's all ( all contexts) c'est tout ; speed is all l'essentiel, c'est la vitesse ; in all en tout ; 500 in all 500 en tout ; all in all somme toute ; we're doing all (that) we can nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire) ; after all that has happened après tout ce qui s'est passé ; after all she's been through après tout ce qu'elle a vécu ; it's not all (that) it should be [performance, service, efficiency] ça laisse à désirer ; all because he didn't write tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit ; and all for a piece of land! et tout ça pour un lopin de terre! ;

2 ( the only thing) tout ; but that's all mais c'est tout ; that's all I want c'est tout ce que je veux ; that's all we can suggest c'est tout ce que nous pouvons vous conseiller ; she's all I have left elle est tout ce qui me reste ; all I know is that tout ce que je sais c'est que ; all you need is tout ce qu'il te faut c'est ; that's all we need! iron il ne manquait plus que ça! ;

3 ( everyone) tous ; all wish to remain anonymous tous souhaitent rester anonymes ; all but a few were released ils ont tous été relâchés à quelques exceptions près ; thank you, one and all merci à (vous) tous ; ‘all welcome’ ‘venez nombreux’ ; all of the employees tous les employés, tout le personnel ; all of us want… nous voulons tous… ; not all of them came ils ne sont pas tous venus ; we want all of them back nous voulons qu'ils soient tous rendus ;

4 ( the whole amount) all of our belongings toutes nos affaires ; all of this land is ours toutes ces terres sont à nous ; not all of the time pas tout le temps ;

5 ( emphasizing unanimity or entirety) we all feel that nous avons tous l'impression que ; we are all disappointed nous sommes tous déçus ; these are all valid points ce sont des points qui sont tous valables ; it all seems so pointless tout cela paraît si futile ; I ate it all j'ai tout mangé ; what's it all for? ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)? ; who all was there? US qui était là? ; y'all have a good time now! US amusez-vous bien!

B det

1 ( each one of) tous/toutes ; all men are born equal tous les hommes naissent égaux ; all questions must be answered il faut répondre à toutes les questions ; all those people who tous ces gens qui ; all those who tous ceux qui ; as in all good films comme dans tous les bons films ; in all three films dans les trois films ;

2 ( the whole of) tout/toute ; all his life toute sa vie ; all the time tout le temps ; all day/evening toute la journée/soirée ; all year round toute l'année ; all the money we've spent tout l'argent que nous avons dépensé ; in all his glory dans toute sa gloire ; I had all the work! c'est moi qui ai eu tout le travail! ; you are all the family I have! tu es toute la famille qui me reste! ; and all that sort of thing et tout ce genre de choses ; oh no! not all that again! ah non! ça ne va pas recommencer! ;

3 ( total) in all honesty/innocence en toute franchise/innocence ;

4 ( any) beyond all expectations au-delà de toute attente ; to deny all knowledge of sth nier avoir connaissance de qch.

C adv

1 (emphatic: completely) tout ; all alone ou on one's own tout seul ; to be all wet être tout mouillé ; dressed all in white habillé tout en blanc ; all around the garden/along the canal tout autour du jardin/le long du canal ; to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch ; to be all for sb doing être tout à fait favorable à ce que qn fasse ; I'm all for women joining the army je suis tout à fait favorable à ce que les femmes entrent dans l'armée ; it's all about… c'est l'histoire de… ; tell me all about it! raconte-moi tout! ; he's forgotten all about us! il nous a complètement oubliés! ; she asked all about you elle a demandé de tes nouvelles ;

2 (emphatic: nothing but) to be all legs être tout en jambes ; to be all smiles ( happy) être tout souriant ; ( two-faced) être tout sourire ; to be all sweetness iron être tout sourire ; that stew was all onions! il n'y avait pratiquement que des oignons dans ce ragoût! ;

3 Sport ( for each party) (they are) six all (il y a) six partout ; the final score is 15 all le score final est de 15 partout.

D n to give one's all tout sacrifier (for sth à qch ; for sb pour qn ; to do pour faire).

E all+ (dans composés)

1 ( completely) all-concrete/-glass/-metal tout en béton/verre/métal ; all-digital/-electronic entièrement numérique/électronique ; all-female, all-girl [band, cast, group] composé uniquement de femmes ; all-male/-white [team, production, jury] composé uniquement d'hommes/de blancs ; all-union [workforce] entièrement syndiqué ;

2 ( in the highest degree) ⇒ all-consuming, all-embracing, all-important etc.

F all along adv phr depuis le début, toujours ; they knew it all along ils le savaient depuis le début, ils l'ont toujours su.

G all but adv phr pratiquement, presque.

H all of adv phr au moins ; he must be all of 50 il doit avoir au moins 50 ans.

I all that adv phr he's not all that strong il n'est pas si fort que ça ; it's not as far as all that! ce n'est pas si loin que ça! ; I don't know her all that well je ne la connais pas si bien que ça.

J all the adv phr all the more d'autant plus ; all the more difficult/effective d'autant plus difficile/efficace ; all the more so because d'autant plus que ; to laugh all the more rire encore plus ; all the better! tant mieux!

K all too adv phr [accurate, easy, widespread] bien trop ; it is all too obvious that il n'est que trop évident que ; she saw all too clearly that elle a parfaitement bien vu que ; all too often bien trop souvent.

L and all adv phr

1 they moved furniture, books and all ils ont tout déménagé y compris les meubles et les livres ;

2 ○ GB the journey was very tiring what with the heat and all le voyage était très fatigant avec la chaleur et tout ça ; it is and all! mais si!

M at all adv phr not at all! ( acknowledging thanks) de rien! ; ( answering query) pas du tout! ; it is not at all certain ce n'est pas du tout certain ; if (it is) at all possible si possible ; is it at all likely that…? y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que…? (+ subj) ; there's nothing at all here il n'y a rien du tout ici ; we know nothing at all ou we don't know anything at all about nous ne savons rien du tout de ; if you knew anything at all about si tu avais la moindre idée de ; anything at all will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire.

N for all prep phr, adv phr ( despite) en dépit de ; ( in as much as) for all I know pour autant que je sache ; for all that malgré tout, quand même ; they could be dead for all the difference it would make! ils pourraient être morts, ça ne changerait rien!

O of all prep phr

1 ( in rank) the easiest of all le plus facile ; first/last of all pour commencer/finir ; ⇒ best, worst ;

2 ( emphatic) why today of all days? pourquoi justement aujourd'hui? ; not now of all times! ce n'est pas le moment! ; of all the nerve! quel culot! ; of all the rotten luck! quel manque de chance or de pot ○ ! ; ⇒ people, place, thing.

all' s well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to be as mad/thrilled as all get out ○ US être vachement ○ en colère/excité ; he's not all there ○ il n'a pas toute sa tête ; it's all go ○ here! GB on s'active ○ ici! ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ; it's all up with us ○ GB nous sommes fichus ○ ; it was all I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; that's all very well, that's all well and good tout ça c'est bien beau ; speeches are all very well but c'est bien beau les discours mais ; it's all very well to do c'est bien beau de faire ; it's all very well for them to talk ça leur va bien de parler.

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. adjective

• all the time tout le temps

• all my life toute ma vie

• all kinds of toutes sortes de

• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres

• all that tout cela

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• all day toute la journée

• all three tous les trois

• all three said the same ils ont tous les trois dit la même chose

• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude

2. pronoun

   a. ( = everything) tout

• all or nothing tout ou rien

• all is well tout va bien

• that's all c'est tout

• you can't see all of Paris in a day on ne peut pas voir tout Paris en une journée

► it all tout

• he drank it all il a tout bu

• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait

• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui

• that's all that matters c'est tout ce qui importe

• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont

• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir

• that is all he said c'est tout ce qu'il a dit

• we saw all there was to see nous avons vu tout ce qu'il y avait à voir

• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...

• it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à me retenir de rire

   b. (plural) tous mpl, toutes fpl

• we all sat down nous nous sommes tous assis

• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...

• they were all broken ils étaient tous cassés

• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !

► all who tous ceux qui mpl toutes celles qui fpl

• all who knew him loved him tous ceux qui le connaissaient l'appréciaient

• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all

• this was the biggest disappointment of all for me ça a été ma grosse déception

• this result was the most surprising of all ce résultat était des plus surprenants

• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien

   c. ► all of the tout le m toute la f tous les mpl toutes les fpl

• all of the work tout le travail

• all of the cooking toute la cuisine

• all of the cakes went tous les gâteaux ont été mangés► all of it

• I gave him some soup and he ate all of it je lui ai donné de la soupe et il a tout mangé

• I didn't read all of it je ne l'ai pas lu en entier

• not all of it was true ce n'était pas entièrement vrai► all of them tous mpl toutes fpl

• all of them failed ils ont tous échoué

• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)

it took him all of 3 hours ça lui a pris 3 bonnes heures

• it weighed all of 30 kilos ça pesait bien 30 kilos

• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes

3. adverb

   a. ( = entirely) tout

• she was dressed all in white elle était habillée tout en blanc

• she came in all dishevelled elle est arrivée tout ébouriffée

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► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.

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• she went all red elle est devenue toute rouge

► all by myself etc, all alone tout seul

• he had to do it all by himself il a dû le faire tout seul

• she's all alone elle est toute seule

• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartement

   b. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux

• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux

4. noun

( = utmost) I decided to give it my all j'ai décidé de donner mon maximum

• he puts his all into every game il s'investit complètement dans chaque match

5. (set structures)

► all along ( = from the start) depuis le début ; ( = the whole length of) tout le long de

• I feared that all along je l'ai craint depuis le début

• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf

• he is all but forgotten now il est presque tombé dans l'oubli

• the party won all but six of the seats le parti a remporté tous les sièges sauf six► all for

• to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch

• I'm all for giving him a chance je suis tout à fait d'accord pour lui donner une chance

• I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour (inf)► all in all ( = altogether) l'un dans l'autre

• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one

• it's all one c'est du pareil au même

• it's all one to them c'est du pareil au même pour eux► all over ( = everywhere) partout

• I looked for you all over je vous ai cherché partout

• all over France partout en France

• he was trembling all over il tremblait de tous ses membres

• all over the country dans tout le pays

• all over the world dans le monde entier

• that's him all over (inf) on le reconnaît bien là !► to be all over ( = finished) être fini

• it's all over! c'est fini !

• it's all over between us tout est fini entre nous► to be all over sb (inf) ( = affectionate with)

they were all over each other ils étaient pendus au cou l'un de l'autre► all the more

• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...

• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !

► all too

• it was all too obvious he didn't mean it on voyait bien qu'il n'en pensait rien

• the evening passed all too quickly la soirée a passé bien trop rapidement► all very

• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...

• it was all very embarrassing c'était vraiment très gênant► and all

• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)

• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that

• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré

• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...

• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...

• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien

• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all

• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens

• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire

• very rarely if at all très rarement pour ne pas dire jamais

• if at all possible dans la mesure du possible► in all en tout

► no... at all

• it makes no difference at all ça ne fait aucune différence

• I have no regrets at all je n'ai aucun regret► none at all

• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout

• I don't mind at all ça ne me gêne pas du tout

• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout

• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)

it isn't all that far ce n'est pas si loin que ça

6. compounds

► all-American adjective cent pour cent américain

► all-around adjective (US) [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all clear noun fin f d'alerte

• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée

• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global

► all fours plural noun

• on all fours à quatre pattes ► all-in adjective (British) [price] tout compris inv

► all-inclusive adjective [price, rate] tout compris inv

► all-in-one noun combinaison f adjective

• an all-in-one outfit une combinaison ► all out adverb

• to go all out (physically) y aller à fond

• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale

► all-out war noun guerre f totale

► all-over tan noun bronzage m intégral

► all-party adjective multipartite

► all-points bulletin noun (US) message m à toutes les patrouilles (on à propos de)

► all-powerful adjective tout-puissant

► all-purpose adjective [flour, vehicle, cleaner] tous usages ; [knife, glue] universel

► all-round adjective [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all-rounder noun

• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises

► all-star adjective (Theatre, cinema)

all-star cast plateau m de vedettes ► all-terrain bike noun vélo m tout-terrain, VTT m

► all-terrain vehicle noun véhicule m tout-terrain

► all told adverb en tout

► all-weather adjective toute saison, tout temps

• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année

• jogging's an all-year-round sport le jogging se pratique toute l'année

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1) ( everything) tout

2) ( the only thing) tout

3) ( everyone) tous

4) ( the whole amount)

5) ( emphasizing entirety)

1) ( each one of) tous/toutes

2) ( the whole of) tout/toute

3) ( total)

4) ( any)

1) (emphatic: completely) tout

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

3) Sport

all+ combining form ( completely)

all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours

all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque

all of adverbial phrase

all that adverbial phrase

all the adverbial phrase

all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop

and all adverbial phrase

1)

2) (colloq) GB

at all adverbial phrase

for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase

1) ( despite)

2) ( as regards)

of all prepositional phrase

1) ( in rank)

2) ( emphatic)

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A a.

1 tutto, tutta; tutti, tutte: all day, tutto il giorno; all the year round, (per) tutto l'anno; This is all the food we have, questo è tutto il cibo che abbiamo; in all honesty, in tutta onestà; with all my heart, con tutto il cuore; all my things, tutte le mie cose; all those books, tutti quei libri; all the others, tutti gli altri; all five candidates, tutti e cinque i candidati; DIALOGO → - In a sandwich bar- That's £2.80 all together please, sono £2,80 in tutto, prego

2 ogni: all manner of people, gente di ogni genere; beyond all doubt, fuor d'ogni dubbio

B pron.

1 tutto: All was quiet in the house, in casa tutto taceva; That's all I want, è tutto ciò che voglio; All is not lost, non tutto è perduto; You're all I have left, tu sei tutto quel che mi rimane; She has it all, ha tutto quello che si può desiderare; He jumped into the river, clothes and all, si è gettato nel fiume, vestiti e tutto; eleven in all, undici in tutto

2 tutti, tutte: They all told me the same thing, mi hanno detto tutti la stessa cosa; as you all (o all of you) know, come voi tutti (o tutti voi) sapete; We are all very glad, siamo tutti molto contenti; with us all (o with all of us) con noi tutti; con tutti noi

C avv.

1 del tutto; completamente; tutto, tutta, ecc.: all alone, tutto solo; tutto da solo; all worn out, completamente sfinito; She was dressed all in white, era vestita tutta di bianco; He's done it all by himself, l'ha fatto tutto da solo

2 (dopo un numero) ( sport) pari: three all, tre pari; tre a tre; ( tennis) thirty all, trenta pari

D n.

– one's all, il massimo ( che uno può fare); di tutto: to do one's all, fare di tutto; fare l'impossibile; to give (o to put) one's all, impegnarsi al massimo; mettercela tutta

● all and sundry, tutti; cani e porci (spreg.) □ all along, fin dal principio; fin dall'inizio, sempre: I knew it all along, lo sapevo fin dal principio; l'ho sempre saputo; He's been planning it all along, ha cominciato a progettarlo (o lo stava progettando) fin dall'inizio □ all-American, americano al cento per cento (o fino al midollo); tipicamente americano; americanissimo; ( anche) composto di soli americani; ( sport, di atleta universitario) che si è classificato come il miglior dilettante a livello nazionale □ ( USA) all around = all round ► sotto □ all at once, tutto a un tratto; di colpo: The vision disappeared all at once, la visione è sparita tutto a un tratto □ all but (+ agg.), quasi; pressoché; quasi del tutto: all but impossible, pressoché impossibile; The fog has all but lifted, la nebbia si è quasi del tutto diradata □ all one can do not to, molto difficile non (fare qc.): It was all I could do not to answer back, è stato molto difficile (o ho fatto fatica a) non ribattere □ all-clear ( sign), (segnale di) cessato allarme; (fig.) via libera, permesso di cominciare □ all-comers, tutti (quelli che vengono); chiunque venga; tutti i partecipanti; chiunque voglia partecipare: open to all-comers, aperto a tutti □ ( sport) all-comers record, miglior prestazione registrata su un territorio nazionale, o regionale, ecc. □ all-consuming, divorante; smodato □ all-day, che dura un giorno intero; che dura tutto il giorno □ all-embracing, onnicomprensivo; globale □ all-English, esclusivamente inglese; tutto d'inglesi □ to be all ears, essere tutto orecchie □ to be all eyes, essere tutt'occhi □ (fam. USA) all-fired, a. e avv., terribile; indiavolato; moltissimo: all-fired hurry, fretta indiavolata; all-fired mad, furibondo □ All Fool's Day, il primo d'aprile (giorno del «pesce d'aprile») □ (fam.) all for, decisamente a favore di; d'accordissimo con □ all get out = as all get out ► sotto □ (relig.) All Hallows, All-Hallowmass, Ognissanti □ all-important, di somma importanza; cruciale □ (fam.) all in, a. pred., stanco morto; sfinito; a pezzi □ all in, avv., all-in, a., tutto incluso; tutto compreso; complessivo: £350 all in, 350 sterline tutto compreso; all-in price, prezzo tutto compreso □ all in all, tutto sommato; tutto considerato; nel complesso □ all-in-one, tutto in uno; in un unico pezzo □ ( sport) all-in wrestling, lotta libera □ all-inclusive, comprensivo di tutto; tutto compreso: all-inclusive tour, «inclusive tour»; viaggio tutto compreso □ all-knowing, onnisciente □ all-male, per (o di) soli uomini □ all-night, che dura tutta la notte; aperto (o che funziona) tutta la notte □ ( USA) all-nighter, attività ( festa, ecc.) che dura tutta la notte; nottata ( di lavoro, studio, ecc.), tirata notturna; locale che resta aperto tutta la notte; uno che fa le ore piccole, nottambulo: to pull an all-nighter, lavorare (o studiare) tutta la notte; fare una tirata notturna □ all of, non meno di; almeno; come minimo: It'll cost you all of $80, ti costerà come minimo 80 dollari □ all of a sudden, tutt'a un tratto; improvvisamente □ all one, lo stesso; tutt'uno: It's all one to me, per me fa lo stesso (o è tutt'uno) □ all or nothing, senza via di mezzo: It's all or nothing!, o la va o la spacca!; an all-or-nothing attempt, un tentativo in cui ci si gioca tutto □ all out, avv. a tutta forza; mettendocela tutta; a più non posso; a oltranza; ( anche) completamente: to go all out for st. (o to do st.) mettercela tutta per ottenere qc. □ (fam.) all-out, a. totale; incondizionato; a oltranza; a fondo; energico; accanito: all-out attack, attacco a fondo; attacco in piena regola; all-out defence, difesa a oltranza; all-out effort, sforzo massimo; all-out support, appoggio incondizionato; all-out strike, sciopero a oltranza □ all over, dappertutto; dovunque; completamente; da cima a fondo: We looked all over for it, l'abbiamo cercato dappertutto; It's green all over, è tutto verde; all over the floor, su tutto il pavimento; all over France, dovunque in Francia; in tutta la Francia; The news was all over the town in no time, in men che non si dica la notizia fece il giro della città; all over the place (o, fam., the map, the shop), (sparso) dappertutto; in disordine; scompigliato; sconclusionato; caotico; (fam.) That's him all over!, è proprio da lui!; come lo riconosco! □ (fam.) to be all over sb., fare un sacco di feste a q.; soffocare di abbracci, ecc.; ( anche) sbaciucchiare; ( anche, sport) dominare, imporsi su □ (fam.) It's all over with him., per lui è finita; è spacciato □ all-over, su tutta la superficie; completo, integrale: an all-over pattern, un motivo che copre tutta la superficie; an all-over tan, un'abbronzatura integrale □ (polit.) all-party, di tutti i partiti; paritetico: all-party support, appoggio di tutti i partiti; all-party talks, trattative a cui partecipano tutti i partiti; all-party committee, commissione paritetica □ all-pervading, generale; generalizzato □ ( polizia, USA) all-points bulletin (abbr. APB) avviso a tutte le unità; allarme generale □ all-powerful, onnipotente; onnipossente □ all-purpose, multiuso; polivalente; per uso generale; comune: an all-purpose tool, un attrezzo multiuso; all-purpose flour, farina comune; all-purpose remedy, un rimedio generale □ all right, all-right ► all right, all-right □ (ass.) all-risk policy, polizza comprensiva di tutti i rischi □ all round, complessivamente □ all-round, eclettico; versatile; completo; polivalente; ( anche) generale, globale, a tutto campo: an all-round artist, un artista versatile; an all-round athlete, un atleta completo; all-round competence, competenza in ogni campo; all-round price, prezzo tutto incluso; prezzo globale □ all-rounder, persona eclettica, versatile; ( sport) atleta completo □ (relig.) All Saints' Day, Ognissanti □ (GB) all-seater, ( di stadio, ecc.) con solo posti a sedere □ all-seeing, onniveggente □ (fam. GB) all-singing all-dancing, multifunzionale; ( anche) spettacolare □ (relig.) All Souls' Day, il Giorno dei morti □ all-star, (cinem., TV, teatr.) composto di attori famosi; ( sport) composto di campioni: an all star cast, un cast di attori famosi □ all-terrain bicycle, mountain bike □ (trasp.) all-terrain vehicle, fuoristrada □ all the (+ compar.), tanto più; ancor più: The task is all the more difficult because…, il compito è reso ancor più difficile dal fatto che…; all the better [worse], tanto meglio [peggio]; All the more reason for coming, ragion di più per venire; all the more so because, tanto più che □ all the same, ugualmente; lo stesso; ciononostante; tuttavia; comunque: He was punished all the same, è stato punito lo stesso; All the same, you shouldn't have answered back, comunque tu non avresti dovuto replicare a quel modo □ It's all the same to me, per me è uguale (o non fa differenza) □ all the way, fino in fondo; senza riserve: I'm with you all the way, sono con te fino in fondo; to go all the way, andare fino in fondo (fig.); ( slang USA) avere rapporti sessuali completi □ all-time, di tutti i tempi; storico; massimo; assoluto: all-time high, livello massimo mai raggiunto; massimo storico; all-time record, primato assoluto; my all-time favourite singer, il mio cantante preferito in assoluto □ all told, in tutto: There were twenty, all told, ce n'erano venti in tutto □ all too, fin troppo: all too obvious, fin troppo evidente □ (aeron.) all-traffic service, servizio promiscuo □ (aeron.) all-up weight, peso lordo ( di aereo) □ (fam.) Is' all up with him, è finita per lui; non c'è più speranza per lui, è spacciato □ It's all very well, but…, d'accordo, ma…; va benissimo, ma… □ ( radio) all-wave receiver, ricevitore multibanda □ all-weather, per tutte le stagioni; (tecn.) ognitempo: (aeron.) all-weather aircraft, aereo ognitempo □ (autom., USA) all-wheel drive, trazione integrale □ ( slang USA) all wet, sbagliato; fuori strada; sballato □ all-year, che si trova (o che si può fare) tutto l'anno □ above all, soprattutto; prima di ogni altra cosa □ after all, dopo tutto; alla fin fine; in conclusione □ (fam. USA) as all get out, moltissimo; da morire; da pazzi: as furious as all get out, infuriato nero; imbufalito □ at all, (in frase neg.) affatto, assolutamente; (in frase condiz. o interr.) qualche, per caso: He is not at all clever, non è affatto intelligente; I don't agree with you at all, non sono affatto d'accordo con te; for no reason at all, senza alcun motivo; del tutto inspiegabilmente; in no time at all, immediatamente; in men che non si dica; If you have any doubts at all…, se ti venisse qualche dubbio…; If he had any sense at all…, se avesse un po' di buon senso…; Is it at all possible to…?, è per caso possibile…? □ for all, nonostante; a dispetto di; pur con: for all my efforts, a dispetto di tutti i miei sforzi; for all that, nonostante tutto □ for all I care, per quel che m'importa □ for all I know, per quel che so io; a quanto ne so io □ not all that, non così (come si potrebbe credere); non (poi) tanto: It's not all that easy, non è così facile; I am not all that old, non sono poi tanto vecchio □ (fam.) not all there, non tutto giusto; che ha qualche rotella fuor di posto; che non ci sta tutto con la testa □ of all people, of all things ► people, thing □ on all fours, a quattro zampe; carponi; gattoni □ when all is said and done, in fin dei conti; alla fin fine; tutto considerato □ (prov.) All's well than ends well, tutto è bene quel che finisce bene.

obvious

A n to state the obvious enfoncer les portes ouvertes ; statement of the obvious lapalissade f.

B adj

1 ( evident) évident (to pour) ; it's obvious that… il est évident que… ; her anxiety was obvious il était évident qu'elle était inquiète ; his disappointment was obvious to all sa déception était écrite sur son visage ; it was obvious to everyone that there had been a mistake il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il y avait eu erreur ; she is the obvious choice for the job c'est la personne qu'il nous faut pour ce poste ; it was the obvious solution to choose la solution s'imposait d'elle-même ; it was the obvious thing to do c'était la chose à faire ; the obvious thing to do would be to… la chose à faire serait de… ; for obvious reasons, I do not wish to discuss this pour des raisons évidentes je ne veux pas en parler ;

2 ( unsubtle) [lie] flagrant ; [joke, symbolism] lourd ; she was too obvious about it elle a un peu trop manqué de finesse, on la voyait venir avec ses gros sabots ○.

1. adj too much

troppi pl too many

2. adv too much

non troppo not too much

è troppo tardi it's too late

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troppo agg.indef.

1 ( con riferimento alla quantità o all'intensità) too much; pl. too many: la domenica c'è troppo traffico sulle strade, there is too much traffic on the roads on Sundays; c'è troppa nebbia, there is too much fog (o it's too foggy); non fate troppo rumore, don't make too much noise; abbiamo troppo lavoro, we have too much work; non voglio invitare troppa gente, I don't want to invite too many people; ho mangiato troppi dolci, I've eaten too many sweet things; ha fatto troppi errori, he made too many mistakes; troppi dati erano inesatti, too many (of the) data were inexact; c'erano troppe difficoltà da superare, there were too many difficulties to overcome; hai avuto troppa fretta, you were too much in a hurry (o you were too hasty); questa frutta è troppa per me, there is too much fruit here for me; questo è troppo!, this is too much! (o this has gone too far!) // tra loro c'è troppa differenza d'età, there is too great an age difference between them // la prudenza non è mai troppa, you can't be too careful

2 ( con riferimento alla durata) too long: è passato troppo tempo da allora, it is too long since then; rispondi subito a quella lettera, non lasciar passare troppo tempo!, answer that letter at once, don't wait too long! // Usato anche in espressioni ellittiche: ci vorrebbe troppo ad arrivare, it would take (us) too long to get there; c'è troppo da aspettare, it's too long to wait; abbiamo atteso ( anche) troppo, we've waited (far) too long

3 ( con riferimento all'estensione nello spazio) too far: c'è ancora troppa strada da fare, there's still too far to go; l'albergo era a troppa distanza dalla spiaggia, the hotel was too far from the beach

◆ pron.indef.

1 too much: il vino era buono, ma io ne ho bevuto troppo, the wine was good but I drank too much of it; prima aveva poco lavoro, ora ne ha anche troppo, he didn't have enough work before, now he's even got too much; ''Ne vuoi ancora?'' ''Sì, ma non troppo'', ''Do you want any more?'' ''Yes, but not too much''; ci sarebbe troppo da dire su questo argomento, there would be too much to say on this subject; chiedono troppo per quella casa, they are asking too much for that house; non posso venire, ho ancora troppo da fare, I can't come, I've still got too much to do; non dire altro, hai detto anche troppo, say no more, you have already said too much // ti chiedo troppo se..., am I asking you too much if...

2 pl. too many ( anche con partitivo); ( troppa gente) too many people: me ne hai dati troppi, you have given me too many (of them); vorrei invitare qualche amico, ma non troppi, I'd like to invite a few friends, but not too many; troppi degli incidenti sono dovuti all'imprudenza, too many (of the) accidents are due to lack of caution; troppi di noi si sono fidati di lui, too many of us trusted him; (fin.) troppi la pensano così, (all) too many people think so; non ci stiamo tutti nella macchina, siamo in troppi, there are too many of us to fit in the car // vorrei degli spaghetti, ma non troppi, I'd like some spaghetti, but not too much

◆ s.m.: il troppo stroppia, too much is too much (o enough is as good as a feast).

troppo avv.

1 (con agg. e avv.) too: troppo alto, corto, too tall, short; troppo tardi, presto, too late, early; troppo poco, too little; è una ragazza troppo sensibile, she is too sensitive; sono abiti troppo costosi, those clothes are too expensive; macchine troppo veloci, cars that are too fast; è una zona troppo umida, that area is too damp; faceva troppo caldo, it was too hot; questa birra è troppo fredda, this beer is too cold; la proposta era troppo interessante per lasciarsela sfuggire, the proposal was too interesting to be missed; è troppo furbo perché lo si possa imbrogliare, he's too smart to be taken in // fin troppo, anche troppo, far too (o much too o all too): è anche troppo facile, it's far too (o much too o all too) easy; sai fin troppo bene che ho ragione, you know all too well that I'm right

2 ( con verbi) too much: ti preoccupi troppo, you worry too much; ho mangiato troppo, I've eaten too much; abbiamo bevuto un po' troppo, we drank a bit too much; non devi fumare troppo, you mustn't smoke too much; hai parlato troppo, you said too much // avete fatto proprio troppo per noi, you've done much too much for us

3 ( nel significato di molto, assai) too, so (very): troppo buono!, so good!; troppo gentile da parte tua!, so (very) kind of you!; non ne sarei troppo sicuro, I wouldn't be so sure; non lo farei troppo volentieri, I wouldn't be so (o too) keen to do it; non stava troppo bene, he wasn't too (o so) well // non ci sarebbe troppo da meravigliarsi se..., it wouldn't be so very (o all that) surprising if...

4 di troppo: uno, venti di troppo, one, twenty too many; sono di troppo?, am I in the way?; ha detto qualcosa di troppo, what he said was uncalled for.

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1. agg indef

(quantità: tempo, acqua) too much, (numero: persone, promesse) too many

2. pron indef

(quantità eccessiva) too much, (numero eccessivo) too many

3. avv

1) (con aggettivo, avverbio) too, (con verbo: gen) too much, (aspettare, durare) too long

2) (rafforzativo) too, so (very)

3)

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aggettivo indefinito too much, pl. too many

1) (quantità eccessiva) too much, pl. too many

2) (numero eccessivo di persone)

3) (in espressioni di tempo)

1) (con aggettivi o avverbi) too

2) (molto) too

3) (con verbi) too much

4) di troppo too many

5) fin troppo, anche troppo all too, only too

sostantivo maschile

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troppo

/'trɔppo/

Troppo è principalmente usato come aggettivo, pronome o avverbio. - Come aggettivo e come pronome, si traduce con too much davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili ( troppo vino = too much wine; troppo denaro = too much money; ne ho bevuto troppo = I drank too much (of it)) e too many davanti o al posto di sostantivi plurali ( troppi errori = too many mistakes; ce ne sono troppi = there are too many (of them)). - Come avverbio, troppo si usa dopo un verbo, e in tal caso si traduce too much (tu parli troppo! = you speak too much! ha bevuto troppo? = did he drink too much?); quando precede un altro avverbio o un aggettivo, si traduce con too ( è troppo forte per me = he is too strong for me; un libro troppo pesante = too heavy a book; parla troppo velocemente per me, non la capisco = she speaks too fast for me, I can't understand her). - Per gli altri usi di troppo e gli esempi relativi, si veda la voce qui sotto.

I aggettivo indefinito

 too much, pl. too many; troppo traffico too much traffic; - e persone too many people; senza -e difficoltà without too much trouble; - i incidenti too many accidents; ha -a paura di cadere he's too scared of falling; ci sono -e cose da fare there's too much to do

II pronome indefinito

 1 (quantità eccessiva) too much, pl. too many; prendi del pane, ne ho troppo take some bread, I've got too much; ho troppo da fare I've got too much to do; ne ho mangiato -i I ate too many (of them); questo è troppo! that's it o the end! quando è troppo è troppo enough is enough

 2 (numero eccessivo di persone) siamo in -i there are too many of us; -i credono che... too many people think that...

 3 (in espressioni di tempo) ci ha messo troppo he took too long

III avverbio

 1 (con aggettivi o avverbi) too; troppo facile, corto too easy, short; un compito troppo difficile too difficult a task; è troppo presto it's too early; troppo bello per essere vero too good to be true; siamo troppo pochi there are too few of us; troppo pochi si rendono conto che too few people realize that; 5 euro è troppo poco 5 euros is too little; troppo a lungo too long; troppo spesso too often

 2 (molto) too; non mi sento troppo bene I don't feel too good; (enfatico) sei troppo gentile! you're too o so kind! è troppo simpatico he's so nice

 3 (con verbi) too much; ho mangiato troppo I ate too much, I've had too much to eat; lavori troppo you work too hard; senza crederci troppo without really believing in it

 4 di troppo too many; uno, due di troppo one, two too many; ho qualche chilo di troppo I'm a few kilos overweight; ci sono 2 euro di troppo there are 2 extra euros; ho bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo I've had a few too many; una volta di troppo once too often; essere di troppo to be in the way; sentirsi di troppo to feel one is in the way, to feel unwelcome

 5 fin troppo, anche troppo all too, only too; è fin troppo evidente it's all o only too obvious; fin troppo spesso all too often; lo conosco fin troppo bene I know him only too well

IV sostantivo maschile

  il troppo stroppia enough is as good as a feast, you can have too much of a good thing

IDIOMS

chi troppo vuole nulla stringe prov. grasp all, lose all.

- nazbyt drogi excessively a. prohibitively expensive

- jest nazbyt słaba, aby pracować she’s too weak to work

- jesteś nazbyt pewny siebie you’re too sure of yourself, you’re over-confident

- nazbyt optymistyczne podejście an overly optimistic a. over-optimistic approach

- aż nazbyt all a. only too

- aż nazbyt często all a. only too often

- wiem o tym aż nazbyt dobrze I know that all a. only too well

- jest aż nazbyt oczywiste, że… it’s only too obvious that…

- nie nazbyt not very, none too

- była nie nazbyt urodziwa, ale miała wdzięk she wasn’t very a. all that pretty, but had charm

- czy nie nazbyt pochopnie go winisz? aren’t you blaming him too soon?

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too, excessively; aż nazbyt too much; nie nazbyt not so much l. very.

some seemingly difficult problem turned out to have a simple solution, some seemingly inexplicable phenomenon turned out to have a simple explanation etc

the explanation (the solution, the answer (to the puzzle)) was quite simple (after all)

• (А) ЛАРЧИК ПРОСТО ОТКРЫВАЛСЯ

[sent; past or pres; fixed WO]

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⇒ some seemingly difficult problem turned out to have a simple solution, some seemingly inexplicable phenomenon turned out to have a simple explanation etc:

- the explanation (the solution, the answer < to the puzzle>) was quite simple (after all);

- it was easy (wasn't hard) to figure out;

- the reason was (all) too obvious.

     ♦ "А ларчик просто открывался. Мы по душам говорили сегодня, и она сказала, что я её физически не удовлетворяю. Разрыв еще не оформлен, на днях, наверное" (Шолохов 2). "The answer to the puzzle was quite simple after all. We had a heart-to-heart talk today and she told me I don't satisfy her physically. The break is not yet official, in a few days probably" (2a).

     ♦ Не странно ли, что судят тех, кто получил "контрабанду", но даже в свидетели не приглашают тех, кто ее перевез через границу. Ларчик просто открывался: допроси хоть одного из этих иностранцев - он тут же доказал бы, что деньги разменял в Госбанке СССР, и этот зловещий фарс лопнул бы как мыльный пузырь (Ивинская 1). Was it not odd that those who had received these allegedly smuggled rubles were on trial, while the persons who had brought them across the frontier had not even been called as witnesses? The reason was all too obvious, if any of these foreigners had been questioned, he would immediately have been able to prove that he had obtained the rubles from the State Bank, and the whole wicked farce would have burst like a soap bubble (1a).

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• (А) ЛАРЧИК ПРОСТО ОТКРЫВАЛСЯ

[sent; past or pres; fixed WO]

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⇒ some seemingly difficult problem turned out to have a simple solution, some seemingly inexplicable phenomenon turned out to have a simple explanation etc:

- the explanation (the solution, the answer < to the puzzle>) was quite simple (after all);

- it was easy (wasn't hard) to figure out;

- the reason was (all) too obvious.

     ♦ "А ларчик просто открывался. Мы по душам говорили сегодня, и она сказала, что я её физически не удовлетворяю. Разрыв еще не оформлен, на днях, наверное" (Шолохов 2). "The answer to the puzzle was quite simple after all. We had a heart-to-heart talk today and she told me I don't satisfy her physically. The break is not yet official, in a few days probably" (2a).

     ♦ Не странно ли, что судят тех, кто получил "контрабанду", но даже в свидетели не приглашают тех, кто ее перевез через границу. Ларчик просто открывался: допроси хоть одного из этих иностранцев - он тут же доказал бы, что деньги разменял в Госбанке СССР, и этот зловещий фарс лопнул бы как мыльный пузырь (Ивинская 1). Was it not odd that those who had received these allegedly smuggled rubles were on trial, while the persons who had brought them across the frontier had not even been called as witnesses? The reason was all too obvious, if any of these foreigners had been questioned, he would immediately have been able to prove that he had obtained the rubles from the State Bank, and the whole wicked farce would have burst like a soap bubble (1a).

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I Adj. unmistakable, all too clear; muss ich erst überdeutlich werden? umg. do I really have to spell it out?

II Adv. all too clearly, loud and clear umg.; dabei hab ich’s ihm überdeutlich gesagt although I spelled it out to him (in words of one syllable)

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1. adj

2. adv

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I. adj perfectly clear, only too clear pred

II. adv only too clearly

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A. adj unmistakable, all too clear;

muss ich erst überdeutlich werden? umg do I really have to spell it out?

B. adv all too clearly, loud and clear umg;

dabei hab ich’s ihm überdeutlich gesagt although I spelled it out to him (in words of one syllable)

= all too often, all too frequently, too often

Ex. There is a rather simple and obvious fact concerning computing systems whose significance, nonetheless, is all too often ignored.

Ex. This statement highlights the emotional baggage that all too frequently accompanies decision-making.

Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks.

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1 obvious, apparent, clear, crisp.

2 clear, bright, clear-cut, articulate.

3 definite, distinct.

sure, sure enough, of course.

1 clearing, glade, clear space, clear.

2 gap.

3 Claro.

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► adjetivo

1 (gen) clear

■ no está nada claro it's not clear at all

2 (iluminado) bright, well-lit

3 (color) light

■ azul claro light blue

4 (salsa etc) thin; (café, chocolate, etc) weak

5 (evidente) clear

► adverbio

1 clearly

► nombre masculino claro

1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing

2 (en el pelo) bald patch

► interjección ¡claro!

1 of course!

■ ¡claro que no puedes! of course you can't!

\

a las claras openly

dejar algo claro to make something clear

estar claro to be clear

¡lo llevas claro! / ¡lo tienes claro! familiar you've got it coming to you!

más claro,-a que el agua familiar as clear as daylight

poner en claro to make plain, clear up

sacar en claro to get out

■ no sacamos nada en claro del informe we didn't get anything out of the report

claro de luna moonlight

mente clara figurado clear mind

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing

2 (en el pelo) bald patch

► interjección

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- claro de luna

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1. ADJ

1) (=no oscuro) [piel] fair; [color] light, pale

2) (=evidente)

a) [con sustantivos] [ejemplo, prueba, ventaja] clear; [inconveniente] obvious; [desastre] total, absolute

b) [con verbos]

c)

- ser más claro que el agua

3) (=poco espeso) [té, café] weak; [caldo] thin

4) (=luminoso) [día, mañana] bright; [habitación, casa] light, bright

5) (=transparente) [agua] clear; [tejido] transparent

6) (=nítido) [sonido, voz] clear; [imagen] sharp, clear

7) (=escaso) [pelo] thin; [bosque] light, sparse

8) (=preciso) [idea] clear

9) (=sincero) frank

2. ADV

1) (=con precisión) [oír, ver, hablar] clearly

2) (=sinceramente) frankly

- claro y raspado

3) [tras invitaciones, peticiones] sure

4) [uso enfático]

3. SM

1) (Meteo) bright spell, sunny interval

2) [de tiempo] lull

- velar de claro en claro

3) (=espacio despejado) [entre personas] space; [entre árboles] clearing; [de pelo] bald patch

4) [en un texto] gap, space; [en discurso] pause

5) (Arquit) (=claraboya) skylight; (=abertura) window (opening)

6) Caribe (Culin) guava jelly

7) Caribe (=bebida) sugar-cane brandy

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- ra adjetivo

1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> bright

2) ( pálido) <color/verde/azul> light, pale; < piel> fair

3) <salsa/sopa> thin

4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clear

5) ( evidente) clear, obvious

1) < ver> clearly

2) (indep)

a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course

b) ( como enlace) mind you

1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

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= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.

Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

Ex. To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex. A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.

Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.

Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.

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* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.

* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].

* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma clara = clearly.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.

* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.

* de modo claro = transparently.

* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.

* en términos claros = in simple terms.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.

* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.

* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].

* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* tener claro = be clear in your mind.

* violeta claro = periwinkle.

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- ra adjetivo

1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> bright

2) ( pálido) <color/verde/azul> light, pale; < piel> fair

3) <salsa/sopa> thin

4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clear

5) ( evidente) clear, obvious

1) < ver> clearly

2) (indep)

a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course

b) ( como enlace) mind you

1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

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A (luminoso) ‹cielo› bright; ‹habitación› bright, light

el día amaneció claro the day dawned bright and clear

B (pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale; ‹piel› fair, white

tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes

el típico sueco rubio y de ojos claros the typical blue-eyed, blond Swede

C ‹salsa/sopa› thin; ‹café/té› weak

D ‹agua/sonido› clear

habló con voz clara she spoke in a clear voice

E ‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear; ‹situación/postura› clear

consiguieron una clara ventaja they gained a clear advantage

tiene muy claro lo que quiere en la vida she is very clear o sure about what she wants out of life, she knows exactly what she wants out of life

que quede bien claro que … I want it to be quite clear that …

lo harás como yo te diga, ¿está claro? you'll do it the way I say, is that clear o do I make myself clear?

quiero dejar (en) claro que … or que quede bien (en) claro que … I want to make it very o quite clear that …, let it be very o quite clear that …

a las claras: no me lo dijo a las claras she didn't tell me in so many words o straight out o ( AmE) right off

no seas cobarde y díselo a las claras don't be a coward, tell her straight

llevarlo claro ( Esp fam) (estar equivocado) to be in for a shock o a disappointment; (enfrentarse a algo difícil) to have one's work cut out ( colloq)

pasar la noche en claro to lie o be awake all night

sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth

¿tú sacaste algo en claro de lo que dijo? did you manage to make any sense of what he said?

F (evidente) clear, obvious

hay pruebas claras de que miente there is clear evidence that he is lying

está claro que ella es la culpable it is clear o obvious that she is the culprit, she is clearly o obviously the culprit

… a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo … unless, of course, he's lying

A ‹hablar/ver›

voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush, I'm going to give it to you straight ( colloq)

ahora lo veo claro I see it all clearly now, now I get it! ( colloq)

me lo dijo muy claro he made it very o quite clear (to me)

claro y raspado ( Ven fam); straight

me lo dijo todo claro y raspado he told me straight, he didn't beat around o about the bush

B ( indep)

1 (en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course!

¡claro que lo sabe! of course she knows!

¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡claro! would you like to see it? — yes, I'd love to o ( colloq) sure!

¿lo hizo? — ¡claro que no! did he do it? — no, of course not! o no, of course he didn't!

2 (como enlace) mind you

nadie le creyó, claro que conociéndolo no es de extrañar nobody believed him. Mind you, knowing him it's not surprising

lo ayudó la madre — claro, así cualquiera his mother helped him — well, of course anyone can do it like that

anda, díselo tú — claro, para que me eche a mí la bronca ¿no? ( iró); go on, you tell him — oh sure o oh fine o I see, so that way it's me he gets mad at, right? ( iro)

A (en un bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

había algunos claros en las gradas there were a few empty spaces in the stand

B ( Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

moonlight

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◊ -ra adjetivo

a) ( luminoso) ‹cielo/habitación› bright

b) ( pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale;

◊ tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes

c) ‹salsa/sopa› thin

d) ‹agua/sonido› clear;

◊ tener algo claro to be clear about sth;

e) ( evidente) clear, obvious;

◊ está claro que … it is clear o obvious that …;

◊ voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush;

a) ( en bosque) clearing;

b) (Meteo) sunny spell o period

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♦ adj

1. [luminoso] bright;

una habitación clara a bright o light room

2. [color] light;

verde claro light green

3. [sonido] clear;

hablaba con una voz clara she spoke in a clear voice

4. [sin nubes] clear;

un día/cielo claro a clear day/sky

5. [diluido] [té, café] weak;

no me gusta el chocolate claro I don't like my hot chocolate thin

6. [poco tupido] thin, sparse

7. [persona, explicación, ideas, libro] clear;

hablaba con un lenguaje claro she spoke in clear terms;

dejar algo claro to make sth clear;

poner algo en claro to get sth clear, to clear sth up;

que quede (bien) claro que no fue idea mía I want to make it (quite) clear that it wasn't my idea;

sacar algo en claro (de) to make sth out (from);

después de escuchar su explicación no saqué nada en claro after listening to her explanation, I was none the wiser;

tengo claro que no puedo contar con él one thing I'm quite sure about is that I can't rely on him, one thing's for sure, I can't rely on him;

verlo claro [estar seguro] to be sure;

pasar una noche en claro to have a sleepless night;

llevarlo o [m5]tenerlo claro: ¡lo lleva o [m5] tiene claro si piensa que le vamos a ayudar! if he thinks we're going to help him, he can think again!;

si no vienen ellos, lo tenemos claro if they don't come, we've had it

8. [obvio, evidente] clear;

el resultado fue claro the result was clear;

¿está claro? is that clear?;

está claro que van a ganar it's clear they're going to win;

está claro que te quieren engañar it's obvious that they are trying to deceive you, they are obviously trying to deceive you;

está claro o [m5]claro está que si no quieres, no estás obligado a participar of course o obviously, you're not obliged to participate if you don't want to;

a no ser, claro, que tengas una idea mejor unless, of course, you have a better idea;

está más claro que el agua it's perfectly o crystal clear;

allí no vuelvo, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not going there again, that's for certain

♦ nm

1. [en bosque] clearing;

vi un claro en la fila I saw a gap in the row

2. [en cielo nublado] break in the clouds;

se esperan nubes y claros it will be cloudy with some bright spells;

en cuanto haya un claro salimos we'll go out as soon as it brightens up

3. [calvicie, calva] bald patch

4. [en pintura] highlight

5. Arquit skylight

6. claro de luna moonlight

♦ adv

clearly;

hablar claro to speak clearly;

dilo claro, ¿te interesa o no? tell me straight, are you interested or not?;

¡claro! of course!;

¡claro que sí!, ¡pues claro! of course!;

¡claro que no! of course not!;

¡claro que me gusta! of course I like it!;

¿me ayudarás? – claro, no pensaba en otra cosa will you help me? – oh sure, I wouldn't dream of doing anything else;

ve tú primero – claro, así si hay algún agujero me caigo yo you go first – oh great o thanks a lot, that way if there's a hole I'll be the one to fall into it;

claro, con un jugador más ya se puede of course, with an extra player it's hardly surprising;

la obra no tuvo éxito, claro que conociendo al director no me sorprende the play wasn't a success, but then again that's hardly surprising knowing the director

♦ a las claras loc adv

clearly

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I adj

1 tb fig

clear;

poner en claro make clear;

dejar claro make plain;

quedar claro be clear;

tener algo claro be sure o clear about sth;

pasar la noche en claro lie awake all night, not sleep a wink;

a las claras clearly

2 color light

3 ( luminoso) bright

4 salsa thin

II adv

hablar claro speak plainly;

¡claro! of course!;

claro está of course

III m

1 METEO clear spell

2 en bosque clearing

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claro adv

1) : clearly

habla más claro: speak more clearly

2) : of course, surely

¡claro!, ¡claro que sí!: absolutely!, of course!

claro que entendió: of course she understood

claro, -ra adj

1) : bright, clear

2) : pale, fair, light

3) : clear, evident

claro nm

1) : clearing

claro de luna : moonlight

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claro¹ adj

1. (en general) clear

2. (luminoso) bright

3. (color) light

claro² adv clearly

claro³ interj of course

claro⁴ n (en meteorología) sunny interval

obvious.

past participle of spanish verb: ver.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: vestir.

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► nombre masculino

1 approval

► participio pasado

1→ link=ver ver

► adjetivo

1 (anticuado) old-fashioned

2 (dado) in view of, considering

3 (corriente) common

4 (ladrillo, viga, obra) exposed

5 DERECHO (dictaminado)

■ el caso está visto para sentencia the case has been heard and a verdict may be decided upon

► nombre masculino visto

1 approval

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dar el visto bueno a algo to approve something, O.K. something

está visto que... it's obvious that

estar algo muy visto,-a (pasado de moda) to be old-fashioned 2 (poco original) not to be very original, be old hat 3 (corriente) to be very common

■ esas botas están muy vistas everyone's wearing those boots now

■ es un truco muy visto it's an old trick

estar bien visto,-a to be well looked upon, be considered acceptable

estar mal visto,-a to be frowned upon

lo nunca visto something extraordinary, something quite out of the ordinary

■ esto es lo nunca visto this is unheard of

ni visto ni oído figurado in a flash

por lo visto apparently

visto que... in view of the fact that..., given that..., seeing that...

visto bueno approval, O.K.

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ver vestir

2. ADJ

1) (=conocido)

- más visto que el tebeo

2) (=considerado)

3) (=expuesto) [ladrillo] bare, exposed; [viga] exposed

4) (Jur)

5) (en locuciones)

- ni visto ni oído