transparente

adj.

1 transparent, clear, filmy, crystalline.

2 obvious, transpicuous, clear.

f. & m.

1 window-shade.

2 a glass window in churches behind the altar.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: transparentar.

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transparente

► adjetivo

1 (gen) transparent

2 (tela, vestido) transparent, see-through

3 figurado straight, plain

► nombre masculino

1 (tela, papel) transparency

2 (visillo) net curtain

3 (pantalla) shade, blind

4 (vidriera) stained-glass window

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adj.

transparent

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1. ADJ

1) [agua, cristal] transparent, clear; [aire] clear; [vestido] see-through

2) [persona] transparent; [intenciones, motivos] clear, transparent

3) [gestión, contabilidad] open, transparent

el Presidente ha prometido una gestión transparente — the President has promised open o transparent government

2.

SM (=pantalla) blind, shade

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adjetivo

a) <cristal/agua> transparent, clear; <aire> clear

b) <tela/papel> transparent; <blusa> see-through

c) <persona/carácter> transparent; <intenciones> clear, plain

eres tan transparente — I can see right through you

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= clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], translucent, transparent, seamless, see-through, seamless, uncloudy, unclouded, diaphanous.

Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex. On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading.

Ex. A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.

Ex. CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.

Ex. Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.

Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.

Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.

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* de un modo transparente = seamlessly.

* film transparente = cling film.

* notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.

* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.

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adjetivo

a) <cristal/agua> transparent, clear; <aire> clear

b) <tela/papel> transparent; <blusa> see-through

c) <persona/carácter> transparent; <intenciones> clear, plain

eres tan transparente — I can see right through you

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= clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], translucent, transparent, seamless, see-through, seamless, uncloudy, unclouded, diaphanous.

Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex: On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading.

Ex: A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.

Ex: CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.

Ex: Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.

Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.

Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex: The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.

* de un modo transparente = seamlessly.

* film transparente = cling film.

* notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.

* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.

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transparente¹

adjective

1 ‹cristal/agua› transparent, clear; ‹aire› clear

2 ‹tela/papel› transparent; ‹blusa› see-through

la tela está transparente de gastada (fam); the material's so worn you can see straight through it

3 ‹persona/carácter› transparent; ‹intenciones› transparent, clear, plain

eres tan transparente you're like an open book, I can read you like a book, I can see right through you

transparente²

masculine

1 (cortina) blind, shade (AmE)

2 (ventana) stained-glass window (behind an altar)

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Del verbo transparentar: (conjugate transparentar)

transparenté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

transparente es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
transparentar    
transparente
transparente adjetivo

a) ‹cristal/agua› transparent, clear;

‹aire› clear

b) ‹tela/papel› transparent;

‹blusa› see-through

c) ‹persona/carácter› transparent;

‹intenciones› clear, plain
transparentar
I verbo transitivo to reveal
II verbo intransitivo to be transparent
transparente adjetivo
1 (un cristal, las aguas, etc) transparent
2 (gestión, información) open, clear
3 (intención, mentira, etc) clear
'transparente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trasparente
- film
- opaco
English:
clear
- clingfilm
- flimsy
- see-through
- sheer
- transparent
- transparently
- cling
- film
- see

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transparente, trasparente

♦ adj

1. [líquido, material] transparent;

[tela] see-through;

una superficie transparente a los rayos ultravioleta a surface that is transparent to ultra-violet rays

2. [intención, gesto] clear

3. [elecciones, proceso] open, visibly fair;

negocios poco transparentes murky business dealings

♦ nm

blind

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transparente

adj transparent

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transparente adj

: transparent

♦ transparentemente adv

transparente nm

: shade, blind

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transparente adj

1. (en general) transparent / clear

el cristal es transparente glass is transparent

2. (tela, prenda de vestir) see through

una blusa transparente a see through blouse