obvious

obvious
adjective
offenkundig; (easily seen) augenfällig; sichtlich [Empfindung, innerer Zustand]; plump [Trick, Mittel]

she was the obvious choice — es lag nahe, dass die Wahl auf sie fiel

the answer is obvious — die Antwort liegt auf der Hand

the obvious thing to do is ... — das Naheliegende ist ...

with the obvious exception of ... — natürlich mit Ausnahme von ...

be obvious [to somebody] that ... — [jemandem] klar sein, dass ...

that's stating the obvious — das ist nichts Neues

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['obviəs]
adjective
(easily seen or understood; evident: It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.) offensichtlich
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ob·vi·ous
[ˈɒbviəs, AM ˈɑ:b-]
I. adj deutlich, offensichtlich
it was the \obvious thing to do es war das Naheliegendste
\obvious comparison/objection/solution nahe liegender Vergleich/Einwand/nahe liegende Lösung
\obvious defect augenfälliger Defekt
\obvious displeasure deutliches Missfallen
\obvious distress sichtliche Not
\obvious hints eindeutige [o klare] Hinweise
\obvious lie offenkundige Lüge
for \obvious reasons aus ersichtlichen Gründen
\obvious snub klare Abfuhr
\obvious stain auffälliger Fleck
\obvious storyline leicht durchschaubare Handlung
to make sth \obvious etw deutlich werden lassen
to be \obvious [that] ... offenkundig sein, dass ...
it is becoming \obvious [that] ... es zeichnet sich immer deutlicher ab, dass ...
it's quite \obvious that ... man merkt sofort, dass ...
it is \obvious what/where/when/why ... es liegt auf der Hand, was/wo/wann/warum ...
II. n
the \obvious das Offensichtliche
to miss the \obvious das Naheliegendste übersehen, den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen
to state the \obvious etw längst Bekanntes sagen
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['ɒbvɪəs]
adj
offensichtlich, deutlich; (visually also) augenfällig; (= not subtle) plump; proof klar, eindeutig; difference, fact eindeutig, offensichtlich, offenkundig; statement naheliegend, selbstverständlich; reason (leicht) ersichtlich; dislike, reluctance, surprise sichtlich

an obvious truth —

because of the obvious truth of what he maintains — da es so eindeutig or offensichtlich wahr ist, was er sagt

that's the obvious translation/solution — das ist die am nächsten liegende or nächstliegende Übersetzung/Lösung

for obvious reasons — aus naheliegenden Gründen

he was the obvious choice — es lag nahe, ihn zu wählen

it was obvious he didn't want to come — er wollte offensichtlich nicht kommen

it's quite obvious he doesn't understand — man merkt doch (sofort) or es ist doch klar, dass er nicht versteht

to make sth a little more obvious — etw etwas deutlicher or eindeutiger machen

there's no need to make it so obvious —

do I have to make it even more obvious? — muss ich denn noch deutlicher werden?

we must not be too obvious about it — wir dürfen es nicht zu auffällig machen

I would have thought that was perfectly obvious — das liegt doch auf der Hand

that should be obvious to you — das sollte für Sie offensichtlich sein

with the obvious exception of ... —

subtle? he's the most obvious person I know — raffiniert? ich kenne niemanden, der einfacher zu durchschauen wäre!

even if I am stating the obvious — selbst wenn ich hier etwas längst Bekanntes sage

he has a gift for stating the obvious — der merkt aber auch alles! (inf)

don't just state the obvious, try to be original — sagen Sie nicht, was sich von selbst versteht, sondern bemühen Sie sich um Originalität

what's the obvious thing to do? — was ist das Naheliegendste?, was bietet sich am ehesten an?

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obvious [ˈɒbvıəs; US ˈɑb-] adj (adv obviously) offensichtlich, augenfällig, klar, deutlich, naheliegend, einleuchtend, iron durchsichtig:
for obvious reasons aus erklärlichen Gründen;
make obvious deutlich machen;
it is (very) obvious that … es liegt (klar) auf der Hand, dass …;
it was the obvious thing to do es war das Nächstliegende;
it should have been obvious to him that … es hätte ihm klar sein müssen, dass …;
he was the obvious choice kein anderer kam dafür infrage;
that’s stating the obvious das ist nichts Neues
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adjective
offenkundig; (easily seen) augenfällig; sichtlich [Empfindung, innerer Zustand]; plump [Trick, Mittel]

she was the obvious choice — es lag nahe, dass die Wahl auf sie fiel

the answer is obvious — die Antwort liegt auf der Hand

the obvious thing to do is ... — das Naheliegende ist ...

with the obvious exception of ... — natürlich mit Ausnahme von ...

be obvious [to somebody] that ... — [jemandem] klar sein, dass ...

that's stating the obvious — das ist nichts Neues

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adj.
augenscheinlich adj.
deutlich adj.
eindeutig adj.
klar adj.
klar ersichtlich adj.
offensichtlich adj.

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