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sheer [ʃɪə(r)](a) (as intensifier) pur;∎ it was sheer coincidence c'était une pure coïncidence;∎ the sheer scale of the project was intimidating l'envergure même du projet était impressionnante;∎ the sheer boredom of her job drove her mad elle s'ennuyait tellement dans son travail que ça la rendait folle;∎ by sheer accident or chance tout à fait par hasard, par pur hasard;∎ out of or in sheer boredom par pur ennui;∎ in sheer desperation en désespoir de cause;∎ it was sheer stupidity c'était franchement stupide;∎ that's sheer nonsense! c'est complètement absurde!;∎ it's sheer folly! c'est de la folie pure!(b) (steep → cliff) à pic, abrupt;∎ it's a sheer 50-metre drop cela descend à pic sur 50 mètres;∎ a sheer drop to the sea un à-pic jusqu'à la mer;∎ we came up against a sheer wall of water nous nous sommes trouvés devant un véritable mur d'eau2 adverbà pic, abruptementAmerican (curtains) voilages mpl►► Nautical sheer deck livet m (de pont);Nautical sheer rail liston m(b) (animal, shy person) filer, détaler;∎ to sheer away from éviter∎ when he saw us, he sheered off in the opposite direction il a fait demi-tour en nous apercevant -
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1. ʃiə adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puro, absoluto2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) vertical, escarpado3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) muy fino
2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) verticalmente, en picado
II ʃiəsheer adj verticaltr[ʃɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (total, utter) total, absoluto,-a, puro,-a3 (stockings etc) muy fino,-a————————tr[ʃɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL desviarse (away/off, -)sheer ['ʃɪr] adv1) completely: completamente, totalmente2) vertically: verticalmentesheer adj1) transparent: vaporoso, transparente2) absolute, utter: puroby sheer luck: por pura suerte3) steep: escarpado, verticaladj.• completo, -a adj.• consumado, -a adj.• diáfano, -a adj.• escarpado, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• tajado, -a adj.adv.• completamente adv.n.• desviación s.f.
I ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puroit's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...
3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente
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I [ʃɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar sheerer) (superl sheerest)1) (=absolute) puro, absolutoby sheer accident, by sheer chance — de pura casualidad
the sheer impossibility of... — la total imposibilidad de...
See:PURE in pure2) (=transparent) transparente, fino3) (=precipitous) escarpado2.ADV
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[ʃɪǝ(r)]VIto sheer away from a topic — desviarse de un tema, evitar hablar de un tema
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I [ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puroit's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...
3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente
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adjectivethe sheer insolence of it! — so eine Frechheit!
only by sheer hard work — nur durch harte Arbeit
2) (perpendicular) schroff [Felsen, Abfall]; steil [Felsen, Abfall, Aufstieg]3) (finely woven) hauchfein* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) hauchdünn2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) ausscherenII [ʃiə]- academic.ru/118404/sheer_off_away">sheer off/away* * *sheer1[ʃɪəʳ, AM ʃɪr]I. adjthe \sheer size of the thing takes your breath away schon allein die Größe von dem Ding ist atemberaubend\sheer accident purer Zufall\sheer blather reines Gewäsch\sheer bliss eine wahre Wonne\sheer boredom schiere [o pure] Langeweile\sheer coincidence reiner [o purer] Zufall\sheer despair blanke [o schiere] Verzweiflung\sheer drudgery reine Schinderei\sheer lunacy purer Wahnsinn\sheer misery blankes Elend\sheer nonsense [or rubbish] blanker Unsinn\sheer willpower pure Willenskraft2. (vertical) steil\sheer cliff steile Klippe\sheer drop steiles Gefällesheer2[ʃɪəʳ, AM ʃɪr]vi▪ to \sheer off [or away]1. NAUT abscheren, abgieren2. (avoid) ausweichento \sheer away from an unpleasant topic einem unangenehmen Thema aus dem Weg gehen* * *[ʃɪə(r)]1. adj (+er)by sheer force of personality — aufgrund or auf Grund seiner Persönlichkeit
by sheer hard work —
the sheer impossibility of doing that — die schiere Unmöglichkeit, das zu tun
it was sheer hell — es war die (reinste) Hölle (inf)
there is a sheer drop of 200 feet — es fällt 200 Fuß steil or senkrecht ab
3) cloth etc (hauch)dünn, (hauch)zart2. advsteil, jäh (geh); (= vertically) senkrecht3. vi (NAUT)ausscheren* * *sheer1 [ʃıə(r)]A adj1. bloß, rein, pur, nichts als:by sheer force durch bloße oder nackte Gewalt;he won by sheer luck er gewann nur durch Glück;sheer nonsense reiner oder barer Unsinn;for sheer pleasure nur so zum Vergnügen2. völlig, rein, glatt (Unmöglichkeit etc)3. hauchdünn (Textilien)4. steil, jäh5. rein, unvermischt, purB adv1. völlig, ganz, gänzlich2. senkrecht, steilsheer2 [ʃıə(r)]A s SCHIFFa) Ausscheren nb) Sprung m (Deckerhöhung):sheer hulk Hulk f/m (abgetakeltes Schiff) mit Mastkran;sheer plan Längsriss mB v/ia) abweichen, abgehen (von),b) sich losmachen (von)C v/t SCHIFF abdrängen* * *adjective1) attrib. (mere, absolute) rein; blank [Unsinn, Gewalt]2) (perpendicular) schroff [Felsen, Abfall]; steil [Felsen, Abfall, Aufstieg]3) (finely woven) hauchfein* * *adj.rein adj. -
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I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.)* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.)2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.)3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.)2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.)II [ʃiə]* * *I [ʃɪə(r)]the sheer impossibility of... — l'assoluta impossibilità di...
by sheer chance; by a sheer accident — per puro caso or pura combinazione
2) (transparent) trasparente3) (precipitous) a picco2. adva picco, a perpendicoloII [ʃɪə(r)] vi* * *sheer (1) /ʃɪə(r)/A a.1 allo stato puro; puro e semplice; vero e proprio; bell'e buono; mero (lett.): sheer selfishness, egoismo puro e semplice; It's sheer folly, è una vera follia; sheer nonsense, una sciocchezza bell'e buona; I made it by sheer luck, ce l'ho fatta proprio per un pelo (o solo per fortuna); sheer impossibility, assoluta impossibilità2 perpendicolare; a picco: a sheer cliff, una scogliera a picco; una falesia; a sheer drop, uno strapiombo; a sheer rock face, una parete a strapiombo3 ( di tessuto o capo di vestiario) sottile; diafano; trasparente: sheer stockings, calze da donna sottilissimeB avv.1 completamente; affatto2 propriosheer (2) /ʃɪə(r)/n.6 (pl.) ► sheerlegs.sheer (3) /ʃɪə(r)/n. [u](to) sheer /ʃɪə(r)/A v. i.1 (naut.) cambiare rotta; invertire la rotta; virare2 (naut.) straorzare; abbattersi: The ship suddenly sheered towards the sandbank, all'improvviso la nave si abbatté al traverso della seccaB v. t.3 ( per estens.) guidare, portare ( un veicolo): I sheered my car around the larger potholes, ho guidato (la macchina) in modo da scansare le buche più grandi● to sheer away (o to sheer off), (naut.) allontanarsi, scostarsi, largare; (fig.) girare alla larga, svicolare ( anche fig.): The boat sheered off to avoid a collision, il battello si è scostato per evitare una collisione; He sheered off so as not to meet me, girò alla larga per non incontrarmi □ to sheer off from sb. [a subject], evitare, scansare q. [un argomento].* * *I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.) -
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I 1. ʃiə adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) rein (og skjær)2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) loddrett, stupbratt3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) flortynn, gjennomsiktig2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) loddrettII ʃiəgjennomsiktig--------ren--------skjærIsubst. \/ʃɪə\/( sjøfart) springsheer fore and aft spring for og akterIIverb \/ʃɪə\/( spesielt sjøfart) dreie av, giresheer from one's course dreie av fra kursensheer off from someone eller sheer away from someone ( hverdagslig) unngå noen, ikke ville ha med noen å gjøresheer up alongside løpe opp på langsiden avIIIadj. \/ʃɪə\/1) ren, pur2) ren, ren og skjær, absoluttå bestige dette fjellet er rene, skjære galskapen3) flortynn, (nesten) gjennomsiktig4) loddrett, stupbrattalt han kunne se foran seg, var en stupbratt fjellsideIVadv. \/ʃɪə\/1) stupbratt, loddrett, rett opp, rett ned2) rett, brått, tvert -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) ren og skær2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) stejl3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) tynd2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) lodretII [ʃiə]* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) ren og skær2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) stejl3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) tynd2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) lodretII [ʃiə] -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) skrajen2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) zelo strm3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) zelo fin2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) navpičnoII [ʃiə]* * *I [šíə]1.nounnauticalodklon (odmik) od določene smeri, nagel obrat ali odklon od ravne poti;2.intransitive verb nauticalnapraviti nagel odklon od določene smeri ali ravne poti; figuratively odmakniti se, oddaljiti se ( from od), ločiti seto sheer off — oditi, oddaljiti se, ločiti se; nautical odmakniti se od določene smerito sheer up nautical bližati se od straniII [šíə]1.adjective(zelo) strm, navpičen; skrajen; tanek, zelo fin (tkanina); pravi, pravcat; čist, nepomešan, nerazredčen, neponarejen; popoln, sam, golby sheer necessity — iz čiste (same, gole, absolutne) potrebesheer rock — čista (sama, prava, pravcata, gola) skalait is sheer nonsense — to je pravi nesmisel;2.adverbnavpično; popolnoma, čisto; naravnost, direktnorocks rise sheer from the valley — skale se dvigajo navpično iz doline;3.nounprozorna (bombažna ali platnena) tkanina -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puro2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) a pique3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) transparente2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) a piqueII [ʃiə]* * *sheer1[ʃiə] n 1 Naut mudança de rumo, desvio do curso. 2 inclinação, curvatura do convés. • vt+vi desviar, virar, mudar de rumo. • adj perpendicular, íngreme, abrupto. • adv 1 completamente, totalmente. 2 de modo íngreme, perpendicularmente. sheer legs Naut guindaste de mastro. to sheer off Naut andar mais largo.————————sheer2[ʃiə] adj 1 fino, transparente, diáfano. 2 puro, completo, absoluto. -
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csellengés, átlátszó, fedélzetívelés, fedélzetív to sheer: útiránytól jobbra-balra kileng, cselleng* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puszta erő, abszolút2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) meredek3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) áttetsző2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) függőlegesenII [ʃiə] -
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adj. tam, bütün, düpedüz, sırf, katışıksız, dik, dikey, şeffaf, transparan————————adv. düpedüz, büsbütün, tamamen, dimdik, doğrudan————————v. rotadan sapmak, yolundan sapmak, sapmak* * *1. sap (v.) 2. dik (adj.)* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) sırf, tam2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) dimdik3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) çok ince2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) dimdik olarakII [ʃiə] -
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• paljas• jyrkkä• silkka• aito• absoluuttinen• puhdas• pystysuora• kohtisuora• mutkitella• pelkkä• selvä• sekoittumaton• läpikuultava• sula• suoraan• äkkijyrkkä• poiketa suunnasta* * *I 1. ʃiə adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.)2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.)3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.)2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.)II ʃiə -
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[ʃɪə(r)] 1. adj( utter) czysty, najzwyklejszy; ( steep) stromy, pionowy; ( almost transparent) przejrzysty2. advstromo, pionowo* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) czysty2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) spadzisty3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) delikatny, zwiewny, lekki2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) pionowoII [ʃiə] -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) gluži nejauši2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) stāvs; kraujš3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) plāns2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) stāvus; kraujiII [ʃiə]* * *novirzīšanās no kursa; novirzīties no kursa; galīgs, pilnīgs; caurspīdīgs, plāns; neatšķaidīts; statenisks, stāvs; pavisam, pilnīgi; stateniski -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) grynas, visiškas2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) status3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) plonytis2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) stačiai, statmenaiII [ʃiə] -
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adj. ren, (rena rama), total; tunn; genomskinlig; tvär, lodrät--------adv. rent, totalt; rakt; tvärbrant--------n. gir, sväng--------v. gira, svänga, ändra riktning; avvika* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) ren2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) tvärbrant, lodrät3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) mycket tunn, skir2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) tvärt, raktII [ʃiə] -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) čirý2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) strmý3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) tenoučký2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) přímo vzhůruII [ʃiə]* * *• úplný• pouhý• strmý• hotový• kolmý• naprostý• čirý• čistý -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) číry, úplný2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) strmý3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) tenučký2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) priamo (z), rovno (z)II [ʃiə]* * *• vyhnút sa• vyložený• zakrivenie boku lode• sedlovitost• schádzat z kurzu• strmo• strmý• úplný• úplne• tenký• úchylka• priesvitná tkanina• priesvitné šaty• príkro• priesvitný• priesvitná látka• príkry• priesvitný odev• priamo• jemný• hotový• bokorys• celkom• absolútny• cistý• círy• rovno• púhy• poloha lodi• kolmo nahor• kolmý• lodný žeriav• kolmo dolu• nárys• naprostý• obíst• odbocit• odbiehat• odchýlka• odchylovat sa od kurzu• odbocovat• odklánat sa• nic než -
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I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) απόλυτος,σκέτος2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) κατακόρυφος,απότομος3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) λεπτότατος2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) κατακόρυφαII [ʃiə]
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