Usage examples of "as a mere formality" in English with translation to Spanish

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Mary was wondering whether she counted for Tom as a mere word or as a real person. Mary se preguntaba si para Tom ella era una simple palabra o una auténtica persona.
You are no longer a mere child. Ya no eres un niño.
If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si no podemos conseguir el dinero de otra forma, podemos, como último recurso, vender el coche.
I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy. No soy un pez de verdad, sólo soy un peluche.
I work part-time as a receptionist at a dentist's office. Trabajo de media jornada como recepcionista en una clínica dental.
He is a mere child. Es sólo un niño.
He used his umbrella as a weapon. Él usó su paraguas como un arma.
She is a mere child. Sólo es una niña.
"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" "Cariño, ven rápido. ¡Hay una página web llamada Tatoeba que está vendiendo su colección de oraciones a un céntimo cada una! ¡Incluso tienen una oferta especial del tipo de compre cien oraciones y reciba una gratis!" "¡Oh, genial! ¡¿Ahora la gente colecciona las oraciones como pasatiempo?! ¡Adónde estamos llegando!"
We should bear in mind what is called wisdom is not a mere item of knowledge. Deberíamos tener en cuenta que lo que se conoce como sabiduría no es un mero elemento de conocimiento.
Today the teacher took "Chinese culture" as a topic. Hoy el maestro escogió "la cultura china" como tema.
Quantum physics is too difficult for a mere mortal to understand. La física cuántica es demasiado difícil para que lo entienda un simple mortal.
He is fat as a bear. Él es gordo como un oso.
A home is more than a mere building. Una casa es más que un mero edificio.
As a matter of fact, bankruptcy is inevitable. De hecho, la bancarrota es inevitable.
I think it is a mere coincidence. Creo que es mera coincidencia.
As a child I often went fishing with my father. Cuando niño iba a menudo a pescar con mi padre.
He was late as a result of the accident. Él llegó tarde por culpa del accidente.
They killed a goat as a sacrifice to the gods. Sacrificaron un cabra en honor a los dioses.
I keep a rabbit as a pet. Tengo un conejo como mascota.
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