transparent

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

• (General American)
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/, /tɹænz-/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpɛɹənt/, /tɹænz-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/, /tɹænzˈpæɹənt/

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transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)

1. (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

   The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.

   • 1897, H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, chapter 19,

     "You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."

2. (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
3. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

   His reasons for the decision were transparent.

4. (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

• (see-through, clear): The term translucent is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

• (see-through, clear): see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid
• (obvious): apparent, clear, obvious

• (see-through, clear): opaque
• (obvious): obscure, opaque
• nontransparent
• non-transparent

• translucent

• transparently

• transparency
• transparently
• transparentness

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

• Rhymes: -ent

transparent (masculine and feminine plural transparents)

1. transparent

• opac

transparent m

1. banner or placard

transparent

1. transparent

transparent c or n (singular definite transparenten or transparentet, plural indefinite transparenter)

1. banner
2. transparency, overhead

• (banner): banner n
• (transparency): overhead c

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

• IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃s.pa.ʁɑ̃/

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transparent (feminine singular transparente, masculine plural transparents, feminine plural transparentes)

1. transparent; see-through

   Le verre est transparent.

2. clear

   Un ciel (air, lumière, etc.) transparent.

3. transparent, easy to understand

   une allusion transparente.

4. unnoticed

   j'étais transparent à ses regards.

5. (figuratively) transparent; not hiding anything

   Notre comptabilité est transparente.

6. (linguistics) having the same meaning in several languages

   un mot transparent.

• (linguistics): faux-ami

• transparence

transparent m (plural transparents)

1. paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight

   Cet enfant ne saurait écrire sans transparent.

2. (obsolete) screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse)

   Le soir, cette boutique avait pour enseigne un magnifique transparent.

3. plastic film used to show images with an overhead

   La présentation était trop rapide. J'ai à peine eu le temps de recopier les transparents.

• “transparent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• “transparent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• IPA^(key): /ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt/

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transparent (comparative transparenter, superlative am transparentesten)

1. translucent (allowing light to pass through)
2. (less common) fully transparent; see-through
3. (figuratively) transparent

• (translucent): lichtdurchlässig
• (see-through): durchsichtig
• (figuratively): durchschaubar; nachvollziehbar

• transparent in Duden online

trānspārent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of trānspāreō

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative mer transparent, superlative mest transparent)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

• gjennomsiktig

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparenter, definite plural transparentene)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent or transparenter, definite plural transparenta or transparentene)

1. a banner
2. a transparency (for use with a projector)

• (banner): banner

• “transparent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative meir transparent, superlative mest transparent)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

• gjennomsiktig

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparentar, definite plural transparentane)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent, definite plural transparenta)

1. a banner
2. a transparency (for use with a projector)

• (banner): banner

• “transparent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /tranˈspa.rɛnt/

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transparent m inan

1. banner

Borrowed from French transparent, Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtran.spaˈrent/

transparent m or n (feminine singular transparentă, masculine plural transparenți, feminine and neuter plural transparente)

1. transparent

• transparență
• transpărea

• translucid
• străveziu
• clar
• limpede