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mere¹ [Brit mɪə, Am mɪr] ADJ

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1. mere (common, simple):

mere coincidence

mere nonsense

mere propaganda

puro e semplice

mere convention, fiction, formality, inconvenience

he's a mere child

non è che un bambino

he's a mere clerk

non è che un (semplice) impiegato

a mere nothing

una sciocchezza or un nonnulla

he's a mere nobody

è una vera nullità

3. mere (bare):

mere

mere

the beach is a mere 2 km from here

la spiaggia è ad appena 2 km da qui

the interview lasted a mere 20 minutes

l'intervista durò appena 20 minuti

mere² [Brit mɪə, Am mɪr] N arch

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mere

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a mere bagatelle

una (vera) bagattella

a mere technicality

un particolare insignificante

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mero

mere

non essere che un fantoccio nelle mani di qn

to be a mere puppet in sb's hands

sono solo pettegolezzi

it's mere gossip

la malattia lo ha scheletrito

the illness has left him emaciated or mere skin and bone

essere solo una marionetta al servizio di qn

to be a mere tool in the hands of sb

Translations for mere in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

mere [mɪr] ADJ

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mere

mero, -a

mere

a mere formality

una mera formalità

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mere

a mere formality

una mera formalità

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

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

Penetration in attack however requires more than mere passing. en.wikipedia.org

At first, local parts content was a mere 8%, but this had jumped to 85% by the end of 1987. en.wikipedia.org

There were only a mere 18 students when the school first started. en.wikipedia.org

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

The river flows for a mere 84.6 kilometers. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

The caliph began to rely on advisors from wealthy families, which would sometimes render him a mere puppet. en.wikipedia.org

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