adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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He observed that his ears, made almost transparent by the sunlight, closely resembled a pair of human embryos.
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On his head was a fuzz - a fluff of pale downy hair, almost transparent .
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The cave is almost transparent , as though made of ice.
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In another, an almost transparent green dress is pulled taut over her 34-24-24 curves.
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Thanks to technology, airfare pricing is now more transparent to the consumer, and easier to police.
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Other regulators seemed likely to applaud the proposal for making more transparent the often murky world of derivatives.
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The Ecclestone mess is one reason for the government's decision to make the law more transparent .
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And is there a politician in the world with a more transparent edifice complex?
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She has pledged to reduce pay differentials to single figures within five years by making pay more transparent through annual surveys.
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I loved your note confessing that your feelings for me have made you more transparent .
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The move should result in more transparent trading in Brady bonds and shares, they said.
so
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Giles's motive in telling her of his expectations was so transparent that she had lost interest in him.
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Then it came to me, and I thought that I had not before seen so transparent a face.
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They were so transparent and thin, you could put them through a wedding ring.
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And that is one reason why this presidential election is beginning to look so transparent and trivial.
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She was so transparent that there seemed nothing but clear skin between what she felt and what she said.
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It was like when children try and manipulate you and their efforts are so transparent it makes you hate them.
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Nick thought he had never seen anyone so transparent with joy.
■ NOUN
plastic
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When lifted and placed against a transparent plastic sheet they would show up the tiniest particle.
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Laminate a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a thin transparent fabric
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The box has a transparent plastic lid so you can see what's inside.
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The boys arms and hands were so thin they seemed almost transparent .
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The plastic is transparent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dry-fry the onion and garlic in a non-stick pan until the onion is transparent .
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He was a visitor from another, undersea world; an innocent, transparent , perfectly gentle alien.
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The fading colours and yellowish transparent appearance are clear indications of iron chlorosis caused by deficiencies in iron and trace elements.
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The moments when nature seems transparent are evanescent.
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The wall was as transparent as glass, but it was as if it revealed only another wall of uniform greyness.
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With thin washes and the more transparent pigments, colour differences between the white and tinted sheets will be more apparent.