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1 sheer
A adj1 (pure, unadulterated) [boredom, desperation, hypocrisy, immorality, panic, stupidity] pur ; it was sheer coincidence/luck c'était pure coïncidence/chance ; out of sheer malice/stupidity par pure méchanceté/bêtise ; it is sheer lunacy to do/on his part c'est pure folie de faire/de sa part ; to cry out in sheer amazement/happiness pousser un cri de stupeur/bonheur ; to succeed by sheer bravery/determination/hard work réussir uniquement grâce à son courage/sa détermination/son acharnement au travail ; by sheer accident tout à fait par accident ;2 ( utter) the sheer immensity/volume of it is incredible son immensité/volume même est incroyable ;3 ( steep) [cliff, rockface] à pic ;■ sheer away, sheer off faire une embardée ; to sheer away ou off to the right/left effectuer un virage à droite/gauche. -
2 sheer
sheer [∫ɪər]a. [terror, boredom, stupidity] (à l'état) pur ; [carelessness] pur et simple ; [scale] même after n ; [necessity] absolu• delays are occurring because of the sheer volume of traffic il y a des ralentissements dus uniquement à la densité de la circulationb. [tights, fabric] très finc. [cliff, rock] abrupt* * *[ʃɪə(r)] 1.1) ( pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] purout of sheer malice/stupidity — par pure méchanceté/bêtise
2) ( utter)3) ( steep) [cliff] à pic4) ( fine) [fabric] léger/-ère, fin; [stockings] extra-fin2.adverb [rise, fall] à picPhrasal Verbs: -
3 mischief
mischief ['mɪstʃɪf](a) (UNCOUNT) (naughtiness) espièglerie f, malice f;∎ to get up to mischief faire des bêtises ou sottises;∎ to keep sb out of mischief (prevent from being naughty) empêcher qn de faire des sottises ou des bêtises; (keep busy) occuper qn;∎ to do sth out of sheer mischief faire qch par pure espièglerie ou par pure malice;∎ he's full of mischief il est très espiègle;∎ they're always up to (some) mischief ils trouvent toujours des bêtises à faire;∎ a smile full of mischief un sourire espiègle;∎ she looked at me with mischief in her eyes elle me regardait d'un air taquin ou malicieux∎ to do oneself a mischief se blesser, se faire mal;∎ he did himself a mischief carrying the suitcases il s'est fait mal en portant les valises∎ little mischief petit(e) espiègle mf, petit(e) coquin(e) m,f -
4 devilment
devilment n GB malice f ; out of sheer devilment par pure malice ; they're up to some devilment or other ils mijotent ○ quelque chose. -
5 devilment
devilment ['devəlmənt](mischief) espièglerie f; (malice) méchanceté f, malice f;∎ a piece of devilment une espièglerie, une diablerie;∎ out of sheer devilment par pure méchanceté -
6 spite
spite [spaɪt]1 noun∎ to do sth out of spite (out of pique) faire qch par dépit; (maliciously) faire qch par pure méchanceté;∎ he broke her toy out of pure or sheer spite il a cassé son jouet par pure méchanceté envers elle;∎ she didn't go to the party out of spite elle n'est pas allée à la soirée par dépitcontrarier, vexeren dépit de, malgré;∎ he went out in spite of my advice il est sorti en dépit de mes conseils;∎ in spite of myself malgré moi;∎ in spite of the fact that we have every chance of winning bien que nous ayons toutes les chances de gagner -
7 pure
1 ( unadulterated) [gold, oxygen, air, water] pur ; [silk, cotton, wool] pur (before n) ; pure alcohol Chem alcool m absolu or pur ; pure new wool laine f vierge ; a pure voice une voix pure ;2 ( chaste) [person, life] pur ; to be pure in mind and body être sain de corps et d'esprit ; blessed are the pure in heart Bible bienheureux les cœurs purs ;3 ( sheer) [happiness, nonsense, malice] pur (after n) ; out of pure curiosity par pure curiosité ; by pure chance par pur hasard ; by pure accident de façon purement accidentelle ; pure and simple pur et simple ;as pure as the driven snow innocent comme l'enfant or l'agneau qui vient de naître.
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