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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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