obviously

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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obviously [ˈɒbvɪəslɪ]

adv

1. in a way that is easy to see or understand; evidently

2. without subtlety

3. (sentence modifier) it is obvious that; clearly obviously not everyone wants a bank account

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

obviously - unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" evidently, manifestly, patently, plain, plainly, apparently colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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obviously

adverb

1. clearly, of course, certainly, needless to say, without doubt, assuredly There are obviously exceptions to this.

2. plainly, patently, undoubtedly, evidently, manifestly, markedly, without doubt, unquestionably, undeniably, beyond doubt, palpably, indubitably, incontrovertibly, irrefutably, incontestably She's obviously cleverer than I am.

Translations

obviously [ˈɒbvɪəslɪ] ADV

1. (= clearly) → obviamente
it's obviously the best → obviamente es el mejor, es evidente que es el mejor
he was obviously very angry/tired → se notaba que estaba muy enfadado/cansado, estaba claro or era evidente or era obvio que estaba muy enfadado/cansado
he was obviously not drunk → estaba claro or era evidente or era obvio que no estaba borracho
he was not obviously drunk → no se le notaba que estaba borracho
obviously, I am delighted → lógicamente or por supuesto, estoy encantado
obviously! → ¡por supuesto!, ¡lógico!, ¡obvio!
"aren't they coming?" - "obviously not!" → -¿no vienen? -¡evidentemente no or obviamente no!
it's obviously true → está claro que es verdad

2. (= unsubtly) → burdamente
she asked him rather too obviously where he had been → le preguntó sin mucha delicadeza(que)dónde había estado

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obviously [ˈɒbviəsli] adv

(= clearly) → manifestement
She was obviously exhausted → Elle était manifestement épuisée.
He was not obviously drunk → Il n'était pas visiblement ivre.

(= of course) → évidemment
obviously, he'll be disappointed if ... → évidemment, il sera déçu si ...
he obviously ... → il est bien évident qu'il ...
obviously! → évidemment!
"Do you want to pass the exam?" - "Obviously!" → "Tu veux être reçu à l'examen?" - "Évidemment!"
obviously not → à l'évidence non, de toute évidence non
Are they rich? - Obviously not, if they can't afford a car → Ils sont riches? - À l'évidence non puisqu'ils n'ont pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture., Ils sont riches? - De toute évidence non puisqu'ils n'ont pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture.

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obviously

adv → offensichtlich, offenbar; (= noticeably) → (offen)sichtlich; he’s obviously French → er ist eindeutig ein Franzose; she is not obviously drunk → es ist nicht offensichtlich, dass sie betrunken ist; obviously! → natürlich!, selbstverständlich!; is he there? — well, obviously not → ist er da? — offensichtlich nicht; obviously he’s not going to like it → das wird ihm natürlich nicht gefallen; he’s obviously not going to get the job → er bekommt die Stelle nicht, das ist ja klar (inf)

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obviously [ˈɒbvɪəslɪ] adv → ovviamente, evidentemente
he was obviously not drunk → si vedeva che non era ubriaco
he was not obviously drunk → non si vedeva che era ubriaco
obviously! → certo!
obviously not! → certo che no!

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