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transparently

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trans·par·ent  (trns-pârnt, -pr-)
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. See Synonyms at airy.
4.
a. Easily seen through or detected; obvious: transparent lies.
b. Free from guile; candid or open: transparent sincerity.
5. Obsolete Shining through; luminous.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin trnsprns, trnsprent-, present participle of trnsprre, to show through : Latin trns-, trans- + Latin prre, to show.]

trans·parent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.transparently - so as to be easily understood or seen throughtransparently - 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 lighttransparently - so as to allow the passage of light; "the red brilliance of the claret shines transparently in our glasses"
Translations
transparently [trænsˈpærəntlɪ] ADVclaramente
a transparently one-sided examination of the pros and cons of nuclear powerun examen claramente sesgado de los pros y los contras de la energía nuclear
it is transparently clear or obvious thatestá meridianamente claro que ...
the reason is transparently obviousla razón está clarísima, la razón está más clara que el agua
he had been transparently honest with herhabía sido claro y sincero con ella
transparently [trænsˈpærəntli] adv
(= clearly, openly) [function, operate] → de manière transparente
transparently
adv
(= blatantly) liedurchschaubar, 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 exercisees war ganz unverhohlen zu Werbezwecken veranstaltet worden
(= unambiguously)offensichtlich, offenkundig; he had been transparently honest with her about his intentionser hatte ihr seine Absichten ganz offen dargelegt


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