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"Clear" is an adjective which is often translated as "claro", and "obvious" is an adjective which is often translated as "obvio". Learn more about the difference between "clear" and "obvious" below.
clear(
klihr
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (evident)
2. (translucid)
a. transparente
The patio doors are made of clear glass and extend across the whole of the back wall.La puerta del patio está hecha de vidrio transparente y abarca toda la pared de atrás.
3. (not murky)
a. claro
The water of the lake is clear, and it's possible to see the rocky bottom.El agua del lago es clara y puede verse el fondo rocoso.
4. (weather)
5. (definite)
6. (finance)
7. (untroubled)
a. limpio
I don't know how she can have a clear conscience after treating us like that.No sé cómo puede tener la conciencia limpia después de tratarnos así.
b. tranquilo
The accused stated that he had a clear conscience.El acusado afirmó que tenía la conciencia tranquila.
c. claro
I need to keep a clear head for the meeting tomorrow.Necesito mantener la mente clara para la reunión mañana.
8. (free)
10. (complete)
a. entero
We could see the clear town from the top of the mountain.Podíamos ver el pueblo entero desde la cima de la montaña.
11. (away from)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Phone me once you're clear of the accident.Llámame cuando hayas pasado el accidente.
The leader is 20 points clear from the rest.El líder va 20 puntos por delante del resto.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
He was in the clear with the bank collectors.Estaba libre de deudas con los recaudadores del banco.
They were in the clear thanks to their alibi.Estaban fuera de toda sospecha gracias a su coartada.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
13. (completely)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
14. (computing)
a. despejar
The computer specialist cleared all the data from the hard drives.El informático despejó todos los datos de los discos duros.
15. (to remove)
a. despejar
The police cleared the street to avoid injuring civilians.La policía despejó la calle para evitar heridos.
b. desatascar (pipe)
Call the plumber to clear the sink.Llama al plomero para que desatasque el fregadero.
c. destapar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We cleared the waste from the drain.Destapamos los residuos del sumidero.
e. desbrozar (woodland)
Several volunteers cleared a large piece of land in the forest.Varios voluntarios desbrozaron un terreno muy amplio en el bosque.
16. (to sell off)
17. (to settle)
18. (to earn)
a. sacar
I cleared more than $200 from the sale of my old fridge.Saqué más de $200 por mi viejo refrigerador.
19. (banking)
20. (to authorize)
21. (legal)
22. (to dilute)
b. clarificar
Clear the oil by mixing it with a lighter oil.Clarifica el aceite mezclándolo con un aceite más ligero.
23. (medicine)
a. purificar
The doctors cleared his blood with a serum.Los médicos le purificaron la sangre con un suero.
24. (sports)
25. (to jump over)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The bird just cleared my head.El pájaro pasó salvando mi cabeza.
We had to clear a several meter sinkhole.Tuvimos que saltar por encima de un hueco de un metro.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
26. (weather)
a. despejarse (sky)
The sky cleared after two weeks of rain.El cielo se despejó tras dos semanas de lluvias.
c. aclararse
The weather started to clear after a cloudy morning.El tiempo empezó a aclararse tras una mañana nubosa.
27. (of the mind)
a. calmarse
Breathe and let your mind clear before answering.Respira y deja que tu mente se calme antes de responder.
28. (to dissipate)
a. pasar
The irritation from the poison ivy has cleared.La irritación de la hiedra venenosa ya pasó.
a. compensarse
Martin's check won't clear till tomorrow.El cheque de Martin no se compensará hasta mañana.
b. ser compensado
The check cleared at the end of April.El cheque fue compensado a finales de abril.
d. ser liberado
Has the check from the real estate agency cleared yet?¿Ya fue liberado el cheque de la agencia inmobiliaria?
obvious(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (clear)
a. obvio
It is obvious that you don't care at all about my feelings.Es obvio que no te importan para nada mis sentimientos.
b. claro
With his years of experience, he has an obvious advantage in this contest.Con sus años de experiencia, tiene una clara ventaja en este concurso.
c. evidente
With the hurricane coming this way, we are all in obvious danger.Con el huracán que se aproxima, estamos todos en evidente peligro.
d. patente
They made it obvious that they had been fighting.Hicieron muy patente el hecho que habían estado peleando.
e. lógico
The obvious solution is to build the tower closer to the highway.La solución lógica es construir la torre más cerca de la carretera.
f. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
It was obvious to us that there was no chance of winning the case.Nos dimos cuenta de que no había ninguna posibilidad de ganar el caso.
It was perfectly obvious that she was not at all willing to help us.No cabía ni la menor duda de que no estaba para nada dispuesta a ayudarnos.
2. (unsubtle)
a. evidente
His speech was an obvious ploy to get support from the opposition.Su discurso fue un evidente ardid para conseguir el apoyo de la oposición.
b. obvio
Mirella is able to attract the attention of potential customers in the store with her obvious charms.Mirella puede atraer la atención de los clientes potenciales en la tienda con sus obvios encantos.
