Usage examples of "mere" in English with translation to French

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The mere sight of a dog frightens him. Le simple fait de voir un chien lui fait peur.
This is a mere figment of your imagination. C'est un simple fruit de ton imagination.
The mere sight of a mosquito makes her sick. La simple vue d'un moustique la rend malade.
The mere sight of the doctor made my cousin afraid. La simple vue du docteur effrayait mon cousin.
The mere thought of it is enough to make me happy. Le simple fait d'y penser suffit à me rendre heureux.
I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy. Je ne suis pas un vrai poisson, je ne suis qu'une simple peluche.
Mary was wondering whether she counted for Tom as a mere word or as a real person. Mary se demandait si elle comptait pour Tom comme un simple mot ou comme une vraie personne.
Robinson considers nature a mere object of scientific study, to exploit for his own uses and pleasure. Robinson considère la nature comme un simple objet d'étude scientifique dont il peut tirer profit pour son propre usage et son plaisir.
Condillac, with sensationalism, revolutionised the concept of mind, making language and gesture prior to ideas, shattering Locke's conception of language as a mere passive medium. Condillac, avec le sensationnalisme, révolutionna le concept de l'esprit, faisant du langage et du geste les précurseurs des idées, faisant voler en éclats la conception de Locke du langage comme simple médium passif.
This single reflection will show that the doctrine of redemption is founded on a mere pecuniary idea corresponding to that of a debt which another person might pay. La simple réflexion montrera que la doctrine de la rédemption est fondée sur une simple idée pécuniaire correspondant à celle d'une dette qu'un autre personne pourrait payer.
His sympathy was mere show. Sa sympathie n'était qu'apparence.
A mere glance is not enough for us to tell one from the other. On n'arrive pas à les dissocier au premier coup d'œil.
Even though great men flatter themselves with their great accomplishments, they're rarely the result of great planning, but more often of mere chance. Quoique les hommes se flattent de leurs grandes actions, elles ne sont pas souvent les effets d'un grand dessein, mais des effets du hasard.
According to the "ahl al-haqq" the universe consists of only one substance, and all what we name generations and corruptions, death and life, is a mere combination or dissolution of modes. Selon les Ehl Eltahik, l'univers se compose d'une seule substance, et tout ce qu'on appelle générations et corruptions, mort et vie, n'est qu'une certaine combinaison ou dissolution de modes.
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