transparent

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (transparent), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.

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Adjective[edit]

transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)

  1. (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
    The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.
    1. (graphic design) Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
  2. (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
  3. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
    His reasons for the decision were transparent.
    I love playing poker with Steve, because he's so transparent.
  4. (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
  5. (computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
    • 2003, Rolf Oppliger, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web, page 34:
      In order to make that transparent to the user, browsers usually cache the usernames and passwords and retransmit them automatically each time they contact the server.

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  • (see-through, clear): The term translucent is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentem (transparent), present active participle of transpareō, from Latin trāns + pareō.

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transparent m or f (masculine and feminine plural transparents)

  1. transparent
    Antonym: opac

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Czech[edit]

Noun[edit]

transparent m inan

  1. banner or placard

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Danish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

transparent

  1. transparent

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transparent c or n (singular definite transparenten or transparentet, plural indefinite transparenter)

  1. banner
  2. transparency, overhead

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French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentem (transparent), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trāns + pareō.

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transparent (feminine transparente, masculine plural transparents, feminine plural transparentes)

  1. transparent; see-through
    Le verre est transparent.
    The glass is transparent.
  2. translucid; allowing light to pass through
    Le voile est transparent.
    The veil is translucid.
  3. clear
    un ciel transparenta clear sky
    une lumière transparente — a clear light
  4. transparent, easy to understand, unambiguous
    une allusion transparentean unambiguous allusion
  5. unnoticed; invisible
    J’étais transparent à ses regards.
    I was invisible to him/her.
  6. (figuratively) transparent; not hiding anything
    Notre comptabilité est transparente.
    Our accounting is transparent.
  7. (linguistics) having the same meaning in several languages
    Antonym: faux-ami
    un mot transparentan international word

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  • Turkish: transparan

Noun[edit]

transparent m (plural transparents)

  1. paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight
    Cet enfant ne saurait écrire sans transparent.
    This child doesn't know how to write without ruled guides
  2. (obsolete) screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse)
    Le soir, cette boutique avait pour enseigne un magnifique transparent.
    At night, this store had a magnificent backlit screen for a sign.
  3. plastic film used to show images with an overhead, overhead transparency
    La présentation était trop rapide. J’ai à peine eu le temps de recopier les transparents.
    The presentation was too fast. I didn't even have the time to copy down the transparencies

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

18th century, from French transparent.

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transparent (strong nominative masculine singular transparenter, comparative transparenter, superlative am transparentesten)

  1. translucent (allowing light to pass through)
    Synonym: lichtdurchlässig
  2. (less common) fully transparent; see-through
    Synonym: durchsichtig
  3. (figurative) transparent
    Synonyms: durchschaubar, nachvollziehbar

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trānspārent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of trānspāreō

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere.

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transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative mer transparent, superlative mest transparent)

  1. transparent (quality of a material)

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transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparenter, definite plural transparentene)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent or transparenter, definite plural transparenta or transparentene)

  1. a banner
  2. a transparency (for use with a projector)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere.

Adjective[edit]

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente)

  1. transparent (quality of a material)
    Synonyms: gjennomsiktig, gjennomsynleg

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transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparentar, definite plural transparentane)

  1. a banner
    Synonym: banner
  2. a transparency (for use with a projector)
  3. a White Transparent cultivar of apple

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  • (banner; transparency): In these senses, this noun was considered grammatically neuter prior to a 2018 spelling decision.

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French transparent, from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

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  • IPA(key): /tranˈspa.rɛnt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arɛnt
  • Syllabification: tran‧spa‧rent

Noun[edit]

transparent m inan

  1. banner

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Further reading[edit]

  • transparent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • transparent in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French transparent, Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (transparent), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

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transparent m or n (feminine singular transparentă, masculine plural transparenți, feminine and neuter plural transparente)

  1. transparent

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