patently
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Related to patently: patentee, settled down
pat·ent·ly
(pāt′nt-lē, păt′-)adv.
In a patent manner; openly, plainly, or clearly: a patently false statement.
patently
(ˈpeɪtəntlɪ)adv
obviously: he was patently bored.
pat•ent•ly
(ˈpeɪt nt li)adv.
clearly; plainly; evidently: It's patently obvious.
[1860–65]
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patently
[ˈpeɪtəntlɪ] ADV → evidentementeto be patently obvious → saltar a la vista, ser evidente
a patently untrue statement → una declaración de evidente falsedad
patently
[ˈpeɪtəntli] adv (= obviously) [absurd, true, false] → manifestement
[fail] → manifestement
(= absolutely) [clear] → absolument
patently obvious → absolument évident(e)
to make sth patently obvious [+ feeling] → clairement manifester qchpatent medicine n → spécialité f pharmaceutiquePatent Office n (British) → Institut m national de la propriété industrielle
patently obvious → absolument évident(e)
to make sth patently obvious [+ feeling] → clairement manifester qchpatent medicine n → spécialité f pharmaceutiquePatent Office n (British) → Institut m national de la propriété industrielle
patently
adv → offenkundig, offensichtlich; patently obvious/clear → ganz offensichtlich/klar; I would have thought that was patently obvious → ich würde meinen, das liegt doch auf der Hand