mere in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mere in the English»French Dictionary

I.mere [Brit mɪə, Am mɪr] N archaic

mere

lac m

II.mere [Brit mɪə, Am mɪr] ADJ

1. mere (common, simple):

mere coincidence, propaganda, nonsense

pur

mere attr convention, fiction, formality, inconvenience

simple

he's a mere child

ce n'est qu'un enfant

he's a mere clerk

ce n'est qu'un (simple) employé

a mere nothing

trois fois rien

he's a mere nobody

c'est quelqu'un d'insignifiant

2. mere (least, even):

mere sight, thought, idea

simple, seul

the mere idea of speaking in public scares me

la simple idée de parler en public m'effraie

the mere mention of her name

la simple évocation de son nom

the mere sight of her

sa seule vue

the mere presence of asbestos can be dangerous

le seul fait qu'il y ait de l'amiante constitue un danger

3. mere (bare):

mere

seulement

the beach is a mere 2 km from here

la plage est seulement à 2 km d'ici or n'est qu'à 2 km d'ici

the interview lasted a mere 20 minutes

l'entretien a duré tout juste 20 minutes

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a mere bagatelle

une simple bagatelle

a mere technicality

un détail sans importance

a mere technicality LAW

formalité f

a mere formality , just a formality

une simple formalité

Translations for mere in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

son régime l'a décharné

his diet has left him emaciated ou has left him mere skin and bones

n'être qu'un pion sur l'échiquier fig

to be a mere pawn

le pays a subi une satellisation culturelle

the country has become a mere satellite in terms of culture

n'être qu'une ou faire figure de potiche

to be a mere puppet

ce n'est qu'une formalité

it's a mere formality

la ville refuse d'être une poubelle

the town isn't prepared to become a mere dumping ground

mere in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mere in the English»French Dictionary

mere [mɪəʳ, Am mɪr] ADJ

mere

simple

it costs a mere $500

ça ne coûte que 500$

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

a pure spectacle no pl, mere spectacle no pl

un merveilleux spectacle

to be a mere cipher

être un zéro

Translations for mere in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

je ne le fais qu'en amateur

I only do it as a mere amateur

mere Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a pure spectacle no pl, mere spectacle no pl

un merveilleux spectacle

it costs a mere $500

ça ne coûte que 500$

to be a mere cipher

être un zéro

I only do it as a mere amateur

je ne le fais qu'en amateur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This bulla measures a mere 2/5 wide.

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Matter, on the other hand is passive, being a mere possibility that the forms bring to life.

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Tutors needed to teach students through experience rather than through the mere memorization of knowledge often practised in book learning.

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Men are regarded as mere guests in their own homes, evictable any time at the whims of wives and judges.

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Many are still in the early planning stages, or even mere speculation, as with the transatlantic tunnel.

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This reduced the playing time of side one to a mere ten minutes.

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Religion to him was a mere cultural milieu.

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Stoke began 2006 in terrible form winning just one match in ten and scoring a mere six goals in that time.

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I can only say for certain that these things are not a mere rumor, something has been seen....

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The new tree, trimmed back to a mere three feet (one meter) for transplantation, thrived in its new location.

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