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simply
[ˈsɪmplɪ]
adverbio
1con sencillez (in simple manner)
2sencillamente (absolutely)
3sólo (just)
  • it's simply a question of time -> sólo es una cuestión de tiempo
  • she simply had to snap her fingers and… -> sólo con chasquear los dedos…

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simply [sim-pli]
adverbio
1Sencillamente, sin arte.
2Simplemente, sin añadidura ni composición (purely).
3Meramente, solamente (merely).
4Simplemente, tontamente.

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simply [ˈsɪmplɪ]
adverb
1 (in a simple way) [+dress, furnish] sencillamente; [+speak, explain] en términos sencillos
to put it simply ... hablando claro ...
she dressed simply the room was simply and unobtrusively furnished I'll speak simply to avoid misunderstandings to put it simply, there will have to be cutbacks to put it simply/simply put, she was a holy terror
2 (merely, just) simplemente
simply add hot water and stir simplemente, añada agua caliente y remueva; I simply said that ... solo dije que ...
the table is simply a piece of chipboard on a stand most people watch TV simply to stave off boredom simply by adding a sofa bed a study becomes a spare bedroom he was arrested simply on the grounds that he was in the house at the time
3 (emphatic) (absolutely) simplemente
this type of salary simply cannot be justified
he simply refused to listen to me se negó simplemente a escucharme; it simply isn't possible sencillamente no es posible; that is simply not true eso sencillamente, no es verdad; she's quite simply the best sin ninguna duda es la mejor; I thought her performance was simply marvellous/awful su actuación me pareció francamente maravillosa/terrible; you simply must come! ¡no dejes de venir!

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