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merely [ˈmɪəlɪ] adv
only; nothing more than ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations merely [ˈmɪəlɪ] ADV → simplemente, solamente she's merely a secretary → es simplemente or solamente una secretaria, no es más que una secretaria I was merely suggesting that → estaba simplemente or solamente sugiriendo que ... this merely aggravates the problem → esto lo único que hace es agravar el problema I merely said that → sólo dije que ..., lo único que dije era que ... she merely shrugged → ella se limitó a encogerse de hombros she merely smiled → sonrió nada más, se limitó a sonreír merely [ˈmɪərli] adv (= only) to do sth merely because ... → ne faire qch que parce que ... We accept these ideas merely because they have never been challenged → Nous n'acceptons ces idées que parce qu'elles n'ont jamais été mises en question. to constitute merely ... [+ part, percentage] → ne représenter que ... The brain constitutes merely three per cent of body weight → Le cerveau ne représente que trois pour cent du poids du corps. to be merely ... (= just) → n'être que ... He's merely a good friend → Ce n'est qu'un bon ami. He was far from being merely a furniture expert → Il était loin de n'être qu'un expert en meuble. January was merely a month away → Janvier n'était que dans un mois. not merely ... but ... → pas simplement ... mais ... His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people → Ses crimes n'étaient pas simplement des larcins mais des actes de violence envers des personnes âgées. merely [ˈmɪəlɪ] adv → soltanto, semplicemente, non... che merely [ˈmɪəlɪ] adv → soltanto, semplicemente, non... che How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A student should not form his judgments merely from what is technically called the There was naught for Paul of Merely to do but draw his own weapon, in self-defense, for the sharp point of the boy's sword was flashing in and out against his unprotected body, inflicting painful little jabs, and the boy's tongue was murmuring low-toned taunts and insults as it invited him to draw and defend himself or be stuck "like the English pig you are. If they continued to sing like their great predecessor of romantic themes, they were drawn as by a kind of magnetic attraction into the Homeric style and manner of treatment, and became mere echoes of the Homeric voice: in a word, Homer had so completely exhausted the epic genre, that after him further efforts were doomed to be merely conventional. |
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