1 (in a shallow way) [+deal with, treat, know, discuss] superficialmente; de manera superficial; por encima the book delves superficially into colonial history the film touches on these issues, but only superficially Predictably, the politics of thalidomide are dealt with superficially, the suite artfully, if superficially, recalls and re-creates the history of piano music People who know Henry superficially might not like him he knew the place only superficially, like a tourist his paintings were easy to understand at least superficially Hill is incapable of writing badly or superficially They had dealt only superficially with some of the major themes ...people who talk superficially about art he is the most superficially drawn of the major characters
2 (at first glance) while superficially he is gregarious, tirelessly outgoing and friendly, there is a deeply private part of him he finds difficult to share
superficially, the plane looked more or less conventional, but actually ... en apariencia era un avión convencional pero de hecho ...
Superficially at least, Hillary Clinton is everything that Barbara Bush is not But behind this superficially good news lies the alarming reality of costly new challenges in saving the environment /although this explanation seems superficially attractive/, serious reflection shows that it offers no solution to the problem of inequality
although this explanation seems superficially attractive ... aunque superficialmente or a primera vista esta explicación parece interesante ...
this is why superficially attractive toys, such as remote-control boats or talking dolls, can often be seven-day wonders superficially [similar] ceremonies were already part of Mexican religious life ...at the heart of this superficially [impressive] show, there is confusion ...a superficially [impressive], ultimately empty movie People who seem superficially arrogant often feel deeply inferior While the land looks superficially fertile, it is in fact badly eroded the monastery looked superficially undamaged under the fresh coat of white paint, but ...
3 (Téc) (Med) on the surface ...a man with a knife attacked them; one of the women was cut superficially, but the other was hurt much more seriously. one of the women was cut superficially una de las mujeres sufrió cortes superficiales
the incision is made superficially la incisión se hace en la superficie
the substance is injected superficially into the skin
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