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transparent
allows objects to be seen clearly through it: clear water is transparent; crystalline
Not to be confused with:
translucent – permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects are not clearly visible: a translucent lampshade; lucid: a translucent description
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trans·par·ent
(trăns-pâr′ənt, -păr′-)adj.
1. Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material. See Synonyms at clear.
2. Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
3. So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.
4.
a. Easily seen through or detected; obvious: transparent lies.
b. Free from guile; candid or open: transparent sincerity.
c. Open to public scrutiny; not hidden or proprietary: transparent financial records.
5. Obsolete Shining through; luminous.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārent-, present participle of trānspārēre, to show through : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin pārēre, to show.]
trans·par′ent·ly adv.
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transparent
(trænsˈpærənt; -ˈpɛər-)adj
1. permitting the uninterrupted passage of light; clear: a window is transparent.
2. easy to see through, understand, or recognize; obvious
3. (General Physics) (of a substance or object) permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation: a substance that is transparent to X-rays.
4. candid, open, or frank
[C15: from Medieval Latin transpārēre to show through, from Latin trans- + pārēre to appear]
transˈparently adv
transˈparentness n
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trans•par•ent
(trænsˈpɛər ənt, -ˈpær-)adj.
1. having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
2. admitting the passage of light through interstices.
3. so sheer as to permit light to pass through; diaphanous.
4. easily seen through, recognized, or detected: transparent excuses.
5. easily understood; manifest; obvious.
6. candid; frank; open.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin trānspārent-, s. of trānspārēns showing through, present participle of trānspārēre= Latin trāns- trans- + pārēre to appear; see -ent]
trans•par′ent•ly, adv.
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trans·par·ent
(trăns-pâr′ənt) Transmitting light so as to be seen through clearly. The glass in windows is usually transparent. Compare translucent. See Note at glass.
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Adj. | 1. | transparent - transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal" clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" |
2. | transparent - so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" | |
3. | transparent - free of deceit | |
4. | transparent - easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie" obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" |
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transparent
adjective
1. clear, sheer, see-through, lucid, translucent, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucent, diaphanous, gauzy, filmy, pellucid a sheet of transparent coloured plastic
clear thick, unclear, muddy, opaque, cloudy, turbid
clear thick, unclear, muddy, opaque, cloudy, turbid
2. frank, open, direct, straight, straightforward, candid, forthright, unequivocal, unambiguous, plain-spoken striving to establish a transparent parliamentary democracy
frank mysterious, vague, unclear, ambiguous, deceptive, disingenuous
frank mysterious, vague, unclear, ambiguous, deceptive, disingenuous
3. blatant, obvious, patent, manifest, brazen, shameless, flagrant, undisguised, barefaced, unconcealed He though he could fool people with transparent deceptions.
4. obvious, plain, apparent, visible, bold, patent, evident, distinct, explicit, easy, understandable, manifest, recognizable, unambiguous, undisguised, as plain as the nose on your face (informal), perspicuous The meaning of their actions is transparent.
obvious hidden, uncertain, mysterious, vague, unclear, opaque
obvious hidden, uncertain, mysterious, vague, unclear, opaque
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transparent
adjective1. Free from what obscures or dims:
2. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen:
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Translations
شَفّافشَفَّاف
průhlednýzřejmýzřetelný
gennemsigtig
läpinäkyväilmeinen
proziran
átlátszó
gagnsær
可視化明らか透明透明な
투명한
permatomumas
caurspīdīgs
prozoren
genomskinligtransparenttydliguppenbar
โปร่งใส
trong suốt
transparent
[trænsˈpærənt] ADJ1. (= see-through) [object, material, substance] → transparente
2. (= easy to understand) [situation, system, operation] → claro, transparente
I like his transparent honesty → me gusta el que sea de una honestidad tan clara
he's so transparent → se le ve venir, es una persona sin tapujos
it is transparent that → está claro que ..., se ve claramente que ...
I like his transparent honesty → me gusta el que sea de una honestidad tan clara
he's so transparent → se le ve venir, es una persona sin tapujos
it is transparent that → está claro que ..., se ve claramente que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
transparent
[trænsˈpærənt] adj (= see-through) [plastic, fabric] → transparent(e)
(= blatant) [attempt, lie] → évident(e)
(= clear, open) [process, system] → transparent(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
transparent
adj
→ durchsichtig, lichtdurchlässig, transparent; blouse → durchsichtig; to be transparent to light → lichtdurchlässig sein
(fig: = obvious) lie, intentions → durchschaubar, durchsichtig; personality → durchschaubar; guilt, meaning → klar, eindeutig, offensichtlich; it became transparent that … → es wurde offensichtlich, dass …; you’re so transparent → du bist so leicht zu durchschauen; to be transparent to somebody → für jdn leicht durchschaubar sein
(= open) system, institution → transparent
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
transparent
(trӕnsˈpӕrənt) , (-ˈpeə-) adjective able to be seen through. The box has a transparent lid.
transˈparently adverbtransˈparency (-ˈpӕ-) – plural transˈparencies – noun
1. the state of being transparent. the transparency of the water.
2. a photograph printed on transparent material, a slide. I took some transparencies of the cathedral.
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transparent
→ شَفَّاف průhledný gennemsigtig durchsichtig διαφανής transparente, trasnparente läpinäkyvä transparent proziran trasparente 透明な 투명한 doorzichtig gjennomsiktig przeźroczysty transparente прозрачный genomskinlig โปร่งใส saydam trong suốt 透明的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
transparent
a. transparente, que transmite luz.
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