obvious

ob·vi·ous  (bv-s)

adj.

1. Easily perceived or understood; quite apparent. See Synonyms at apparent.

2. Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent: an obvious political ploy.

3. Archaic Standing in the way or in front.

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[From Latin obvius, from obviam, in the way, within reach : ob-, against; see ob- + viam, accusative sing. of via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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obvi·ous·ly adv.

obvi·ous·ness n.

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obvious [ˈɒbvɪəs]

adj

1. easy to see or understand; evident

2. exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc., clearly or without subtlety

3. naive or unsubtle the play was rather obvious

4. Obsolete being or standing in the way

[from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way]

obviousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" unobvious - not immediately apparent; "in mathematical science connections are exhibited which...are extremely unobvious"- A.N.Whitehead

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obvious

adjective clear, open, plain, apparent, visible, bold, patent, evident, distinct, pronounced, straightforward, explicit, manifest, transparent, noticeable, blatant, conspicuous, overt, unmistakable, palpable, unequivocal, undeniable, salient, recognizable, unambiguous, self-evident, indisputable, perceptible, much in evidence, unquestionable, open-and-shut, cut-and-dried (informal), undisguised, incontrovertible, self-explanatory, unsubtle, unconcealed, clear as a bell, staring you in the face (informal), right under your nose (informal), sticking out a mile (informal), plain as the nose on your face (informal) It's obvious that he doesn't like me.
hidden, concealed, obscure, vague, invisible, unclear, ambiguous, inconspicuous, imperceptible, indistinct, clear as mud (informal), unapparent

Translations

obvious [ˈɒbvɪəs]

A. ADJ

1. (= clear, perceptible) [disadvantage, solution] → obvio, claro; [danger] → evidente; [question] → obvio
to be obvious that → estar claro que, ser obvio or evidente que
it's obvious that he's unhappy/we can't win → está claro or es evidente que es infeliz/no podemos ganar
he isn't going to resign, that much is obvious → no va a dimitir, eso está claro or es evidente
it's obvious, isn't it? → es obvio, ¿no?
it was by no means obvious who would win → no estaba claro en absoluto quién iba a ganar
her confusion was obvious → era evidente que estaba confusa
she made it very obvious that she didn't like him → dejó muy claro que no le gustaba, hizo patente que no le gustaba
he's the obvious man for the job → es la persona obvia para el puesto
it was painfully obvious that she hadn't studied for the exam → estaba clarísimo que no había estudiado para el examen
it's perfectly obvious that he has no intention of coming → está perfectamente claro or es más que evidente que no tiene intención de venir
for obvious reasons → por razones obvias or evidentes
it's the obvious thing to do → está claro que es eso lo que hay que hacer
it was obvious to everyone that it had been a mistake → todo el mundo se daba cuenta de que había sido un error
it's not that obvious to me → para mí no está tan claro

2. (= unsubtle) [ploy] → evidente, obvio; [lie] → descarado; [symbolism] → poco sutil
we mustn't be too obvious about it → no conviene que se nos note demasiado
her rather obvious charms → sus encantos poco sutiles

B. N to state the obvious → afirmar lo obvio

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obvious [ˈɒbviəs]

adj

(= easily recognizable) → évident(e)
an obvious miscarriage of justice → une erreur judiciaire évidente
the most obvious example → l'exemple le plus évident

[choice] → évident(e); [place] → évident; [question, answer, solution] → évident(e)
the obvious place to do sth → l'endroit évident pour faire qch

(= easily understandable) it's obvious (that) ... → il est évident que ...
for obvious reasons → pour des raisons évidentes

n
to state the obvious → dire une évidence
It may be stating the obvious but
BUT C'est peut-être une lapalissade mais.

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obvious

adj → offensichtlich, deutlich; (visually also) → augenfällig; (= not subtle) → plump; proof → klar, eindeutig; difference, fact → eindeutig, offensichtlich, offenkundig; statement → naheliegend, selbstverständlich; reason → (leicht) ersichtlich; dislike, reluctance, surprise → sichtlich; an obvious truth → eine offenkundige Tatsache; because of the obvious truth of what he maintains → da es so eindeutig or offensichtlich wahr ist, was er sagt; that’s the obvious translation/solution → das ist die am nächsten liegende or nächstliegende Übersetzung/Lösung; for obvious reasons → aus naheliegenden Gründen; he was the obvious choice → es lag nahe, ihn zu wählen; it was obvious he didn’t want to come → er wollte offensichtlich nicht kommen; it’s quite obvious he doesn’t understand → man merkt doch (sofort) or es ist doch klar, dass er nicht versteht; to make something a little more obvious → etw etwas deutlicher or eindeutiger machen; there’s no need to make it so obvious → man braucht das (doch) nicht so deutlich werden zu lassen; do I have to make it even more obvious? → muss ich denn noch deutlicher werden?; we must not be too obvious about it → wir dürfen es nicht zu auffällig machen; I would have thought that was perfectly obvious → das liegt doch auf der Hand; (= noticeable) → das springt doch ins Auge; that should be obvious to you → das sollte für Sie offensichtlich sein; with the obvious exception of … → natürlich mit Ausnahme von …; subtle? he’s the most obvious person I know → raffiniert? ich kenne niemanden, der einfacher zu durchschauen wäre!; even if I am stating the obvious → selbst wenn ich hier etwas längst Bekanntes sage; he has a gift for stating the obvious → der merkt aber auch alles! (inf); don’t just state the obvious, try to be original → sagen Sie nicht, was sich von selbst versteht, sondern bemühen Sie sich um Originalität; what’s the obvious thing to do? → was ist das Naheliegendste?, was bietet sich am ehesten an?

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obvious [ˈɒbvɪəs] adj (clear, perceptible) → ovvio/a, evidente; (unsubtle) → scontato/a, banale
it's obvious that ... → è ovvio che...
she's the obvious person for the job → è chiaramente la persona che ci vuole per quel lavoro
the obvious thing to do is to leave → la cosa più logica da fare è andarsene
try not to make it obvious that you're bored → cerca di non farti vedere annoiato

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obvious [ˈɒbvɪəs] adj (clear, perceptible) → ovvio/a, evidente; (unsubtle) → scontato/a, banale
it's obvious that ... → è ovvio che...
she's the obvious person for the job → è chiaramente la persona che ci vuole per quel lavoro
the obvious thing to do is to leave → la cosa più logica da fare è andarsene
try not to make it obvious that you're bored → cerca di non farti vedere annoiato

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obvious

adj obvious [ˈobviəs]

easily seen or understood; evident It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement. duidelik واضِح очевиден zřejmý, očividný indlysende offensichtlich προφανής, ολοφάνερος evidente, obvio ilmne واضح؛ بدیهی ilmeinen évident בָּרוּר स्पष्ट, प्रकट očigledan, očit nyilvánvaló jelas greinilegur ovvio, evidente 明らかな 분명한 aiškus, akivaizdus acīm redzams; nepārprotams jelas duidelijk åpenbar, tydelig oczywisty óbvio evident явный; очевидный očividný očiten očigledan tydlig, uppenbar ชัดเจน belli, açık 明顯的 очевидний, явний ظاپر، واضح rõ ràng 明显的

adv obviously

it is clear (that something is the case) Obviously, I'll need some help. duidelike, vanselfsprekende بصورَةٍ واضِحَه очевидно samozřejmě klart offensichtlich προφανώς evidentemente ilmselt بدیهی است که؛ بطور واضح selvästi évidemment כַּמוּבָן स्पष्टता očigledno, očito nyilván(valóan) jelas greinilega ovviamente 明らかに 분명히 aišku acīmredzot ternyata duidelijk åpenbart, tydelig oczywiście obviamente evident явно zrejme očitno očigledno tydligen, uppenbarligen อย่างเห็นชัด açıkçası 明顯地 безумовно بظاہر Hiển nhiên 明显地

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obvious → جَلّي zřejmý åbenlys offensichtlich προφανής obvio ilmeinen évident očit evidente 明らかな 분명한 duidelijk åpenbar oczywisty óbvio очевидный uppenbar เห็นได้ชัด açık rõ ràng 明显的