pure

pure
'pjuə
adjective
1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) puro
2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) puro
3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) puro, completo
4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) límpido
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- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple
pure adj puro
pure water agua pura

puré sustantivo masculino:
◊ puré de verduras puréed vegetables;
puré de tomates tomato purée o paste; puré de papas or (Esp) patatas mashed o creamed potatoes
puré m Culin purée, thick soup
puré de patatas, mashed potatoes Locuciones: estar hecho puré, to be exhausted o familiar to be knackered 'puré' also found in these entries: Spanish: candorosa - candoroso - castiza - castizo - comerse - grumosa - grumoso - impoluta - impoluto - lana - ley - liofilizar - mera - mero - pura - puro - simple - aplastar - carambola - conjetura - mancha English: banger - cream - crisps - mash - potato chips - pure - soup - conjecture - croquette - puree - racially - sheer - solid
pure
tr['pjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (gen) puro,-a
■ it was pure chance fue pura casualidad
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
pure and simple puro,-a y simple
pure new wool pura lana virgen
pure ['pjʊr] adj, purer ; purest : puro
pure
adj.
• acendrado, -a adj.
• castizo, -a adj.
• casto, -a adj.
• fino, -a adj.
• genuino, -a adj.
• honesto, -a adj.
• incorrupto, -a adj.
• limpio, -a adj.
• lirondo, -a adj.
• mondo, -a adj.
• neto, -a adj.
• puro, -a adj.
• terso, -a adj.
pjʊr, pjʊə(r)
adjective purer, purest
a) (unmixed) puro

it's negligence pure and simple — se trata de negligencia, lisa or simple y llanamente

b) (not applied) (before n) <science/mathematics> puro
[pjʊǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar purer) (superl purest)
1) (=unadulterated) [wool, alcohol, substance] puro; [silk] natural

a pure wool jumper — un jersey de lana pura

it's blackmail, pure and simple — esto es chantaje, lisa y llanamente

2) (=clean, clear) [air, water, sound, light] puro
3) (=sheer) [pleasure, luck, coincidence, speculation] puro

the whole story was pure invention — todo fue puro cuento

by pure chance — por pura casualidad

4) (=theoretical) puro

pure mathematics/science — matemáticas fpl /ciencias fpl puras

5) (=virgin, blameless) puro

pure in or of heart — liter limpio de corazón

pure in mind and body — de mente y cuerpo puros

2.
CPD

pure vowel N — vocal f simple

PURE
Position of "puro"
You should generally put puro after the noun when you mean pure in the sense of "uncontaminated" or "unadulterated" and before the noun in the sense of "sheer" or "plain":
... pure olive oil ... ... aceite puro de oliva ...
It's pure coincidence Es pura coincidencia For further uses and examples, see main entry
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[pjʊr, pjʊə(r)]
adjective purer, purest
a) (unmixed) puro

it's negligence pure and simple — se trata de negligencia, lisa or simple y llanamente

b) (not applied) (before n) <science/mathematics> puro

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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