mere in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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mere1 <superl merest, attr> [Am mɪr, Brit mɪə] ADJ

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it's a mere formality or merely or purely a formality
es simplemente una formalidad or un formulismo
his show of concern was held to be mere public posturing
sus muestras de preocupación fueron vistas como un mero gesto hecho de cara a la galería
the mere sight of blood makes me (feel) nauseous
me dan náuseas solo de ver sangre
he/she is a mere cipher
es un cero a la izquierda
he comes out in a cold sweat at the mere mention of the word
le entra un sudor frío con la sola mención de la palabra

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mere in the PONS Dictionary

mere Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a mere detail
un simple detalle
it ended up in a mere argument
todo quedó en una simple discusión
they won a mere fifty million in the lottery
ganaron la friolera de 50 millones en la loto
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The caliph began to rely on advisors from wealthy families, which would sometimes render him a mere puppet.
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The one-story brick structure measures a mere 20 by 22 feet.
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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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The river flows for a mere 84.6 kilometers.
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This is often a mere collection of names with a line or two of information about each poet, followed by specimen of his composition.
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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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I can only say for certain that these things are not a mere rumor, something has been seen....
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But these works suffer from being superficial and mere lists of species without further physiological studies.
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This reduced the playing time of side one to a mere ten minutes.
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This, however, was a mere pretext, it was for his anti-monarchical sentiments that he was really prosecuted.
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