trans·par·ent

(trăns-pâr′ənt, -păr′-)

adj.

1. Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material. See Synonyms at clear.

2. Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.

3. So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.

a. Easily seen through or detected; obvious: transparent lies.

b. Free from guile; candid or open: transparent sincerity.

c. Open to public scrutiny; not hidden or proprietary: transparent financial records.

5. Obsolete Shining through; luminous.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārent-, present participle of trānspārēre, to show through : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin pārēre, to show.]

trans·par′ent·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.	1.	transparently - so as to be easily understood or seen through; "his transparently lucid prose"; "his transparently deceitful behavior"
	2.	transparently - so as to allow the passage of light; "the red brilliance of the claret shines transparently in our glasses"

Translations

بِشَفافِيَه

průhledně

gennemsigtigt

átlátszóan

gagnsætt

priehľadne

saydam olarak

透明地

transparently

[trænsˈpærəntlɪ] ADV → claramente
a transparently one-sided examination of the pros and cons of nuclear power → un examen claramente sesgado de los pros y los contras de la energía nuclear
it is transparently clear or obvious that → está meridianamente claro que ...
the reason is transparently obvious → la razón está clarísima, la razón está más clara que el agua
he had been transparently honest with her → había sido claro y sincero con ella

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

transparently

[trænsˈpærəntli] adv

(= clearly, openly) [function, operate] → de manière transparente

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transparently

adv

(= blatantly) lie → durchschaubar, offensichtlich, offenkundig; it was transparently obvious that … → es war ganz offensichtlich or ganz klar zu erkennen, dass …; it had been organized, pretty transparently, as a public relations exercise → es war ganz unverhohlen zu Werbezwecken veranstaltet worden

(= unambiguously) → offensichtlich, offenkundig; he had been transparently honest with her about his intentions → er hatte ihr seine Absichten ganz offen dargelegt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

transparent

(trӕnsˈpӕrənt) , (-ˈpeə-) adjective

able to be seen through. The box has a transparent lid.

transˈparently adverb

transˈparency (-ˈpӕ-) – plural transˈparencies – noun

1. the state of being transparent. the transparency of the water.

2. a photograph printed on transparent material, a slide. I took some transparencies of the cathedral.

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That evening, proud of Dolokhov's proposal, her refusal, and her explanation with Nicholas, Sonya twirled about before she left home so that the maid could hardly get her hair plaited, and she was transparently radiant with impulsive joy.

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They lied transparently, but persistently, and when caught in one lie explained it away with half a dozen others.

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The firmaments of air and sea were hardly separable in that all-pervading azure; only, the pensive air was transparently pure and soft, with a woman's look, and the robust and man-like sea heaved with long, strong, lingering swells, as Samson's chest in his sleep.

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His beardless face was thin, worn, and transparently pale, but not wrinkled; his nose was high and hooked; his eyes were of a dim greyish blue, large, prominent, and rather red round the rims of the eyelids; his hair was scanty, soft to look at, and of that light sandy colour which is the last to disclose its own changes towards grey.

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Jurgis was so transparently what he pretended to be that his cell mate was as open with him as a child; it was pleasant to tell him adventures, he was so full of wonder and admiration, he was so new to the ways of the country.

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"Say," he began, with transparently feigned seriousness.

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The windows, from the floor to the ceiling of each stately apartment, were composed, respectively' of but one enormous pane of glass, so transparently pure that it was said to be a finer medium than even the vacant atmosphere.

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They were still looming at opposite ends of the perspective, each with an absurd pretence of not having the other on his mind, which could not have been more transparently ridiculous though his real mind had been chalked on his back.

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The incident must be quickly and transparently investigated, those responsible held to account, and Prof Bhatti returned safely to his family.

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