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1 sheer
[ʃɪə(r)] 1. adj( utter) czysty, najzwyklejszy; ( steep) stromy, pionowy; ( almost transparent) przejrzysty2. advstromo, pionowo* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) czysty2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) spadzisty3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) delikatny, zwiewny, lekki2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) pionowoII [ʃiə] -
2 sheer
wznios pokładuzejść z kursu aby uniknąć kolizji -
3 sheer off/away
(to turn aside or swerve: The speed-boat sheered off course.) zboczyć -
4 sheer coast
brzeg morski stromy -
5 sheer draft
przekrój wzdłużny statku -
6 sheer line
linia wzniosu pokładu -
7 sheer mast
maszt dwunożny -
8 sheer plan
rzut boczny linii teoretycznych -
9 sheer plate
płyta mocnicy burtowej -
10 sheer rubber
kauczuk w arkuszach -
11 sheer seine
ceza -
12 sheer strake
mocnica burtowa -
13 application
[æplɪ'keɪʃən]n( for job) podanie nt; ( for grant) podanie nt, wniosek m; (of rules, theory) zastosowanie nt; ( of cream) nałożenie nt; ( of compress) przyłożenie nt; ( of paint) położenie nt; ( hard work) pilność f* * *[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) podanie2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) przykładanie się3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) opatrunek -
14 by dint of
(by means of: He succeeded by dint of sheer hard work.) dzięki, drogą -
15 desperation
[dɛspə'reɪʃən]ndesperacja f, rozpacz f* * *noun In desperation we asked the police for help.) desperacja -
16 drop
[drɔp] 1. n( of liquid) kropla f; (reduction, distance) spadek m; ( by parachute etc) zrzut ma drop of 10% — spadek o 10%
- drops2. vtobject upuszczać (upuścić perf); voice zniżać (zniżyć perf); eyes spuszczać (spuścić perf); price zniżać (zniżyć perf), opuszczać (opuścić perf); ( set down from car) person wysadzać (wysadzić perf), wyrzucać (wyrzucić perf) (inf); object podrzucać (podrzucić perf) (inf); ( omit) opuszczać (opuścić perf)3. vito drop anchor — rzucać (rzucić perf) kotwicę
to drop sb a line — skrobnąć ( perf) do kogoś parę słów (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- drop in- drop off- drop out* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kropla2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) odrobina, kapka3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) spadek4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spad, uskok2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) upuścić2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) upadać, spadać3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) zrezygnować z4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) wysadzić5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skreślić•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
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17 drudgery
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18 greed
[griːd]n(also: greediness) chciwość f, zachłanność f; (for power, wealth) żądza f* * *[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) łakomstwo, zachłanność- greedy- greedily
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19 rank
[ræŋk] 1. n( row) szereg m; ( status) ranga f; ( MIL) stopień m; ( of society) warstwa f; ( BRIT) (also: taxi rank) postój m (taksówek)the rank and file — ( of organization) szeregowi członkowie
2. vito close ranks ( fig) — zwierać (zewrzeć perf) szeregi
3. vt 4. adjto rank as/among — zaliczać się do +gen
* * *I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) linia, rząd2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) stopień, szarża3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) warstwa, klasa2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) zaliczyć (się), staćII [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) kompletny2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.)•- rankness -
20 slavery
['sleɪvərɪ]n* * *1) (the state of being a slave.) niewolnictwo2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) niewolnictwo3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) katorga
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Sheer — Sheer, n. 1. (Naut.) (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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Sheer — Sheer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sheered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sheering}.] [D. sheren to shear, cut, withdraw, warp. See {Shear}.] To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheer — sheer; sheer·ly; sheer·ness; tab·a·sheer; … English syllables
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 — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Gordy Sheer (* 1971), US amerikanischer Rennrodler Ireen Sheer (* 1949), deutsch britische Schlagersängerin Siehe auch: Scheer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsk … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — [adj1] abrupt, steep arduous, erect, headlong, perpendicular, precipitate, precipitous, sideling, upright; concepts 490,581 Ant. moderate, slow sheer [adj2] utter, absolute altogether, arrant, blasted, blessed, complete, confounded, downright,… … New thesaurus
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
Sheer — Sheer, adv. Clean; quite; at once. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English