pure in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pure in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pure <purer [ˈpjʊrər, ˈpjʊərə(r)], purest [ˈpjʊrəst, ˈpjʊərɪst]> [Am pjʊr, Brit pjʊə] ADJ

1.1. pure (unmixed):

pure gold/alcohol/wool

puro

1.2. pure (absolute) attr:

pure pleasure/nonsense/chance

puro

it was pure accident that …

fue por pura casualidad que …

it's negligence pure and simple

se trata de negligencia, lisa or simple y llanamente

1.3. pure (not applied) attr:

pure science/mathematics

puro

2.1. pure (clean):

pure air/water

puro

2.2. pure (morally):

pure

puro

2.3. pure (esthetically):

pure style/diction/taste

depurado

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out of pure snobbery

por puro (e)snobismo

all this is pure guesswork

estas no son más que conjeturas or suposiciones

she was driven by pure self-interest

actuaba por puro interés (personal)

Translations for pure in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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alcohol puro

pure alcohol

cera virgen

pure wax

matemáticas puras

pure mathematics

acendrado (acendrada) cariño

pure

pura lana virgen

pure new wool

su malestar es pura pantomima

his illness is pure playacting

pure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pure in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pure [pjʊr] ADJ

pure

puro, -a

pure air

aire m puro

pure gold

oro m puro

pure mathematics

matemáticas f pl puras

pure and simple

simple y llano

to be pure in heart

ser limpio de corazón

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pure/applied science

ciencias f pl puras/aplicadas

Translations for pure in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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virginal (puro)

pure

sin mancilla

pure

sin mácula fig

pure

de [o por] carambola inf

by pure chance

sin mezcla (tela)

pure

su buen humor es pura fachada

his/her good mood is pure pretense

mondo y lirondo inf

plain, pure and simple

puro (-a)

pure

pura lana

pure wool

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Space is less pure when there is more resistance by other bodies.

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The early mesoporous materials designed were pure silicates and aluminosilicates.

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Iron does not occur widely in its pure form.

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However, the game has a certain charm of its own, and may be played as a pure recreation.

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The zinc-silver solution is then heated until the zinc vaporizes, leaving nearly pure silver.

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The forewings are pure white with a satiny sheen.

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At the time, the colony leaders were apparently hoping to achieve their vision of a purer absolute theocracy within their colony.

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Mathematics is taught in the first two years of the engineering course, giving emphasis on pure engineering-related subjects.

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When assayed however, it was determined to be an almost pure sulphuret of silver.

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It is a spring of living and pure water.

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