merest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for merest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

merest [ˈmɪərɪst] ADJ

merest superl of mere

he complains at the merest little thing

ante la menor cosa se queja

he complains at the merest little thing

se queja por cualquier nimiedad

the merest beginner wouldn't make such a mistake

ni un simple principiante cometería un error así

the merest noise makes her jump

el menor ruido or el más leve ruido la hace saltar

See also mere¹, mere²

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

mere

simple

mere

mero

he's a mere employee

es un simple or mero empleado

he's a mere employee

no es más que un empleado

he's a mere child

no es más que un niño

the mere mention of his name makes me nervous

la mera or sola mención de su nombre me pone nerviosa

it's a mere formality

es solo una formalidad

it's a mere formality

no es más que una formalidad

it's a mere formality

es una mera or pura formalidad

a mere six months ago

hace apenas seis meses

mere² N liter

mere

lago m

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

mere

simple

mere

mero

he's a mere employee

es un simple or mero empleado

he's a mere employee

no es más que un empleado

he's a mere child

no es más que un niño

the mere mention of his name makes me nervous

la mera or sola mención de su nombre me pone nerviosa

it's a mere formality

es solo una formalidad

it's a mere formality

no es más que una formalidad

it's a mere formality

es una mera or pura formalidad

a mere six months ago

hace apenas seis meses

See also merest

merest [ˈmɪərɪst] ADJ

merest superl of mere

he complains at the merest little thing

ante la menor cosa se queja

he complains at the merest little thing

se queja por cualquier nimiedad

the merest beginner wouldn't make such a mistake

ni un simple principiante cometería un error así

the merest noise makes her jump

el menor ruido or el más leve ruido la hace saltar

mere² N liter

mere

lago m

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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

Translations for merest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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la sola mención de su nombre

the mere mention of his name

es una simple formalidad

it's a mere formality

apenas si se insinuó una sonrisa en su rostro

there was the merest suggestion of a smile on her face

merest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for merest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mere [mɪəʳ, Am mɪr] ADJ

mere

mero, -a

a mere detail

un simple detalle

Translations for merest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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mero (-a)

mere

es una vana ilusión

it's a mere illusion

ganaron la friolera de 50 millones en la loto

they won a mere fifty million in the lottery

todo quedó en una simple discusión

it ended up in a mere argument

merest 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The trees are not at all delicate about water quality and thrive on the merest trickle of water, whatever the quality.

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She has organized and made available a healing principle that for two thousand years has never been employed, except as the merest kind of guesswork.

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Only the merest halo sanctifies her and the baby.

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Referees, like many adjudicators in every part of society are often ridiculed with entirely gross abandon, neglecting even the merest carefulness that what's being said is completely unfair, and unwarranted.

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