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1 it's a mere formality
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2 formality
1 ( legal or social convention) formalité f ; to dispense with ou skip ○ the formalities se dispenser de formalités ; a mere formality, just a formality une simple formalité ; customs formalities formalités fpl de douane ;2 ( formal nature) (of occasion, manner) solennité f ; ( of dress) caractère m habillé ; (of room, layout, table setting) caractère m cérémonieux ; (of language, register, style) caractère m soutenu ; with a minimum of formality avec un minimum de cérémonie. -
3 formality
(a) (ceremoniousness) cérémonie f; (solemnity) solennité f, gravité f; (stiffness) froideur f, raideur f; (convention) formalité f, étiquette f;∎ the formality of the dance le caractère cérémonieux du bal(b) (procedure) formalité f;∎ it's a mere formality c'est une simple formalité;∎ let's forget the formalities dispensons-nous des formalités -
4 mere
Ⅰ.mere1 [mɪə(r)]seul, simple, pur;∎ I'm a mere beginner je ne suis qu'un débutant;∎ it's a mere formality ce n'est qu'une simple formalité;∎ the mere thought of it disgusts her rien que d'y penser ça lui répugne;∎ the mere sight of fish makes me queasy la seule vue du poisson me donne la nausée;∎ a mere 5 percent of the population 5 pour cent seulement de la population;∎ she earns a mere £100 a week elle ne gagne que 100 livres par semaine;∎ it's a mere memory now ce n'est qu'un souvenir lointain maintenant;∎ his eyes light up at the merest mention of money son regard s'allume dès qu'on commence à parler d'argent;∎ a mere assistant like me un simple assistant comme moi;∎ humorous us mere mortals nous autres, simples mortelsⅡ.mere2 -
5 mere
mere [mɪər]• a mere £45 45 livres seulement* * *[mɪə(r)]1) ( simple) [coincidence, nonsense] pur (before n); [fiction, formality] simple (before n)2) ( least) [sight, idea] simple, seulthe mere presence of asbestos... — le seul fait qu'il y ait de l'amiante...
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6 mere
A ‡ n lac m.B adj1 (common, simple) [coincidence, propaganda, nonsense] pur (before n) ; [convention, fiction, formality, inconvenience] simple (before n) ; he's a mere child ce n'est qu'un enfant ; he's a mere clerk ce n'est qu'un (simple) employé ; a mere nothing trois fois rien ; he's a mere nobody c'est quelqu'un d'insignifiant ;2 (least, even) [sight, thought, idea] simple, seul ; the mere idea of speaking in public scares me la simple idée de parler en public m'effraie ; the mere mention of her name la simple évocation de son nom ; the mere sight of her sa seule vue ; the mere presence of asbestos can be dangerous le seul fait qu'il y ait de l'amiante constitue un danger ;3 ( bare) seulement ; the beach is a mere 2 km from here la plage est seulement à 2 km d'ici or n'est qu'à 2 km d'ici ; the interview lasted a mere 20 minutes l'entretien a duré tout juste 20 minutes.
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