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1 sheer
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 -
2 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) glaven2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) glavni vod napeljave- mainly- mainland
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- mainstream* * *I [méin]adjective ( mainly adverb)glaven, najvažnejši, bistven, največjito have an eye to the main chance — delati v svojo korist, dobro poskrbeti zaseII [méin]noun(zlasti plural) glavni vod napeljave (vodovodne, odtočne, plinske, električne), omrežje; glavni vod, glavna cev, glavni kabel; American glavna železniška proga; archaic moč, sila; glavna, bistvena stvar; poetically odprto morje; kopnoin the main — v glavnem, večinomaIII [méin]nounpetelinov boj; prvi met kocke (pri kockanju)
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sheer force — index main force Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
force — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical strength, power or violence ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, terrible, tremendous ▪ full, maximum ▪ brute … Collocations dictionary
sheer — 01. The rock climber was able to go up a [sheer] wall of rock using only the most basic equipment. 02. Drinking and driving is [sheer] stupidity, and it puts others needlessly at risk. 03. The woman was wearing a [sheer] black nightgown with… … Grammatical examples in English
force — force1 [ fɔrs ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical strength ▸ 2 group of police, etc. ▸ 3 influence ▸ 4 scientific effect ▸ 5 military ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount physical strength or violence: They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
force */*/*/ — I UK [fɔː(r)s] / US [fɔrs] noun Word forms force : singular force plural forces 1) a) [uncountable] physical strength, or violence They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest. by force: The army took control of the region… … English dictionary
sheer power — index main force Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Sheer draught — Draught Draught, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
force — force1 W1S3 [fo:s US fo:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(military)¦ 2¦(military action)¦ 3¦(violence)¦ 4¦(physical power)¦ 5¦(natural power)¦ 6¦(organized group)¦ 7¦(strong influence)¦ 8¦(powerful effect)¦ 9 join/combine forces (with somebody/something) … Dictionary of contemporary English
force — 1 noun 1 MILITARY a) (C) a group of people who have been trained to fight in a war: forces loyal to President Aquino | a highly efficient fighting force b) the forces the army, navy, and air force: Both her sons are in the forces. c) (U) military … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Force — Recorded as Force, Fores, Forss, Farce and Forcer, this is an English medieval surname. It is however of French origins, probably being introduced into England after the Norman Invasion of 1066. It is occupational and describes a sheep shearer or … Surnames reference
sheer — adj. Sheer is used with these nouns: ↑abundance, ↑accident, ↑agony, ↑amazement, ↑annoyance, ↑arrogance, ↑beauty, ↑bliss, ↑boredom, ↑bravado, ↑breadth, ↑ … Collocations dictionary