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miə(no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) bare, ren (og skjær), simpel- merelybare--------blottIsubst. \/mɪə\/(britisk, poetisk eller dialekt) dam, tjern, liten sjøIIsubst. \/mɪə\/ (gammeldags eller dialekt, britisk)1) grense2) grenseskjellIIIadj. (superlativ: merest) \/mɪə\/1) bare, kun, beskjedne, blott (og bar) (gammeldags)• the mere fact that...bare det faktum at...det vet enhver skolegutt, selv en skolegutt vet det• a mere 2% of the population objected to the proposalbare 2% av befolkningen protesterte mot forslaget2) ( foreldet) ren og ublandet3) ( foreldet) fullstendig, helt og fulltby a mere chance eller by the merest chance ved en ren tilfeldighetthe mere idea\/thought of bare tanken på
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