- obvious
- 'obviəs
adjective(easily seen or understood; evident: It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.) evidente, obvioobvious adj obvio / evidente / clarothe answer is obvious la respuesta es evidenteobvioustr['ɒbvɪəs]adjective1 (clear) obvio,-a, evidente, patente, claro,-a■ for obvious reasons por razones obviasobvious ['ɑbviəs] adj: obvio, evidente, manifiestoobviousadj.• evidente adj.• indicado, -a adj.• manifiesto, -a adj.• obvio, -a adj.• visto, -a adj.n.• evidente s.m.• obvio s.m.• poco sutil s.m.• transparente s.m.
I 'ɑːbviəs, 'ɒbviəsadjectivea) (evident, clear) <answer/solution> obvio, lógico; <advantage/implication/difference> obvio, clarothe obvious thing to do is ... — no cabe duda de que lo que hay que hacer es ...
it was obvious to anyone that it was too heavy — cualquiera se hubiera dado cuenta de que pesaba demasiado
they made it very obvious (that) they hadn't enjoyed the party — hicieron muy patente el hecho que no les había gustado la fiesta
b) (unmistakable) (before n)it's an obvious lie — es claramente mentira, es una burda mentira
she's the obvious candidate for the job — es la candidata indiscutible or obvia para el puesto
c) (unsubtle)it was such an obvious ploy — el ardid era tan evidente or obvio
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noun['ɒbvɪǝs]to say we're alarmed would be stating the obvious — de más está decir or huelga decir que estamos alarmados
1. ADJ1) (=clear, perceptible) [disadvantage, solution] obvio, claro; [danger] evidente; [question] obvioto be obvious that — estar claro que, ser obvio or evidente que
it's obvious that he's unhappy/we can't win — está claro or es evidente que es infeliz/no podemos ganar
he isn't going to resign, that much is obvious — no va a dimitir, eso está claro or es evidente
it's obvious, isn't it? — es obvio, ¿no?
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it was by no means obvious who would win — no estaba claro en absoluto quién iba a ganar•
her confusion was obvious — era evidente que estaba confusa•
she made it very obvious that she didn't like him — dejó muy claro que no le gustaba, hizo patente que no le gustaba•
he's the obvious man for the job — es la persona obvia para el puesto•
it was painfully obvious that she hadn't studied for the exam — estaba clarísimo que no había estudiado para el examen•
it's perfectly obvious that he has no intention of coming — está perfectamente claro or es más que evidente que no tiene intención de venir•
for obvious reasons — por razones obvias or evidentes•
it's the obvious thing to do — está claro que es eso lo que hay que hacer•
it was obvious to everyone that it had been a mistake — todo el mundo se daba cuenta de que había sido un errorit's not that obvious to me — para mí no está tan claro
2) (=unsubtle) [ploy] evidente, obvio; [lie] descarado; [symbolism] poco sutil•
we mustn't be too obvious about it — no conviene que se nos note demasiado•
her rather obvious charms — sus encantos poco sutiles2.Nto state the obvious — afirmar lo obvio
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I ['ɑːbviəs, 'ɒbviəs]adjectivea) (evident, clear) <answer/solution> obvio, lógico; <advantage/implication/difference> obvio, clarothe obvious thing to do is ... — no cabe duda de que lo que hay que hacer es ...
it was obvious to anyone that it was too heavy — cualquiera se hubiera dado cuenta de que pesaba demasiado
they made it very obvious (that) they hadn't enjoyed the party — hicieron muy patente el hecho que no les había gustado la fiesta
b) (unmistakable) (before n)it's an obvious lie — es claramente mentira, es una burda mentira
she's the obvious candidate for the job — es la candidata indiscutible or obvia para el puesto
c) (unsubtle)it was such an obvious ploy — el ardid era tan evidente or obvio
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nounto say we're alarmed would be stating the obvious — de más está decir or huelga decir que estamos alarmados
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
