mere

• Utilisé pour souligner à quel point quelqu'un ou quelque chose est petit, sans importance ou insignifiant, souvent en insistant sur le fait qu'il n'y a rien de plus.

Used to emphasize how small, unimportant, or insignificant someone or something is.

1. Small or insignificantB1formal

   Used to emphasize how small or unimportant something is.

   simple, seul, insignifiant

   • It was a mere scratch, not a serious injury.
   • He lost by a mere two points.
   • The cost is a mere fraction of what we expected.

   Synonymesbareinsignificantmeagerminorpaltryscantsimpleslighttrivial

   Antonymesconsiderablegreatimportantmajorsignificantsubstantial

2. Just or onlyB1formal

   Used to indicate that something is no more than what is stated.

   simple

   • She is a mere child, not an adult.
   • The thought of it was a mere fantasy.
   • He is a mere assistant, not the manager.

   Synonymesbareonlyplainpurescantsheersimpleslight

• Nom désignant une petite étendue d'eau peu profonde et stagnante, comme un étang ou un lac.

A noun referring to a small, shallow body of standing water, such as a pond or lake.

1. Small pond or lakeC2formalbritish

   A small, shallow body of standing water, often found in low-lying areas.

   Petit étang ou mare

   • The children played by the mere at the edge of the field.
   • A flock of ducks settled on the quiet mere.
   • The old map showed a mere near the village.

   Synonymesplashpondpooltarn