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1 sheer nonsense
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2 that's sheer nonsense
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3 sheer
adj. ragfijn; kklaar; loodrecht; absoluut; puur; dun; doorzichtig--------adv. doorzichtig; in het geheel; absoluut--------n. uitwijking, afwijking--------v. uitwijkensheer11 dun ⇒ doorschijnend, transparant♦voorbeelden:1 sheer nylon • dun/doorzichtig nylonII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉1 volkomen ⇒ zuiver, je reinste♦voorbeelden:1 that's sheer nonsense • dat is kklare onzin!————————sheer2〈 werkwoord〉 〈 scheepvaart〉1 gieren ⇒ scherp uitwijken, zwenken♦voorbeelden:sheer away from • mijden————————sheer3〈 bijwoord〉2 compleet ⇒ regelrecht, volkomen -
4 which
adj. welke? van welke? naarwelke? inwelke?--------pron. welk, welkewhich1[ witsj]1 welke (ervan) ⇒ wie/wat♦voorbeelden:1 he could not decide which (of them) to choose • hij kon niet beslissen welke hij (ervan) moest kiezenhe could not tell which was which • hij kon ze niet uit elkaar houdenwhich of the girls hit Sarah? • wie van de meisjes heeft Sarah geslagen?1 die/dat ⇒ welke, wat2 wat ⇒ hetgeen, (iets) wat♦voorbeelden:1 that which she had seen thoroughly upset her • dat wat ze gezien had maakte haar helemaal overstuurthe clothes which you ordered • de kleren die je besteld hebt2 he said they were spying on him, which is sheer nonsense • hij zei dat ze hem bespioneerden, wat/hetgeen kklare onzin is————————which21 welk(e)♦voorbeelden:1 which colour do you prefer? • welke kleur vind je het mooist?1 welk(e)♦voorbeelden:1 she hated green, which colour reminded her of her school uniform • ze had een hekel aan groen, omdat die kleur haar aan haar schooluniform deed denken
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sheer nonsense — total stupidity, illogical information … English contemporary dictionary
Sheer — Sheer, a. [OE. shere, skere, pure, bright, Icel. sk?rr; akin to sk[=i]rr, AS. sc[=i]r, OS. sk[=i]ri, MHG. sch[=i]r, G. schier, Dan. sk?r, Sw. sk[ a]r, Goth. skeirs clear, and E. shine. [root]157. See {Shine}, v. i.] 1. Bright; clear; pure;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
nonsense — n. 1) to speak, talk nonsense 2) to put up with, tolerate nonsense 3) (colloq.) (AE) to cut the nonsense 4) arrant (lit.), complete, outright, perfect, pure, sheer, total, utter nonsense 5) nonsense to + int. (it was sheer nonsense to trust them) … Combinatory dictionary
sheer — I [[t]ʃɪər[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings[/ex] 2) unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck[/ex] 3) unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense[/ex] 4) extending down… … From formal English to slang
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
sheer — sheer1 sheerly, adv. sheerness, n. /shear/, adj., sheerer, sheerest, adv., n. adj. 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. 2. unmixed with anything else: We drilled a hundred feet through sheer rock … Universalium
sheer — 1. Perpendicular, steep. Kū pololei, kūnihinihi. Also: kahakō, ku i, kūlono, kūmole, laumania, nienie; lele koa e (poetic). 2. Complete. Loa, maoli. ♦ Sheer nonsense, kohu ole loa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
nonsense — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, arrant (old fashioned), complete, pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ Most of his theories are arrant nonsense … Collocations dictionary
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sheer — adj. Sheer is used with these nouns: ↑abundance, ↑accident, ↑agony, ↑amazement, ↑annoyance, ↑arrogance, ↑beauty, ↑bliss, ↑boredom, ↑bravado, ↑breadth, ↑ … Collocations dictionary