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1 transparent
træns'pærənt, -'peə-(able to be seen through: The box has a transparent lid.) transparente- transparency
transparent adj transparentetr[træns'peərənt]1 transparente2 figurative use claro,-a, evidentetransparent [trænts'pærənt] adj1) : transparente, traslúcidoa transparent fabric: una tela transparente2) obvious: transparente, obvio, claro♦ transparently advadj.• diáfano, -a adj.• transparente adj.træns'pærənt[træns'pærǝnt]ADJ1) (=see-through) [object, material, substance] transparente2) (=easy to understand) [situation, system, operation] claro, transparentehe's so transparent — se le ve venir, es una persona sin tapujos *
it is transparent that... — está claro que..., se ve claramente que...
3) (=blatant) [lie] obvio; [attempt, device] claro* * *[træns'pærənt] -
2 sheer
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1. ʃiə adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puro, absoluto2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) vertical, escarpado3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) muy fino
2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) verticalmente, en picado
II ʃiəsheer adj verticaltr[ʃɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (total, utter) total, absoluto,-a, puro,-a3 (stockings etc) muy fino,-a————————tr[ʃɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL desviarse (away/off, -)sheer ['ʃɪr] adv1) completely: completamente, totalmente2) vertically: verticalmentesheer adj1) transparent: vaporoso, transparente2) absolute, utter: puroby sheer luck: por pura suerte3) steep: escarpado, verticaladj.• completo, -a adj.• consumado, -a adj.• diáfano, -a adj.• escarpado, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• tajado, -a adj.adv.• completamente adv.n.• desviación s.f.
I ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puroit's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...
3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente
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I [ʃɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar sheerer) (superl sheerest)1) (=absolute) puro, absolutoby sheer accident, by sheer chance — de pura casualidad
the sheer impossibility of... — la total imposibilidad de...
See:PURE in pure2) (=transparent) transparente, fino3) (=precipitous) escarpado2.ADV
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[ʃɪǝ(r)]VIto sheer away from a topic — desviarse de un tema, evitar hablar de un tema
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I [ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puroit's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...
3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente
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transparent — [trænsˈpærənt] adj 1) clear or thin enough for you to see things through a transparent fabric/substance[/ex] 2) not trying to keep anything secret a transparent system/process[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Chiffon (fabric) — Chiffon, French pronunciation: [ʃi.fɔ̃], from the French word for a cloth or rag, is a lightweight, balanced plain woven sheer fabric woven of alternate S and Z twist crepe (high twist) yarns.[1] The twist in the crepe yarns puckers the… … Wikipedia
Kurta — A kurta (Persian/Urdu: کرتا, Hindi: कुरता, bn. কুর্তা, also called a panjabi in Bengali) (or kurti, (feminine women wear kurti) for a shorter version of the kurta) is a traditional item of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan … Wikipedia
gauze — gauzelike, adj. /gawz/, n. 1. any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. 2. a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton. 3. any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire. 4. a thin haze. [1555… … Universalium
gauze — noun Etymology: Middle French gaze Date: 1561 1. a. a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies b. a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing c. a firm woven fabric of metal or plastic filaments 2. haze • gauzelike… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ziryab — Abu l Hasan ‘Ali Ibn Nafi‘ (Persian and Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع ) (c. 789 857), nicknamed Ziryab (Arabic زرياب, Kurdish Zorab, also means golden water in Persian language), was an Iranian (Persian [ A Literary History of the Arabs .… … Wikipedia
aerophane — thin crinkled semi transparent fabric Fabric and Cloth … Phrontistery dictionary
tiffany — type of thin, transparent fabric, c.1600; earlier a common name for the festival of the Epiphany (early 14c.; in Anglo Fr. from late 13c.), from O.Fr. Tifinie, Tiphanie (c.1200), from L.L. Theophania Theophany, another name for the Epiphany, from … Etymology dictionary
seethrough — adj. allowing light to pass through, transparent; made of transparent fabric or material … English contemporary dictionary
gauze — /gɔz / (say gawz) noun 1. any thin transparent fabric made from any fibre in a plain or leno weave, used as a fabric for clothing, or for medical dressings. 2. something similar with a fine open weave, but made from a different material, such as… …
peekaboo — I. noun Etymology: 1peek + 1boo Date: 1599 a game for amusing a baby by repeatedly hiding one s face or body and popping back into view exclaiming “Peekaboo!” II. adjective Date: 1895 1. trimmed with eyelet embroidery < a peekaboo blouse > … New Collegiate Dictionary
