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1 sheer

sheer [ʃɪə(r)]

1 adjective

(a) (as intensifier) pur;

∎ it was sheer coincidence c'était une pure coïncidence;

∎ the sheer scale of the project was intimidating l'envergure même du projet était impressionnante;

∎ the sheer boredom of her job drove her mad elle s'ennuyait tellement dans son travail que ça la rendait folle;

∎ by sheer accident or chance tout à fait par hasard, par pur hasard;

∎ out of or in sheer boredom par pur ennui;

∎ in sheer desperation en désespoir de cause;

∎ it was sheer stupidity c'était franchement stupide;

∎ that's sheer nonsense! c'est complètement absurde!;

∎ it's sheer folly! c'est de la folie pure!

(b) (steep → cliff) à pic, abrupt;

∎ it's a sheer 50-metre drop cela descend à pic sur 50 mètres;

∎ a sheer drop to the sea un à-pic jusqu'à la mer;

∎ we came up against a sheer wall of water nous nous sommes trouvés devant un véritable mur d'eau

(c) Textiles (stockings) extra fin

2 adverb

à pic, abruptement

3 intransitive verb

Nautical (ship) faire une embardée

4 sheers plural noun

American (curtains) voilages mpl

►► Nautical sheer deck livet m (de pont);

Nautical sheer rail liston m

➲ sheer away intransitive verb

(a) (ship) larguer les amarres, prendre le large

(b) (animal, shy person) filer, détaler;

∎ to sheer away from éviter

➲ sheer off intransitive verb

(a) (ship) faire une embardée

(b) figurative (person) changer de chemin ou de direction;

∎ when he saw us, he sheered off in the opposite direction il a fait demi-tour en nous apercevant

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sheer
2 sheer

sheer

A adj

1 (pure, unadulterated) [boredom, desperation, hypocrisy, immorality, panic, stupidity] pur ; it was sheer coincidence/luck c'était pure coïncidence/chance ; out of sheer malice/stupidity par pure méchanceté/bêtise ; it is sheer lunacy to do/on his part c'est pure folie de faire/de sa part ; to cry out in sheer amazement/happiness pousser un cri de stupeur/bonheur ; to succeed by sheer bravery/determination/hard work réussir uniquement grâce à son courage/sa détermination/son acharnement au travail ; by sheer accident tout à fait par accident ;

2 ( utter) the sheer immensity/volume of it is incredible son immensité/volume même est incroyable ;

3 ( steep) [cliff, rockface] à pic ;

4 ( fine) [fabric] léger/-ère, fin ; [stockings] extra-fin.

B adv [rise, fall] à pic.

Phrasal verb

■ sheer away, sheer off faire une embardée ; to sheer away ou off to the right/left effectuer un virage à droite/gauche.

Big English-French dictionary > sheer
3 coincidence

coincidence n

1 ( chance) coïncidence f, hasard m ; it is/was a coincidence that c'est/c'était par coïncidence que ; it was quite a coincidence cela a été vraiment une coïncidence ; a happy coincidence un heureux hasard ; by coincidence par hasard ; by sheer coincidence par pure coïncidence ; what a coincidence! quelle coïncidence! ;

2 sout ( co-occurrence) coïncidence f.

Big English-French dictionary > coincidence
4 sheer

I
1. ʃiə adjective
1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puro, absoluto

2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) vertical, escarpado

3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) muy fino

2. adverb
(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) verticalmente, en picado

II ʃiə
- sheer off/away

sheer adj vertical

a sheer drop to the sea una caída vertical hasta el mar

sheer

tr[ʃɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (total, utter) total, absoluto,-a, puro,-a

■ by sheer coincidence por pura casualidad

■ out of sheer desperation por pura desesperación

■ a sheer waste of time una pérdida total de tiempo

2 (cliff) escarpado,-a; (drop) vertical

3 (stockings etc) muy fino,-a

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sheer

tr[ʃɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL desviarse (away/off, -)

sheer ['ʃɪr] adv

1) completely: completamente, totalmente

2) vertically: verticalmente

sheer adj

1) transparent: vaporoso, transparente

2) absolute, utter: puro

by sheer luck: por pura suerte

3) steep: escarpado, vertical

sheer

adj.

• completo, -a adj.

• consumado, -a adj.

• diáfano, -a adj.

• escarpado, -a adj.

• fino, -a adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• tajado, -a adj.

adv.

• completamente adv.

n.

• desviación s.f.

I ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)
adjective sheerer, sheerest

1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puro

by sheer coincidence — por pura casualidad

it's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...

the sheer size of the problem — la mera magnitud del problema

2) ( vertical) < drop> a pique, vertical; < cliff> escarpado, cortado a pico or a pique

3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente

II

adverb ( vertically)

the cliffs rise sheer out of the sea — los acantilados se yerguen verticalmente sobre el mar

Phrasal Verbs:

- sheer away

- sheer off

I [ʃɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar sheerer) (superl sheerest)
1) (=absolute) puro, absoluto

by sheer accident, by sheer chance — de pura casualidad

in sheer desperation — en último extremo

by sheer hard work — gracias simplemente al trabajo

the sheer impossibility of... — la total imposibilidad de...

See:

PURE in pure

2) (=transparent) transparente, fino

3) (=precipitous) escarpado

2.

ADV

it falls sheer to the sea — baja sin obstáculo alguno hasta el mar

it rises sheer for 100 metres — se levanta verticalmente unos 100 metros

II

[ʃɪǝ(r)]
VI
to sheer away from a topic — desviarse de un tema, evitar hablar de un tema

- sheer off

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I [ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)]
adjective sheerer, sheerest

1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puro

by sheer coincidence — por pura casualidad

it's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...

the sheer size of the problem — la mera magnitud del problema

2) ( vertical) < drop> a pique, vertical; < cliff> escarpado, cortado a pico or a pique

3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente

II

adverb ( vertically)

the cliffs rise sheer out of the sea — los acantilados se yerguen verticalmente sobre el mar

Phrasal Verbs:

- sheer away

- sheer off

English-spanish dictionary > sheer
5 coincidence

noun

Zufall, der

by pure or sheer coincidence — rein zufällig

by a curious coincidence — durch einen merkwürdigen Zufall

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[kou'insidəns]

noun ((an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another: By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train.) zufälliges Zusammentreffen

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co·in·ci·dence

[kəʊˈɪn(t)sɪd^ən(t)s, AM koʊ-]

n

1. (instance) Zufall m; (chance) Glück nt, Fügung f geh

what a \coincidence! was für ein Zufall!

by \coincidence durch Zufall

pure \coincidence reiner Zufall

2. (agreement) Übereinstimmung f; of events Zusammenfallen nt

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[kəU'InsIdəns]
n

1) Zufall m, Fügung f (geh)

what a coincidence! — welch ein Zufall!

it is no coincidence that... — es ist kein Zufall, dass..., es ist nicht von ungefähr, dass...

2) (= occurring or coming together in time) Zusammentreffen nt; (in place) Zusammenfall m; (= agreement) Übereinstimmung f

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coincidence [kəʊˈınsıdəns] s

1. (örtliches oder zeitliches) Zusammentreffen, Zusammenfallen n

2. zufälliges Zusammentreffen, Zufall m:

it is no coincidence that … es ist kein Zufall, dass…;

by sheer coincidence rein zufällig;

by a curious coincidence durch einen merkwürdigen Zufall;

what a coincidence! so ein Zufall!

3. Übereinstimmung f

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noun

Zufall, der

by pure or sheer coincidence — rein zufällig

by a curious coincidence — durch einen merkwürdigen Zufall

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n.

Fügung -en f.

Koinzidenz f.

Zufall -¨e m.

Zufälligkeit f.

Zusammentreffen n.

English-german dictionary > coincidence
6 coincidence

[kəʊ'ɪnsɪdəns]
nome coincidenza f., caso m.

it was quite a coincidence — è stata una vera coincidenza

a happy coincidence — una fortunata coincidenza

by coincidence — per caso

by sheer coincidence — per pura coincidenza

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[kou'insidəns]

noun ((an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another: By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train.) coincidenza

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coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
n. [u]

1 coincidenza; concordanza; corrispondenza

2 combinazione; caso: What a coincidence!, che combinazione!; a happy coincidence, una coincidenza fortunata NOTA D'USO: - casual, case o coincidence?-.

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[kəʊ'ɪnsɪdəns]
nome coincidenza f., caso m.

it was quite a coincidence — è stata una vera coincidenza

a happy coincidence — una fortunata coincidenza

by coincidence — per caso

by sheer coincidence — per pura coincidenza

English-Italian dictionary > coincidence
7 sheer

adjective

1) attrib. (mere, absolute) rein; blank [Unsinn, Gewalt]

by sheer chance — rein zufällig

the sheer insolence of it! — so eine Frechheit!

only by sheer hard work — nur durch harte Arbeit

2) (perpendicular) schroff [Felsen, Abfall]; steil [Felsen, Abfall, Aufstieg]

3) (finely woven) hauchfein

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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective
1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) rein

2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) hauchdünn

3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) senkrecht
2. adverb
(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) ausscheren
II [ʃiə]
- academic.ru/118404/sheer_off_away">sheer off/away

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sheer¹

[ʃɪəʳ, AM ʃɪr]

I. adj

1. (utter) bloß, pur, rein, schier

the \sheer size of the thing takes your breath away schon allein die Größe von dem Ding ist atemberaubend

\sheer accident purer Zufall

\sheer blather reines Gewäsch

\sheer bliss eine wahre Wonne

\sheer boredom schiere [o pure] Langeweile

\sheer coincidence reiner [o purer] Zufall

\sheer despair blanke [o schiere] Verzweiflung

\sheer drudgery reine Schinderei

\sheer lunacy purer Wahnsinn

\sheer misery blankes Elend

\sheer nonsense [or rubbish] blanker Unsinn

\sheer willpower pure Willenskraft

2. (vertical) steil

\sheer cliff steile Klippe

\sheer drop steiles Gefälle

3. (thin) material hauchdünn; (diaphanous) durchscheinend

II. adv inv ( liter) steil, jäh

sheer²

[ʃɪəʳ, AM ʃɪr]

vi

▪ to \sheer off [or away]

1. NAUT abscheren, abgieren

2. (avoid) ausweichen

to \sheer away from an unpleasant topic einem unangenehmen Thema aus dem Weg gehen

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[ʃɪə(r)]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= absolute) rein; nonsense, madness rein, glatt; stupidity rein, schier

by sheer force of personality — aufgrund or auf Grund seiner Persönlichkeit

by sheer chance — rein zufällig

by sheer hard work —

the sheer impossibility of doing that — die schiere Unmöglichkeit, das zu tun

it was sheer hell — es war die (reinste) Hölle (inf)

2) (= steep) cliff, drop steil, jäh (geh)

there is a sheer drop of 200 feet — es fällt 200 Fuß steil or senkrecht ab

3) cloth etc (hauch)dünn, (hauch)zart

sheer nylon stockings — hauchdünne Nylonstrümpfe pl

2. adv
steil, jäh (geh); (= vertically) senkrecht
3. vi (NAUT)
ausscheren
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sheer¹ [ʃıə(r)]

A adj

1. bloß, rein, pur, nichts als:

by sheer force durch bloße oder nackte Gewalt;

he won by sheer luck er gewann nur durch Glück;

sheer nonsense reiner oder barer Unsinn;

for sheer pleasure nur so zum Vergnügen

2. völlig, rein, glatt (Unmöglichkeit etc)

3. hauchdünn (Textilien)

4. steil, jäh

5. rein, unvermischt, pur

B adv

1. völlig, ganz, gänzlich

2. senkrecht, steil

sheer² [ʃıə(r)]

A s SCHIFF

a) Ausscheren n

b) Sprung m (Deckerhöhung):

sheer hulk Hulk f/m (abgetakeltes Schiff) mit Mastkran;

sheer plan Längsriss m

B v/i

1. SCHIFF abscheren, (ab)gieren (Schiff)

2. auch sheer away (from) fig

a) abweichen, abgehen (von),

b) sich losmachen (von)

C v/t SCHIFF abdrängen

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adjective

1) attrib. (mere, absolute) rein; blank [Unsinn, Gewalt]

by sheer chance — rein zufällig

the sheer insolence of it! — so eine Frechheit!

only by sheer hard work — nur durch harte Arbeit

2) (perpendicular) schroff [Felsen, Abfall]; steil [Felsen, Abfall, Aufstieg]

3) (finely woven) hauchfein

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adj.

rein adj.

English-german dictionary > sheer
8 coincidence

N

1. संयोग

It was a sheer coincidence that he died on his birthday.

English-Hindi dictionary > coincidence
9 casualidad

f.

1 coincidence.

la casualidad hizo que nos encontráramos chance brought us together

dio la casualidad de que… it so happened that…

no es casualidad que… it's no coincidence that…

de casualidad by chance

¿no llevarás por casualidad un paraguas? you wouldn't happen to have an umbrella with you?

¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!

2 chance, coincidence, contingency, fortuity.

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casualidad

► nombre femenino

1 chance, accident

2 (coincidencia) coincidence

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar la casualidad to just happen

■ dio la casualidad de que ya nos conocíamos it just happened that we had already met

de casualidad / por casualidad by chance

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noun f.

1) chance

2) coincidence

•

- por casualidad

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SF

1) (=azar) chance; (=coincidencia) coincidence

¿cree en el destino o en la casualidad? — do you believe in destiny or in chance?

sería mucha casualidad o ya sería casualidad que os pusieseis enfermos los dos al mismo tiempo — it would be too much of a coincidence if you both fell ill at the same time

nuestra victoria no ha sido fruto de la casualidad — our victory was no fluke

• da la casualidad de que... — it (just) so happens that...

dio la casualidad de que... — it just so happened that...

ese día dio la casualidad de que decidí salir a dar una vuelta — that day I happened to decide to go out for a walk, as luck would have it I decided to go out for a walk that day

• de o por casualidad — by chance

tuve muchísima suerte en el accidente: estoy vivo de casualidad — I was really lucky in the accident: it's purely by chance o pure chance that I'm still alive

un día entró de casualidad — he dropped in o by one day

nos enteramos casi por casualidad — we found out almost by accident

¿no tendrás un pañuelo, por casualidad? — you wouldn't happen to have a handkerchief, would you?

no meten un gol ni por casualidad — they've got no chance o hope of scoring a goal

no toca un libro ni por casualidad — he would never think of picking up a book

• ¡ qué casualidad! — what a coincidence!

¡qué casualidad verle aquí! — what a coincidence meeting you here!, fancy meeting you here!

2) (=suceso casual) coincidence

fue una pura casualidad — it was sheer coincidence

mi carrera profesional es una suma de casualidades — my career has been a series of coincidences

por una de esas casualidades de la vida — by one of life's little coincidences

3) pl casualidades CAm (=víctimas) casualties

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femenino chance

de or por (pura) casualidad — by (sheer) chance

pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance

si por casualidad la ves — if you happen to see her

qué casualidad! — what a coincidence!

da la casualidad de que... — as it happens o actually...

ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball

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= accident, chance, fluke, randomness, fortuity.

Ex. Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.

Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.

Ex. New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.

Ex. Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.

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* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dar con, encontrar por casualidad = stumble on.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la casualidad que + Subjuntivo = happen to + Infinitivo.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* dio la casualidad = as it happened.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon.

* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.

* oír por casualidad = overhear.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

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femenino chance

de or por (pura) casualidad — by (sheer) chance

pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance

si por casualidad la ves — if you happen to see her

qué casualidad! — what a coincidence!

da la casualidad de que... — as it happens o actually...

ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball

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= accident, chance, fluke, randomness, fortuity.

Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.

Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.

Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.

Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dar con, encontrar por casualidad = stumble on.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la casualidad que + Subjuntivo = happen to + Infinitivo.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* dio la casualidad = as it happened.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon.

* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.

* oír por casualidad = overhear.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

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casualidad

feminine

chance

lo encontré de or por pura casualidad I found it by sheer chance

¿no tendrías su dirección por casualidad? you wouldn't happen to have her address (by any chance), would you?

¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!

da la casualidad de que lo voy a ver mañana as it happens o actually I'm going to be seeing him tomorrow

pues da la casualidad que yo también lo vi ( iró); well, it just so happens that I saw him too ( iro)

ni por casualidad: ese cochino no se baña ni por casualidad that slob wouldn't dream of having a bath

ni por casualidad se fijará en ella no way will he look at her ( colloq)

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casualidad sustantivo femenino
chance;
◊ por (pura) casualidad by (sheer) chance;

si por casualidad la ves if you happen to see her;
¿no tendrás su dirección por casualidad? you wouldn't (happen to) have her address by any chance?;
¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!;
da la casualidad de que … as it happens …
casualidad sustantivo femenino chance, coincidence: dio la casualidad de que se conocían, it so happened that they knew each other
lo encontré de casualidad, I found it by chance
si por casualidad lo vuelves a ver..., if you happen to see him again...
¡qué casualidad!, what a coincidence!

' casualidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidental
- accidente
- simple
- suerte
- andar
- azar
- carambola
- chiripa
- coincidencia
- encontrar
- puro
English:
accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- by
- chance
- encounter
- eventual
- fancy
- fluke
- happen
- happy
- overhear
- purely
- quirk
- sheer
- so
- throw together
- coincidence
- over

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casualidad nf

coincidence;

la casualidad hizo que nos encontráramos chance brought us together;

dio la casualidad de que… it so happened that…;

¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!;

no es casualidad que… it's no coincidence that…;

de casualidad by chance;

me encuentras aquí de casualidad, porque hoy no pensaba venir I'm only here by chance, I hadn't intended to come today;

por casualidad by chance;

me he enterado por casualidad de que estás buscando apartamento I happened to hear that you're looking for an apartment o Br flat;

¿no llevarás por casualidad un paraguas? you wouldn't happen to have an umbrella with you, would you?

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casualidad

f chance, coincidence;

por o

de casualidad by chance;

da la casualidad que it just so happens that

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casualidad nf

1) : chance

2)

por casualidad or

de casualidad : by chance, by any chance

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casualidad n

1. (coincidencia) coincidence

¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí! what a coincidence meeting you here!

2. (azar) chance

¿no tendrías por casualidad una grapadora? you wouldn't have a stapler by any chance?

Spanish-English dictionary > casualidad
10 txiripa

iz. chance, accident, fluke; \txiripa z by chance; \txiripa handia izan da it was sheer coincidence | it was simply a fluke

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > txiripa
11 pur

Adj. pure; (bloß) auch sheer; purer Unsinn pure nonsense; es war purer Zufall it was sheer ( oder pure) coincidence; aus purer Neugier / Bosheit from sheer curiosity / out of sheer malice; ( ein) Whisky pur (a) neat (Am. straight) whisk(e)y; seinen Whisky pur trinken drink one’s whisk(e)y neat (Am. straight)

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(unvermischt) straight; pure

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[puːɐ]
1. adj
(= rein) pure; (= unverdünnt) neat, straight; (= bloß, völlig) sheer, pure
púrer Unsinn — absolute nonsense

púrer Wahnsinn — sheer or pure or absolute madness

púrer Zufall — sheer or mere coincidence

Whisky púr — straight or neat whisky

2. adv
anwenden pure, undiluted; trinken straight
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1) purely

2) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) pure

3) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) straight

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pur

[pu:ɐ̯]

adj

1. (rein) pure, sheer

pures Gold pure gold

\purer Alkohol pure [or spec absolute] alcohol

etw \pur anwenden to apply sth in its pure form

etw \pur trinken to drink sth neat [or straight]

eine \pure Lüge (fig) a blatant lie

die \pure Wahrheit the plain [or naked] truth, nothing but the truth

der \pure Wahnsinn absolute [or sheer] madness

2. (fam: blank, bloß) sheer

ein \purer Zufall a sheer [or mere] coincidence

aus dir spricht der \pure Neid what you are saying is pure envy

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Adjektiv

1) (rein) pure

2) (unvermischt) neat; straight

bitte einen Whisky pur! — a neat whisky, please

3) (bloß) sheer; pure

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pur adj pure; (bloß) auch sheer;

purer Unsinn pure nonsense;

es war purer Zufall it was sheer ( oder pure) coincidence;

aus purer Neugier/Bosheit from sheer curiosity/out of sheer malice;

(ein) Whisky pur (a) neat (US straight) whisk(e)y;

seinen Whisky pur trinken drink one’s whisk(e)y neat (US straight)

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Adjektiv

1) (rein) pure

2) (unvermischt) neat; straight

bitte einen Whisky pur! — a neat whisky, please

3) (bloß) sheer; pure

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > pur
12 puro

adj.

1 pure, cleanly, unblemished, unadulterated.

2 pure, chaste, decent, vestal.

3 pure, innocent, guileless, lily-white.

4 mere, pure, sheer.

5 unmixed, pure, unalloyed.

m.

cigar.

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puro

► adjetivo

1 (sin mezcla) pure

■ me voy al campo a respirar aire puro I'm going to the country to breathe some clean air

■ tiene un perro de pura raza he has a purebred dog

2 (mero) sheer, mere, pure

■ me enteré por pura casualidad I found out by pure chance

3 (casto) chaste, pure

► nombre masculino puro

1 cigar

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caerle a alguien un puro to be for the high jump, be in big trouble, be for it

■ si se entera el jefe, te caerá un puro if the boss finds out, you're for it

meterle un puro a alguien tabú to throw the book at somebody

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puro

► nombre masculino

1 cigar

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(f. - pura)

adj.

1) pure

2) sheer, simple

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1. ADJ

1) (=sin mezcla) [color, lenguaje] pure; [aire] clean; [oro] solid

pura sangre — (=caballo) thoroughbred

2) [con valor enfático] pure, simple

de puro aburrimiento — out of sheer boredom

por pura casualidad — by sheer chance

puro y duro * —

fue un timo puro y duro — it was a straightforward o downright swindle

es un reaccionario puro y duro — he's an out-and-out reactionary

3) (=casto) pure, chaste

4) LAm (=uno solo) only, just

me queda una pura porción — I have just one portion left

5) esp And, Caribe, Méx (=idéntico) identical

el hijo es puro el padre — the son is exactly like his father

2.

ADV

de puro bobo — out of sheer stupidity

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no se le ve el color de puro sucio — it's so dirty you can't tell what colour it is

cosas que se olvidan de puro sabidas — things which are so well known that they get overlooked

3. SM

1) (tb: cigarro puro) cigar

puro habano — Havana cigar

2)

- meter un puro a algn

3)

a puro de — † by dint of, thanks only to

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) (limpio, sin mezcla) pure

es de pura lana — it's pure wool

el aire puro del campo — the fresh o clean country air

b) (casto, inocente) < mujer> chaste, pure; < niño> innocent; <mirada/amor> innocent, pure

- pura sangre

2) (mero, simple) (delante del n) < verdad> plain, honest (colloq); <casualidad/coincidencia> pure, sheer

es puro músculo — he's all muscle

lo hizo por puro capricho — she did it purely on a whim

de puro cansancio — from sheer exhaustion

3) (AmL fam) ( sólo)

a ese bar van puros viejos — only old men go to that bar

son puras mentiras — it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
II
adverbio

1) (AmL fam) (muy, tan)

se murió de puro vieja — she just died of old age

lo tiré de puro sucio que estaba — it was so filthy I threw it out

lo hizo de puro egoísta — he did it out of sheer selfishness

2) (Col fam) ( justo) right
III
masculino cigar

- puro habano

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) (limpio, sin mezcla) pure

es de pura lana — it's pure wool

el aire puro del campo — the fresh o clean country air

b) (casto, inocente) < mujer> chaste, pure; < niño> innocent; <mirada/amor> innocent, pure

- pura sangre

2) (mero, simple) (delante del n) < verdad> plain, honest (colloq); <casualidad/coincidencia> pure, sheer

es puro músculo — he's all muscle

lo hizo por puro capricho — she did it purely on a whim

de puro cansancio — from sheer exhaustion

3) (AmL fam) ( sólo)

a ese bar van puros viejos — only old men go to that bar

son puras mentiras — it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
II
adverbio

1) (AmL fam) (muy, tan)

se murió de puro vieja — she just died of old age

lo tiré de puro sucio que estaba — it was so filthy I threw it out

lo hizo de puro egoísta — he did it out of sheer selfishness

2) (Col fam) ( justo) right
III
masculino cigar

- puro habano

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puro¹

¹ = cigar.

Ex: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.

* caja de puros = cigar box.

* cigarro puro = cigar.

puro²

² = pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], stark, unmixed, naked, raw, sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], stainless, chaste.

Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: But the next Oxford catalog, published in 1620, represented an unmixed finding catalog, consisting of one alphabetical listing of all the books in the library irrespective of their arrangement on the shelves.

Ex: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.

* ciencias puras = pure sciences.

* color puro = true colour.

* notación pura = pure notation.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* pura lana = pure wool.

* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.

* pura realidad = stark reality.

* pura sangre = thoroughbred.

* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.

* puro de corazón = pure of heart.

* puro nervio = live wire.

* puro y duro = unvarnished.

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puro¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 (sin mezcla) pure

puro zumo de uva pure grape juice

es de pura lana it's pure wool

el aire puro del campo the fresh o clean country air

2 (casto, inocente) ‹mujer› chaste, pure; ‹niño› innocent; ‹mirada/amor› innocent, pure

Compuesto:

pura sangre

masculine and feminine thoroughbred

B (mero, simple) ( delante del n):

es la pura verdad it's the plain o honest truth ( colloq)

acertó por pura casualidad she got it right by pure o sheer chance

fue pura coincidencia it was pure o sheer coincidence

esta carne es pura grasa this meat is nothing but fat o is all fat

es puro músculo he's all muscle

lo hizo por puro capricho she did it purely on a whim

se quedó dormido de puro cansancio he fell asleep from sheer exhaustion

en puro invierno ( Col); in the middle of winter

C

( AmL fam) (sólo): en esa oficina trabajan puras mujeres there are only women in that office, there aren't any men at all in that office

a ese bar van puros viejos only old men go to that bar

son puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies ( colloq), it's all lies

puro²

adverb

A

( AmL fam) (muy, tan): se murió de puro vieja she just died of old age

ni se sabe de qué color es de puro sucio que está it's so filthy you can't even tell what color it is

lo hizo de puro egoísta he did it out of sheer selfishness, he did it purely out of selfishness

B ( Col fam) (justo) right

lo mataron puro al borde de la carretera they killed him right beside the road

puro³

masculine

1 (cigarro) cigar

2

( Esp fam) (tarea difícil): esta asignatura es un puro this subject is really heavy going o is really tough ( colloq)

3

( Esp fam) (castigo): ¡vaya puro! that's a bit stiff o tough! ( colloq)

te van a meter un buen puro they're going to throw the book at you ( colloq)

Compuesto:

puro habano

Havana cigar, Havana

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puro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

1
a) ( sin mezcla) pure;

( limpio) ‹ aire› fresh, clean
b) (casto, inocente) ‹ mujer› chaste, pure;

‹ niño› innocent;
‹mirada/amor› innocent, pure
2 ( delante del n)
a) (mero, simple) ‹ verdad› plain, honest (colloq);

‹casualidad/coincidencia› pure, sheer;
◊ lo hizo por puro capricho she did it purely on a whim;

de puro cansancio from sheer exhaustion
b) (AmL fam) ( sólo):

◊ a ese bar van puros viejos only old men go to that bar;

son puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
puro 2 adverbio (fam) (muy, tan):
◊ se murió de puro vieja she just died of old age;

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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puro, -a

♦ adj

1. [limpio, sin mezcla] pure;
[oro] solid;
este jersey es de pura lana this sweater is 100 percent wool

2. [atmósfera, aire] clear

3. [conducta, persona] decent, honourable;

un alma pura a pure soul;

la mirada pura de un niño the clear o pure gaze of a child

4. [mero] sheer;
[verdad] plain;
por pura casualidad by pure chance;

me quedé dormido de puro cansancio I fell asleep from sheer exhaustion;

fue una pura coincidencia it was pure coincidence;
Fam
y ésta es la realidad pura y dura and that is the harsh reality of the matter

♦ nm

1. [cigarro] cigar

Comp
puro habano Havana (cigar)
2. Comp
Esp Fam
meterle un puro a alguien [regañina] to read the riot act to sb, Br to give sb a row o rocket;
[castigo] to throw the book at sb;
si te descubren te caerá un buen puro if you're found out, you'll be in for it

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puro

I adj

1 pure;

la pura verdad the honest truth

2 casualidad, coincidencia sheer;

de puro miedo out of sheer fright

3 Méx ( único) sole, only;

te sirven la pura comida they just serve food

II m cigar

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puro adv

: sheer, much

de puro terco: out of sheer stubbornness

puro, -ra adj

1) : pure

aire puro: fresh air

2) : plain, simple, sheer

por pura curiosidad: from sheer curiosity

3) : only, just

emplean puras mujeres: they only employ women

4)

pura sangre : Thoroughbred horse

puro nm

: cigar

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puro¹ adj

1. (en general) pure

este anillo es de oro puro this ring is pure gold

aire puro pure air

2. (uso enfático) absolute / sheer

la pura verdad the absolute truth

por puro egoísmo out of sheer selfishness

puro² n cigar

Spanish-English dictionary > puro
13 hasard

hasard [ˈazaʀ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = événement fortuit) un hasard heureux a piece of luck

• un hasard malheureux a piece of bad luck

• quel hasard de vous rencontrer ici ! what a coincidence meeting you here!

• par un curieux hasard by a curious coincidence

• on l'a retrouvé par le plus grand des hasards it was quite by chance that they found him

• les hasards de la vie life's changing circumstances

   b. ( = destin) le hasard chance

• le hasard fait bien les choses ! what a stroke of luck!

• le hasard a voulu qu'il soit absent as luck would have it he wasn't there

   c. ( = risque) hasards hazards

   d. (locutions)

► au hasard [tirer, choisir] at random

• j'ai répondu au hasard I gave an answer off the top of my head (inf)

• voici des exemples au hasard here are some random examples

• il ne laisse jamais rien au hasard he never leaves anything to chance► à tout hasard ( = en cas de besoin) just in case ; ( = espérant trouver ce qu'on cherche) on the off chance

• on avait emporté une tente à tout hasard we'd taken a tent just in case

• je suis entré à tout hasard I went in on the off chance

• à tout hasard est-ce que tu aurais ses coordonnées ? would you by any chance have his contact details?► par hasard by chance

• si par hasard tu le vois if you happen to see him

• je passais par hasard I happened to be passing by

• comme par hasard ! what a coincidence!

• comme par hasard, il était absent he just happened to be away

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’azaʀ
nom masculin ( cause imprévisible) chance

le hasard nous a fait découvrir que... — we discovered by chance that...

ce n'est pas un hasard si... — it's no accident that...

s'en remettre au hasard, compter sur le hasard — to trust to luck ( pour as regards; pour faire to do)

au hasard — [choisir, tirer] at random; [marcher] aimlessly

répondre au hasard — to answer off the top of one's head

au hasard de mes promenades — on my walks

par hasard — by chance

par un curieux hasard — by a curious coincidence

par un heureux hasard — by a stroke of luck

comme par hasard, il a oublié son argent — iron surprise, surprise, he's forgotten his money

à tout hasard — ( par précaution) just in case; ( pour une tentative) on the off chance

les hasards de la vie — the fortunes of life

••

le hasard fait bien les choses — fate is a great provider

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'azaʀ nm
1) (= fatalité)

le hasard — chance

par hasard — by chance

Je l'ai rencontrée tout à fait par hasard au supermarché. — I met her at the supermarket quite by chance.

comme par hasard — as if by chance

2) (= événement fortuit)

un hasard — a coincidence

un heureux hasard — a happy coincidence

C'était un pur hasard. — It was pure coincidence.

3) (autres locutions)

au hasard [errer] — aimlessly, [choisir] at random

Choisis un numéro au hasard. — Choose a number at random.

à tout hasard (= en cas de besoin) — just in case

Prends un parapluie à tout hasard. — Take an umbrella just in case., (= pour essayer) on the off chance

Je ne sais pas s'il est chez lui, mais je vais l'appeler à tout hasard. — I don't know if he's at home, but I'll phone on the off chance.

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hasard nm

1 ( cause imprévisible) chance; leur théorie n'admet pas le hasard their theory does not admit of chance; le hasard nous a fait découvrir que… we discovered by chance that…; c'est le hasard qui nous a réunis we were brought together by chance; c'est dû au hasard it's due to chance; rien n'a été laissé au hasard nothing was left to chance; ce n'est pas l'effet or le fait or le fruit du hasard si… it is no accident that…; ce n'est pas un hasard si… it's no accident that…; s'en remettre au hasard, compter sur le hasard to trust to luck (pour as regards; pour faire to do); le hasard a voulu que… as luck would have it,…; au hasard [choisir, marcher, tirer, désigner] at random; prenons un exemple au hasard let's take an example at random; répondre au hasard to answer off the top of one's head; j'ai dit cela au hasard, sans réfléchir I said it off the top of my head, I wasn't thinking; au hasard de nos rencontres/discussions, j'ai découvert que it emerged by chance from our meetings/discussions that; au hasard de mes promenades on my walks; par hasard [découvrir, rencontrer, trouver, voir] by chance; vous n'auriez pas vu mon stylo, par hasard? you wouldn't by any chance have seen my pen?; si par hasard if by any chance; tout à fait par hasard quite by chance; par le plus grand des hasards by sheer chance; par un malencontreux hasard by an unfortunate accident; par un curieux hasard by a curious coincidence; par un heureux hasard by a stroke of luck; quel heureux hasard! what a stroke of luck!; c'est un hasard malheureux it's bad luck; je m'en suis souvenu par hasard I happened to remember it; comme par hasard, il a oublié son argent iron surprise, surprise, he's forgotten his money; à tout hasard ( par précaution) just in case; ( pour une tentative) on the off chance; les hasards de la vie the fortunes of life;

2 †( péril) hazard; les hasards de la guerre the hazards of war.

Idiome

le hasard fait bien les choses fate is a great provider.

[ʼazar] nom masculin

1. [providence] chance, fate

s'il gagne, c'est le hasard if he wins it's luck ou it's by chance

s'en remettre au hasard to leave it to chance, to trust to luck

ne rien laisser au hasard to leave nothing to chance

le hasard a voulu que je sois à l'étranger as luck would have it I was abroad

le hasard fait bien les choses there are some lucky coincidences

le hasard faisant bien les choses, ils se retrouvèrent quelques années plus tard as chance would have it, they met again some years later

2. [incident imprévu]

quel heureux hasard! what a stroke of luck ou piece of good fortune!

un hasard malheureux a piece of bad luck

3. [coïncidence]

quel heureux hasard! what a fantastic coincidence!

c'est un (pur) hasard que vous m'ayez trouvé chez moi à cette heure-ci it's sheer luck that you've found me in at this time of day

par un curieux hasard, il était né le même jour by a strange coincidence he was born on the same day

par quel hasard étiez-vous là ce jour-là? how come you happened to be there that day?

par le plus grand des hasards by the most extraordinary ou incredible coincidence

tu n'aurais pas, par le plus grand des hasards, vu mes lunettes? you wouldn't by any chance have happened to see my glasses, would you?

4. JEUX

jeu de hasard game of chance

5. [statistiques] chance

échantillonnage/nombres au hasard random sampling/numbers

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hasards nom masculin pluriel

1. [aléas]

les hasards de la vie life's ups and downs, life's vicissitudes (soutenu)

2. (littéraire) [périls] hazards, dangers

à tout hasard locution adverbiale

on the off chance, just in case

au hasard locution adverbiale

at random

j'ai ouvert le livre au hasard I opened the book at random

aller ou marcher au hasard

a. [par indifférence] to walk aimlessly

b. [par plaisir] to go where one's fancy takes one

tirez ou piochez une carte au hasard pick a card (, any card)

au hasard de locution prépositionnelle

je me suis fait des amis au hasard de mes voyages I made friends with people I happened to meet on my travels

de hasard locution adjectivale

chance (avant nom)

des amours de hasard brief encounters

par hasard locution adverbiale

by chance ou accident

si par hasard vous la voyez if by any chance you should see her, should you happen to see her

je suis entré par hasard et je l'ai pris la main dans le sac I went in quite by chance and caught him red-handed

comme par hasard! (ironique) that's a surprise, surprise, surprise!

comme par hasard, elle n'a rien entendu surprisingly enough, she didn't hear a thing!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > hasard
14 bloß

I Adj.

1. naked; (unbedeckt) bare (auch Erdboden); mit bloßen Füßen barefoot, barefooted (auch Adv.) mit bloßem Oberkörper stripped to the waist; mit bloßen Händen with one’s bare hands; mit dem bloßen oder mit bloßem Auge nicht erkennbar etc. with the naked eye

2. attr.; (nichts als) nothing but, mere, just; im bloßen Hemd in just a shirt; bloße Worte empty words; bloßer Zufall sheer coincidence; das ist bloßes Gerede that’s just (empty) talk; der bloße Gedanke ( daran) the mere thought (of it); auf den bloßen Verdacht hin on the mere suspicion

II Adv. (nur)

1. just, only; er ist bloß ein einfacher Mann he’s just a simple man; es war bloß ein bisschen kalt it was just a bit cold(, that’s all); er wird sich bloß aufregen he’ll just ( oder only) get upset; keine Angst, ich bin’s bloß don’t worry, it’s just me; das ist wahr, es glaubt mir bloß keiner it’s true, it’s just that nobody believes me; es ist bloß (so), dass... it’s just that...

2. verstärkend in Ausrufen und Fragen: what, how, who etc. on earth; wie machst du das bloß? how on earth do you do it?; wer soll das bloß alles bezahlen? (and) who is meant to pay for all that?; was hat er bloß? I wonder ( oder I’d love to know) what’s wrong with him; was ist denn bloß los? what on earth is wrong?; hätte ich’s bloß nicht gemacht! I wish ( oder if only) I hadn’t done it

3. drohend, warnend: soll ich’s ihm sagen? - bloß nicht! (goodness,) no!; stärker: don’t you dare!; lass ihn bloß nicht raus! don’t let him out, whatever you do; stärker: don’t you dare let him out!; bloß jetzt nicht! not now, please!; hör bloß auf damit! just stop that (will you)

3. sag bloß,...! don’t say..., don’t tell me...; siehe auch nur

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only (Adv.); merely (Adv.); solely (Adv.); alone (Adv.); just (Adv.); simply (Adv.);

(barfuß) bare (Adj.);

(nackt) nude (Adj.); naked (Adj.);

(unverhüllt) sheer (Adj.); mere (Adj.)

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[bloːs]
1. adj

1) (= unbedeckt) bare

etw auf der blóßen Haut tragen — to wear sth without anything on underneath

mit blóßen Füßen — barefooted, barefoot

mit der blóßen Hand — with one's bare hand

See:

→ Oberkörper

2) attr (= alleinig) mere; Neid, Dummheit sheer; (= allein schon) Gedanke, Anblick very, mere

er kam mit dem blóßen Schrecken davon — he got off with no more than a fright

2. adv
only
ich möchte es schon machen, blóß weiß ich nicht wie — I'd like to but or only I don't know how

wie kann so etwas blóß geschehen? — how on earth can something like that happen?

was er blóß hat? — what on earth or whatever is wrong with him?

tu das blóß nicht wieder! — don't you dare do that again

geh mir blóß aus dem Weg — just get out of my way

nicht blóß..., sondern auch... — not only... but also...

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1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) bare

2) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) bare

3) (simply or only: I was merely asking a question.) merely

4) (no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) mere

5) (openly seen, not hidden: the naked truth.) naked

6) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) very

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bloß

[blo:s]

I. adj

1. (unbedeckt) bare

▪ mit \bloßem/ \bloßer/etc.... with bare...

mit \bloßen Füßen gehen to walk barefoot

mit \bloßem Oberkörper stripped to the waist

mit \bloßem Schwert with sword drawn

sich akk \bloß strampeln to kick off the covers sep

2. attr (alleinig) mere

der \bloße Neid sheer envy

die \bloße Dummheit sheer stupidity; (allein schon) very

schon der \bloße Gedanke machte ihn rasend the very thought made him furious

II. adv (nur) only

was er \bloß hat? whatever is the matter with him?

nicht \bloß..., sondern auch... not only..., but also...

er ist nicht \bloß wohlhabend, sondern sieht auch noch gut aus he's not only affluent, but he's good looking as well

III. part (verstärkend)

lass mich \bloß in Ruhe! just leave me in peace!

hör \bloß auf mit diesem Gelaber! just stop prattling on, will you!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (nackt) bare; naked

mit bloßem Oberkörper — stripped to the waist

mit bloßem Kopf — bare-headed

mit bloßen Händen — with one's bare hands

2) (nichts als) mere <words, promises, triviality, suspicion, etc.>

der bloße Gedanke daran — the mere or very thought of it

ein bloßer Zufall — mere or pure chance

bloßes Gerede — mere gossip
2.
Adverb (ugs.): (nur) only
3.
Partikel

was hast du dir bloß dabei gedacht? — what on earth or whatever were you thinking of?

wie konnte das bloß geschehen? — how on earth did it happen?

wenn ich das bloß wüsste! — if only I knew!

sei bloß pünktlich! — just make sure you're on time

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bloß

A. adj

1. naked; (unbedeckt) bare (auch Erdboden);

mit bloßen Füßen barefoot, barefooted (auch adv);

mit bloßem Oberkörper stripped to the waist;

mit bloßen Händen with one’s bare hands;

mit dem bloßen oder

mit bloßem Auge nicht erkennbar etc with the naked eye

2. attr; (nichts als) nothing but, mere, just;

im bloßen Hemd in just a shirt;

bloße Worte empty words;

bloßer Zufall sheer coincidence;

das ist bloßes Gerede that’s just (empty) talk;

der bloße Gedanke (daran) the mere thought (of it);

auf den bloßen Verdacht hin on the mere suspicion

B. adv (nur)

1. just, only;

er ist bloß ein einfacher Mann he’s just a simple man;

es war bloß ein bisschen kalt it was just a bit cold(, that’s all);

er wird sich bloß aufregen he’ll just ( oder only) get upset;

keine Angst, ich bin’s bloß don’t worry, it’s just me;

das ist wahr, es glaubt mir bloß keiner it’s true, it’s just that nobody believes me;

es ist bloß (so), dass …it’s just that …

2. verstärkend in Ausrufen und Fragen: what, how, who etc on earth;

wie machst du das bloß? how on earth do you do it?;

wer soll das bloß alles bezahlen? (and) who is meant to pay for all that?;

was hat er bloß? I wonder ( oder I’d love to know) what’s wrong with him;

was ist denn bloß los? what on earth is wrong?;

hätte ich’s bloß nicht gemacht! I wish ( oder if only) I hadn’t done it

3. drohend, warnend: soll ich’s ihm sagen? -

bloß nicht! (goodness,) no!; stärker: don’t you dare!;

lass ihn bloß nicht raus! don’t let him out, whatever you do; stärker: don’t you dare let him out!;

bloß jetzt nicht! not now, please!;

hör bloß auf damit! just stop that (will you)

3.

sag bloß, …! don’t say …, don’t tell me …; → auch nur

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (nackt) bare; naked

mit bloßem Oberkörper — stripped to the waist

mit bloßem Kopf — bare-headed

mit bloßen Händen — with one's bare hands

2) (nichts als) mere <words, promises, triviality, suspicion, etc.>

der bloße Gedanke daran — the mere or very thought of it

ein bloßer Zufall — mere or pure chance

bloßes Gerede — mere gossip
2.
Adverb (ugs.): (nur) only
3.
Partikel

was hast du dir bloß dabei gedacht? — what on earth or whatever were you thinking of?

wie konnte das bloß geschehen? — how on earth did it happen?

wenn ich das bloß wüsste! — if only I knew!

sei bloß pünktlich! — just make sure you're on time

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adj.

bare adj.

mere adj.

naked adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bloß
15 przypad|ek

Ⅰ m 1. (G przypadku) (traf) coincidence, accident; (los) chance
- czysty a. prosty a. ślepy przypadek pure a. sheer chance, pure a. sheer accident, pure a. sheer coincidence

- to czysty przypadek, że się spotkaliśmy it was (by) pure chance that we met

- to kwestia przypadku it’s pure chance

- przez przypadek by chance, by accident, by coincidence

- dzięki przypadkowi by a lucky chance a. coincidence

- tylko przypadkowi zawdzięczam, że nie zginąłem w tej katastrofie I owe it only to my good luck that I was not killed in the accident

- pozostawić wszystko przypadkowi a. zdać się na przypadek to leave everything to chance

- niczego nie pozostawiać przypadkowi to leave nothing to chance

- przypadek zrządził a. chciał, że… it happened that…, as chance would have it …

- przypadek zrządził a. chciał inaczej chance decreed otherwise

- nic nie jest dziełem przypadku nothing happens by accident

- wszystko jest dziełem przypadku it’s all pure chance
2. (zdarzenie, sytuacja) case, instance
- w jego/jej przypadku in his/her case

- w kilku przypadkach in several cases a. instances

- w większości przypadków in most cases a. instances

- w sześciu przypadkach na dziesięć in six cases a. instances out of ten

- w tym przypadku in this case a. instance a. event

- w przeciwnym przypadku otherwise

- w żadnym przypadku in no case

- w przypadku pożaru in case of fire, in the event of fire

- znane są przypadki, kiedy pisarze niszczyli wczesne rękopisy cases are known of authors destroying their early manuscripts

- niedawno podobny przypadek zdarzył się w Warszawie a similar case has been recently noted in Warsaw
3. (osoba) case
- ona jest ciężkim przypadkiem she’s a difficult case
4. Med. case
- ciężki przypadek anoreksji a serious case of anorexia

- dziesięć przypadków ospy wietrznej ten cases of chickenpox

- najwięcej przypadków raka piersi odnotowano wśród kobiet starszych most breast cancer cases were in older women
5. Jęz. case
- formy przypadków case forms

- odmiana rzeczowników/przymiotników/zaimków przez przypadki declension of nouns/adjectives/pronouns
Ⅱ przypadkiem adv. 1. (niespodziewanie) by chance, by accident a. accidentally
- natknąć się na kogoś/coś przypadkiem to stumble upon a. across sb/sth

- spotkać kogoś przypadkiem to chance to meet sb

- znaleźć się gdzieś przypadkiem to happen to be somewhere
2. pot. (może, czasem) by any chance
- czy nie wiesz przypadkiem, gdzie jest moja książka? do you know by any chance where my book is?

- czy przypadkiem nie zostawiłam tu torby? have I left my handbag here by any chance?, I haven’t left my handbag here by chance, have I?

- □ przypadki zależne Jęz. oblique cases

- przypadki konkretne Jęz. inherent cases

■ przypadki chodzą po ludziach accidents happen

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przypad|ek
16 coincidenza

f coincidence

railway connection

perdere la coincidenza miss one's connection

civil aviation connecting flight

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coincidenza s.f.

1 coincidence: che coincidenza!, what a coincidence!; è stata una pura coincidenza, it was pure coincidence // (fis.) circuito di coincidenza, coincidence circuit

2 (fig.) agreement, harmony: coincidenza di idee, harmony of ideas

3 (ferr.) connection, connexion: non temere, i due treni sono in coincidenza, don't worry, the two trains connect; temo di perdere la coincidenza con il rapido per Venezia, I am afraid of missing the connection with the Venice express.

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[kointʃi'dɛntsa]
sostantivo femminile

1) (combinazione) coincidence

per pura coincidenza — by sheer coincidence, coincidentally

2) (di treno, aereo) connection; (treno) connecting train; (aereo) connecting flight

fare coincidenza — to connect

3) (corrispondenza) (di idee, opinioni) correspondence, concurrence

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coincidenza

/koint∫i'dεntsa/

sostantivo f.

1 (combinazione) coincidence; per pura coincidenza by sheer coincidence, coincidentally

2 (di treno, aereo) connection; (treno) connecting train; (aereo) connecting flight; fare coincidenza to connect

3 (corrispondenza) (di idee, opinioni) correspondence, concurrence.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > coincidenza
17 combinazione

f combination

( coincidenza) coincidence

per combinazione by chance

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combinazione s.f.

1 combination (anche chim., mat.): (econ.) combinazione di minor costo, minimum (o least)-cost combination; combinazione tra qualità e quantità, trade-off between quality and quantity // (pol.) combinazione di politiche, policy mix

2 ( sistemazione) arrangement

3 ( coincidenza) coincidence; ( caso) chance: fu una bella combinazione, it was a lucky coincidence; lo vidi per combinazione, I saw him by chance

4 ( di cassaforte) combination

5 ( biancheria) lingerie set; ( per uomo) combinations (pl.).

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[kombinat'tsjone]
sostantivo femminile

1) (unione) (di circostanze, fattori) combination

2) (coincidenza) coincidence

per pura combinazione — by sheer coincidence

3) (di cassaforte) combination

4) mat. chim. combination

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combinazione

/kombinat'tsjone/

sostantivo f.

1 (unione) (di circostanze, fattori) combination

2 (coincidenza) coincidence; per pura combinazione by sheer coincidence

3 (di cassaforte) combination

4 mat. chim. combination.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > combinazione
18 simple

adj.

1 simple (sin componentes).

2 simple (sencillo, tonto).

3 simple, easy.

es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin

4 mere (mero).

por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity

nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself

no le pedí más que un simple favor all I asked him for was a favor

5 prime (Mat).

f. & m.

simpleton (person).

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simple

► adjetivo

1 (gen) simple

2 (único) single, just one

■ con una simple llamada lo hubiera arreglado he could have settled it with just one phone call

3 (mero) mere

4 (persona) simple, simple-minded

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 simpleton

► nombre masculino

1 (tenis) singles plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

por simple descuido through sheer carelessness

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adj.

1) mere

2) simple

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1. ADJ

1) (=sin adornos) [peinado, objeto] simple; [vestido, decoración] plain

2) [método] simple, easy, straightforward

3) [antes de sustantivo] (=mero) mere

por simple descuido — through sheer carelessness

es cosa de una simple plumada — it's a matter of a mere stroke of the pen

somos simples aficionados — we're just amateurs

4) [antes de sustantivo] (=corriente) ordinary

es un simple abogado — he's only o just a solicitor

un simple soldado — an ordinary soldier

5) [persona] (=sin complicaciones) simple; (=crédulo) gullible; pey (=de pocas luces) simple-minded

6) (Ling, Quím) simple

7) (Bot) single

2.

SMF (=persona) simpleton

3.

SMPL pl simples (Tenis) singles; (Bot) simples

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple

no puede ser más simple — it couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward; llanamente

b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple

c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple

2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple

es un simple resfriado — it's just a common cold

un simple soldado — an ordinary soldier

3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded

no seas simple — don't be silly
II
masculino y femenino simpleton

* * *

= mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.

Ex. Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.

Ex. The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.

Ex. The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.

Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex. Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.

Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex. Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.

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

Ex. Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.

Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex. None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.

Ex. Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.

Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.

Ex. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.

Ex. Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.

Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.

Ex. It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.

Ex. Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.

Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.

Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

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* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* búsqueda simple = simple search.

* de una forma simple = in a simple manner.

* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* interés simple = simple interest.

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* simple mortal = lesser mortal.

* simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.

* tan simple como = with as little ado as.

* unidad simple = singleton.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple

no puede ser más simple — it couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward; llanamente

b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple

c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple

2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple

es un simple resfriado — it's just a common cold

un simple soldado — an ordinary soldier

3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded

no seas simple — don't be silly
II
masculino y femenino simpleton

* * *

= mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.

Ex: Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.

Ex: The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.

Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.

Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.

Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex: Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.

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

Ex: Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.

Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex: None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.

Ex: Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.

Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.

Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.

Ex: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.

Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.

Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.

Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.

Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.

Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* búsqueda simple = simple search.

* de una forma simple = in a simple manner.

* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* interés simple = simple interest.

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* simple mortal = lesser mortal.

* simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.

* tan simple como = with as little ado as.

* unidad simple = singleton.

* * *

simple¹

adjective

A

1 (sencillo, fácil) ‹sistema/procedimiento› simple

el mecanismo no puede ser más simple the mechanism couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward

la solución es muy simple the solution is very simple

es una dieta simple pero completa it's a simple but complete diet

llanamente

2 ( Quím) ‹sustancia› simple

3 ( Ling) ‹tiempo› simple

B ( delante del n) (mero) simple

un simple error puede causar un accidente a simple mistake can cause an accident

no es más que un simple resfriado it's just a common cold

era un simple soldado he was an ordinary soldier

vista² (↑ vista (2))

C (tonto, bobo) simple, simple-minded

es muy simple, pero buena persona he's rather simple o simple-minded, but he's a nice person

no seas simple ¿no ves que así no haces nada? don't be silly o ( BrE colloq) daft, can't you see you won't get anywhere like that?

simple²

masculine and feminine

simpleton

* * *

simple adjetivo
1 (sencillo, fácil) simple;
See also→ llanamente
2 ( delante del n) ( mero) simple;
◊ el simple hecho de … the simple fact of …;

es un simple resfriado it's just a common cold;
un simple soldado an ordinary soldier
3 ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
simpleton
simple
I adjetivo
1 (sencillo) simple: estos ejercicios son muy simples, these exercises are very easy
una cámara de simple manejo, an easy-to-use camera
2 Ling Quím (no complejo, no compuesto) simple
oración simple, simple sentence
3 (mero, tan solo) mere, pure: somos simples espectadores, we are mere observers
fue simple casualidad, it was pure coincidence
pey es un simple secretario, he's just a secretary
4 (cándido, sin malicia) naive, innocent
pey (tonto) simple-minded, half-witted, foolish
II m (ingenuo, inocente) innocent, naive person
pey (simplón, tonto) simpleton, half-wit
' simple' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
babosa
- baboso
- bendita
- bendito
- boba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- bobo
- borrica
- borrico
- clavar
- compuesta
- compuesto
- hincapié
- idea
- lila
- llaneza
- mayoría
- pánfila
- pánfilo
- pardilla
- pardillo
- preferir
- sencilla
- sencillo
- simpleza
- triste
- vista
- hechura
- llanamente
- mero
- pretérito
- puro
- ya
English:
ago
- arithmetic
- dowdy
- gravestone
- mere
- naked
- plain
- simple
- simple interest
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness
- single-spacing
- basic
- simply
- unsophisticated

* * *

simple

♦ adj

1. [sencillo, tonto] simple

2. [fácil] easy, simple;

es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin

3. [sin complicación] simple;

una decoración simple a simple decoration

4. [único, sin componentes] single;

dame una simple razón give me one single reason

5. [mero]
es un simple trabajador he's a simple o an ordinary worker;

no le pedí más que un simple favor I merely asked her a favour;

nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself;

por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity

6. Mat prime

7. Quím simple

8. Ling [verbo] simple

♦ nmf
[persona] simpleton
* * *

simple

I adj

1 ( fácil) simple

2 ( mero) ordinary

II m/f simpleton

* * *

simple adj

1) sencillo: plain, simple, easy

2) : pure, mere

por simple vanidad: out of pure vanity

3) : simpleminded, foolish

simple n

: fool, simpleton

* * *

simple adj

1. (sencillo) simple

era un problema muy simple it was a very simple problem

2. (solamente) just

es un simple resfriado it's just a cold

con una simple llamada with just a phone call

Spanish-English dictionary > simple
19 mero

adj.

very, mere, merest, pure.

adv.

nearly, almost.

m.

grouper, jewfish.

* * *

mero

► adjetivo

1 mere

————————

mero

► nombre masculino

1 (pez) grouper

* * *

(f. - mera)

adj.

mere, simple, plain

* * *
I
1. ADJ

1) (=simple) mere, simple

el mero hecho de... — the mere o simple fact of...

les detuvieron por el mero hecho de protestar — they were arrested merely o simply for protesting

soy un mero espectador — I'm only o just a spectator

es algo más que un mero producto de consumo — it is more than just a consumer product, it is more than a mere consumer product

fue una mera casualidad — it was pure coincidence

2) Méx (=exacto) precise, exact

a la mera hora — (lit) right on time; (fig) * when it comes down to it *

3) Méx (=justo) right

en el momento mero — at the right moment

4) Méx (=mismo)

el mero centro — the very centre

la mera verdad — the plain truth

el mero Pedro — Pedro himself

en la mera calle — right there on the street

en la mera esquina — right on the corner

tu mero papá — your own father

2. ADV

1) CAm, Méx (=justo) right, just

aquí mero — (=exacto) right here, just here; (=cerca) near here

¡eso mero! — right!, you've got it!

2) CAm, Méx

ahora mero — (=ahora mismo) right now; (=pronto) in a minute

¡ya mero! — * just coming!

ya mero llega — he'll be here any minute now

él va mero adelante — he's just ahead

3) CAm (=de verdad) really, truly

4) Méx (=muy) very

5) Méx (=hace poco) just

ahora mero llegó — he's just got here

6) And (=solo) only

3.

SM

el mero mero — Méx * the boss *
II
SM (Pesca) grouper

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I
- ra adjetivo (delante del n)

1) (solo, simple) mere

el mero hecho de... — the mere o simple fact of...

es un mero juego — it's only o just a game

2) (AmC, Méx fam) ( uso enfático)

¿cuántas quedaron? - una mera — how many were left? - just one

el mero día de su boda — the very day of her wedding

el mero patrón — the boss himself

en la mera esquina — right on the corner

¿500 pesos? - eso mero! — 500 pesos? - that's right

el mero — (Méx fam) the boss

se creen los meros meros — they think they're the tops (colloq)
II
adverbio (Méx fam)

a) ( casi) nearly, almost

ya mero llegamos — we're nearly there

b) ( uso enfático)

así mero me gustan los tacos — this is just how I like tacos

ya mero — right now

aquí merito — right here
III
masculino grouper

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo (delante del n)

1) (solo, simple) mere

el mero hecho de... — the mere o simple fact of...

es un mero juego — it's only o just a game

2) (AmC, Méx fam) ( uso enfático)

¿cuántas quedaron? - una mera — how many were left? - just one

el mero día de su boda — the very day of her wedding

el mero patrón — the boss himself

en la mera esquina — right on the corner

¿500 pesos? - eso mero! — 500 pesos? - that's right

el mero — (Méx fam) the boss

se creen los meros meros — they think they're the tops (colloq)
II
adverbio (Méx fam)

a) ( casi) nearly, almost

ya mero llegamos — we're nearly there

b) ( uso enfático)

así mero me gustan los tacos — this is just how I like tacos

ya mero — right now

aquí merito — right here
III
masculino grouper

* * *

mero¹

¹ = pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.].

Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.

Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

mero²

² = grouper.

Ex: There are more than 85 species of grouper found worldwide.

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mero¹ -ra

adjective

( delante del n)

A (solo, simple) mere

el mero hecho de … the mere o simple fact of …

es un mero juego it's only o just a game

la mera mención de su nombre lo pone nervioso the mere mention of her name makes him agitated

B

(AmC, Méx fam) (uso enfático): ¿cuántas piñas quedaron? — una mera how many pineapples were left? — just one o only one

el mero día de su boda the very day of her wedding

el mero patrón entró por la puerta the boss himself walked in

en la mera esquina está la farmacia the drugstore is right on the corner

le pegué en la mera cabezota I hit him bang o smack in the middle of his head ( colloq)

déjame pensar cuánto me costó, 500 pesos ¡es mero! let me think how much it cost me, that's right, 500 pesos

yo mero armé este rompecabezas I did this puzzle myself

el mero mero ( Méx fam): se creen los meros meros they think they're the tops o the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq), they think they're really it ( colloq)

eres el mero mero you're the boss

el mero petatero the boss ( colloq)

¿quién es el mero petatero en esta casa? who's the boss o who wears the pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers in this house? ( colloq)

mero²

adverb

( Méx fam)

1 (casi) nearly, almost

ya mero llegamos we're nearly there

por mero y me atropellas you nearly ran me over

merito y lo quiebras you very nearly broke it

2

(uso enfático): así mero me gustan los tacos this is just how I like tacos

ya mero right now, this minute

¿dónde te duele? — aquí merito where does it hurt? — right here

3 (indicando incredulidad) ( fam iró):

ya mero que su papá le iba a dar permiso de ir there was no way her dad was going to let her go ( colloq), sure, her dad was going to let her go! ( colloq iro)

¡ya mero (que) te voy a estar prestando el carro! ( iró); you must be joking if you think I'm going to lend you the car!

mero³

masculine

grouper

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mero 1
◊ -ra adjetivo ( delante del n)

1 (solo, simple) mere;
◊ el mero hecho de … the mere o simple fact of …;

es un mero juego it's only o just a game
2 (AmC, Méx fam) ( uso enfático):
◊ ¿cuántas quedaron? — una mera how many were left? — just one;

el mero día de su boda the very day of her wedding;
el mero patrón the boss himself;
en la mera esquina right on the corner
mero 2 sustantivo masculino
grouper;
◊ el mero mero (Méx fam) the boss

■ adverbio (Méx fam)
a) ( casi) nearly, almost

b) ( uso enfático):

◊ así mero me gustan los tacos this is just how I like tacos;

ya mero right now;
aquí merito right here
mero,-a2 adjetivo mere, pure
por la mera circunstancia de ser mujer, just because she is a woman
mero 1 m Zool grouper
' mero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mera
- simple
- trámite
- ahí
- puro
English:
halibut
- mere
- very

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mero, -a

♦ adj

1. [simple] mere;

una mera excusa just an excuse;

eso no deja de ser una mera opinión that's still only an opinion;

es una mera coincidencia it's a mere coincidence, it's nothing more than a coincidence

2. CAm, Méx Fam [propio, mismo]
¿es usted? – yo mero is that you? – the very same o it sure is;

me lo contó a mí mero he told me himself o in person;

las meras vacaciones ya pasaron Br the holidays as such are over, US the vacation as such is over;

viven en el mero centro they live right in the centre

3. CAm, Méx Fam [preciso]
llegó a la mera hora he arrived on the dot o right on time;

el disparo dio en el mero centro the shot hit it right o Br bang in the centre

♦ adv
CAm, Méx Fam
1. [exactamente] sharp;

aquí mero right here;

nos vemos en el cine, ahí mero I'll see you there, at the cinema

2. [casi] nearly, almost;

mero me mato I nearly o almost got killed

3.
ya mero [ahora mismo] right now;

ya mero me voy I'm on my way right now

♦ nm

1. [pez] grouper

2. Méx Fam
el mero mero: ¿quién es el mero mero en esta oficina? who calls the shots in this office?

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mero

I adj mere;

el mero jefe Méx fam the big boss

II m ZO grouper

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mero, -ra adv, Mex fam

1) : nearly, almost

ya mero me caí: I almost fell

2) : just, exactly

aquí mero: right here

mero, -ra adj

1) : mere, simple

2) Mex fam (used as an intensifier) : very

en el mero centro: in the very center of town

mero nm

: grouper

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mero adj mere

el mero hecho de que... the mere fact that... / the simple fact that...

Spanish-English dictionary > mero
20 neanche

neither

io non vado - neanch'io I'm not going - neither am I or me neither colloq non l'ho neanche visto I didn't even see him

neanche per sogno! in your dreams!

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neanche avv.

1 neither, nor; ( in presenza di altra negazione) either, or: ''Non sono mai andato a Parigi'' ''Neanche io'', ''I've never been to Paris'' ''Neither (o Nor) have I''; neanch'io lo sapevo, I didn't know, either; io non posso andarci, lui neanche, I can't go, and neither can he; non l'ho visto, e neanche voglio vederlo, I haven't seen him and I don't want to, either; non ha agito così per paura e neanche per interesse, he didn't behave like that out of fear, or out of self-interest, either

2 ( rafforzativo di negazione) even; not so much as: non ci penso neanche lontanamente, I wouldn't (even) dream of it; non l'ho neanche visto, I haven't even seen him; se n'è andato senza neanche salutare, he left without even (o without so much as) saying goodbye // non ci credo neanche un po', I can't believe a word of it // neanche per sogno!, not on your life! // neanche uno, not a single one: non ha neanche un amico, non ha neanche un soldo, he hasn't a single friend, he hasn't a penny; non ha fatto neanche un errore, he didn't make a single mistake; di tutti i concorrenti neanche uno ha concluso la gara, out of all the competitors, not a single one finished the race.

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[ne'anke]
1. avv

not even

non mi ha neanche pagato — he didn't even pay me

non ci vado — neanch'io — I'm not going — neither o nor am I

non l'ho visto — neanch'io — I didn't see him — neither did I o I didn't either

non ne ero sicuro. - neanche lei — i wasn't sure. - neither was she

neanche lui lo farebbe — not even he would do it, even he wouldn't do it

neanche un bambino ci crederebbe — not even a child would believe it

non ho neanche un soldo — I haven't got a single penny

non ci penso neanche! — I wouldn't dream of it!

neanche per idea o per sogno! — certainly not!, not on your life!

se ne è partito senza neanche salutare — he went off without even saying goodbye

non parlo spagnolo — e lui? — neanche — I don't speak Spanish — what about him? — he doesn't either o neither does he

lui non è inglese e neanche sua moglie — he isn't English and neither is his wife

2. cong

not even

neanche a pagarlo lo farebbe — he wouldn't do it even if you paid him

non... neanche — not even...

non mi ha neanche pagato — she didn't even pay me

neanche se — even if

non potrebbe venire neanche se volesse — he couldn't come even if he wanted to

non lo sposerei neanche se fosse un re — I wouldn't marry him even if he were a king

neanche se volesse potrebbe venire — he couldn't come even if he wanted to

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[ne'anke] 1.
avverbio

1) (e così pure) neither, nor; (in presenza di altra negazione) either

"non sono stato io" - "neanch'io" — "I didn't do it" - "neither o nor did I", "I didn't either", "me neither"

io non lo so e neanche lui — I don't know and neither does he o and he doesn't either

non sono d'accordo neanch'io — I don't agree either

2) (rafforzativo in frase negativa) even

non ha neanche provato — he didn't even try

non voglio neanche sentirne parlare — I won't hear of it

non ci penso neanche! — nothing could be further from my mind!

non se ne parla neanche! — nothing doing! no way!

"c'era gente?" - "neanche un'anima" — "were many people there?" - "not a soul"

"sono rimasti dei soldi?" - "neanche un po'" — "is there any money left?" - "none at all"

non sono preoccupato neanche un po' — I'm not in the least (bit) worried

neanche per sogno! — no way! not a bit of it!

3) (per indicare esclusione)

neanche uno ha detto grazie — not one of them said thank you

neanche io ho saputo rispondere — even I didn't know how to answer

neanche tu ci crederesti — not even you could believe that

4) colloq. (così)

non fa neanche tanto freddo — it's not so cold
2.
congiunzione even

neanche se volessi o neanche volendo potrei aiutarti even if I wanted I could not help you; neanche a farlo apposta, quel giorno ha piovuto as ill-luck would have it o as if on purpose, it rained that day; neanche a farlo apposta ne ho uno in macchina — by sheer coincidence, I happen to have one in my car

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neanche

/ne'anke/

I avverbio

1 (e così pure) neither, nor; (in presenza di altra negazione) either; "non sono stato io" - "neanch'io" "I didn't do it" - "neither o nor did I", "I didn't either", "me neither"; io non lo so e neanche lui I don't know and neither does he o and he doesn't either; non sono d'accordo neanch'io I don't agree either

2 (rafforzativo in frase negativa) even; non ha neanche provato he didn't even try; non voglio neanche sentirne parlare I won't hear of it; non ci penso neanche! nothing could be further from my mind! non se ne parla neanche! nothing doing! no way! "c'era gente?" - "neanche un'anima" "were many people there?" - "not a soul"; "sono rimasti dei soldi?" - "neanche un po'" "is there any money left?" - "none at all"; non sono preoccupato neanche un po' I'm not in the least (bit) worried; neanche per sogno! no way! not a bit of it!

3 (per indicare esclusione) neanche uno ha detto grazie not one of them said thank you; neanche io ho saputo rispondere even I didn't know how to answer; neanche tu ci crederesti not even you could believe that

4 colloq. (così) non fa neanche tanto freddo it's not so cold

II congiunzione

even; neanche se volessi o neanche volendo potrei aiutarti even if I wanted I could not help you; neanche a farlo apposta, quel giorno ha piovuto as ill-luck would have it o as if on purpose, it rained that day; neanche a farlo apposta ne ho uno in macchina by sheer coincidence, I happen to have one in my car.

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