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mere·ly

 (mîr′lē)
adv.
And nothing else or more; only: Their simultaneous arrival at the party was merely a coincidence.
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merely

(ˈmɪəlɪ)
adv
only; nothing more than
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.merely - and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
but, just, only, simply
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merely

adverb only, but, just, simply, entirely, purely, solely He was far from being merely a furniture expert.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

merely

adverb
Nothing more than:
just, only.
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Translations
مُجَرَّدا، فَقَط
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csakcsupán
einungis
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merely

[ˈmɪəlɪ] ADV → simplemente, solamente
she's merely a secretary → es simplemente or solamente una secretaria, no es más que una secretaria
I was merely suggesting that → estaba simplemente or solamente sugiriendo que ...
this merely aggravates the problem → esto lo único que hace es agravar el problema
I merely said that → sólo dije que ..., lo único que dije era que ...
she merely shrugged → ella se limitó a encogerse de hombros
she merely smiled → sonrió nada más, se limitó a sonreír
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

merely

[ˈmɪərli] adv (= only) to do sth merely because ... → ne faire qch que parce que ...
We accept these ideas merely because they have never been challenged → Nous n'acceptons ces idées que parce qu'elles n'ont jamais été mises en question.
to constitute merely ... [+ part, percentage] → ne représenter que ...
The brain constitutes merely three per cent of body weight → Le cerveau ne représente que trois pour cent du poids du corps.
to be merely ... (= just) → n'être que ...
He's merely a good friend → Ce n'est qu'un bon ami.
He was far from being merely a furniture expert → Il était loin de n'être qu'un expert en meuble.
January was merely a month away → Janvier n'était que dans un mois.
not merely ... but ... → pas simplement ... mais ...
His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people → Ses crimes n'étaient pas simplement des larcins mais des actes de violence envers des personnes âgées.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

merely

adv → lediglich, bloß; it’s not merely broken, it’s ruined → es ist nicht bloß kaputt, es ist völlig ruiniert
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merely

[ˈmɪəlɪ] adv → soltanto, semplicemente, non... che
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mere

(miə) adjective
no more than or no better than. a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.
ˈmerely adverb
simply or only. I was merely asking a question.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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