Translation for "das sei rein" to english

Das sei rein

• that is pure
• it was purely

Translation examples

that is pure

«Ich sagte Ihnen ja, dass dieses Prozedere eine reine Formsache sei – reine Formsache. Die Vertagung war vorauszusehen, weil die Polizei vorerst noch weitere Untersuchungen anstellen muss.»
“Ah—I told you the proceedings would be purely formal—purely formal—there was bound to be an adjournment—to enable the police to gather up additional evidence.”