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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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sheer — c.1200, exempt, free from guilt, later schiere thin, sparse (c.1400), from O.E. scir bright, clear, influenced by O.N. cognate scær bright, clean, pure, from P.Gmc. *skairijaz (Cf. O.S. skiri, O.Fris. skire, Ger. schier, Goth. skeirs clean, pure… … Etymology dictionary
sheer — sheer1 [ ʃır ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something: Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. the sheer size/volume etc. of something: We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work. sheer… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sheer — I UK [ʃɪə(r)] / US [ʃɪr] adjective ** 1) [only before noun] used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. the sheer size/volume etc of something: We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work.… … English dictionary
sheer — [[t]ʃɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] sheerer, sheerest 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else. His music is sheer delight... Sheer chance quite often plays … English dictionary
sheer — [ʃɪə] adj 1) used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something Maya succeeded through sheer hard work.[/ex] We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work.[/ex] The journey to work every day was sheer hell.[/ex] 2) extremely steep a sheer… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sheer — sheer1 [shir] vi. [var. of SHEAR, prob. infl. by Du or LowG scheren, to cut, deviate, warp away] to turn aside sharply from a course; swerve vt. to cause to sheer n. 1. a sudden change of course; abrupt turn; swerve 2. the oblique heading or… … English World dictionary
sheer — Ⅰ. sheer [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) nothing but; absolute: sheer hard work. 2) (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or nearly so. 3) (of a fabric) very thin. ► ADVERB ▪ perpendicularly. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
cliff-face — cliffˈ face noun The sheer or steep front of a cliff • • • Main Entry: ↑cliff … Useful english dictionary
sheer´ness — sheer1 «shihr», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. very thin; almost transparent: »Sheer white curtains hung at the little windows to let in as much light as possible. 2. unmixed with anything else; complete: »sheer nonsense. She fainted from… … Useful english dictionary
cliff — Pali, palipa a. ♦ Tall or distant cliff, pali loa. ♦ Towering cliff, pali halehale, pali hi i. ♦ Sheer sea cliff, hula ana. ♦ Vertical cliff, pali kū. ♦ Base of cliff, palipa a maoli. ♦ Small cliff or slope, papali. ♦ Small… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
cliff — n. 1) to climb, scale a cliff 2) a rugged; sheer, steep cliff * * * [klɪf] scale a cliff sheer steep cliff a rugged to climb … Combinatory dictionary