Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - transparent
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Transparent
transparent
~ adj 1 something that is transparent allows light to pass through it, so that you can see the things through it (Plain glass is transparent. | a transparent silk blouse) (- compare opaque, translucent) 2 a lie, excuse etc that is transparent does not deceive people 3 formal speech or writing that is transparent is clear and easy to understand - transparently adv
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1. If an object or substance is transparent, you can see through it. ...a sheet of transparent coloured plastic... ADJ 2. If a situation, system, or activity is transparent, it is easily understood or recognized. The company has to make its accounts and operations as transparent as possible. ADJ • transparently The system was clearly not functioning smoothly or transparently... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 3. You use transparent to describe a statement or action that is obviously dishonest or wrong, and that you think will not deceive people. He thought he could fool people with transparent deceptions. ADJ • transparently To force this agreement on the nation is transparently wrong... ADV: ADV adj ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin ~-, transparens, present participle of transparere to show through, from Latin trans- + parere to show oneself Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly ; pellucid (2) allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light) b. fine or sheer enough to be seen through ; diaphanous 2. a. free from pretense or deceit ; frank b. easily detected or seen through ; obvious c. readily understood d. characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices Synonyms: see clear • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 allowing light to pass through so that bodies can be distinctly seen (cf. TRANSLUCENT). 2 a (of a disguise, pretext, etc.) easily seen through. b (of a motive, quality, etc.) easily discerned; evident; obvious. 3 (of a person etc.) easily understood; frank; open. 4 Physics transmitting heat or other electromagnetic rays without distortion. Derivatives transparently adv. transparentness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L transparens f. L transparere shine through (as TRANS-, parere appear) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) прозрачный 2) просвечивающий 3) светопроницаемый 4) сквозной 5) транспарантный transparent to radio-frequency emissions — электр. радиопрозрачный - transparent bulb - transparent container - transparent film - transparent glass - transparent glaze - transparent material - transparent to ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. прозрачный, просвечивающий transparent glass —- прозрачное стекло transparent colour —- прозрачная краска; бесцветный лак transparent silk —- прозрачный шелк her skin was so thin as to look almost transparent —- кожа у нее была такая тонкая, что казалась почти прозрачной 2. проницаемый 3. явный, очевидный transparent lie —- явная ложь a man of transparent honesty —- явно честный человек transparent pretence —- прозрачная отговорка 4. откровенный transparent answer —- откровенный ответ 5. открытый, честный the child's transparent countenance —- открытое лицо ребенка 6. ясный, понятный a writer with a transparent style —- писатель, обладающий ясным стилем 7. неглубокий, несложный transparent writings —- неглубокие сочинения 8. уст. пронизывающий (о лучах солнца и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) прозрачный, просвечивающий 2) ясный, понятный; очевидный, явный 3) откровенный Syn: clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid Ant: foggy, obscure, vague ...Англо-русский словарь
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- early 15c., from M.L. transparentem (nom. transparens), prp. of transparere "show light through," from L. trans- "through" + parere "come in sight, appear." Figurative sense of "easily seen through" is first attested 1592. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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