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blath·er [ʼblæðəʳ, Am -ɚ] nhe does rather \blather er redet einen ziemlichen Unsinn daher -
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adjectivethe sheer insolence of it! — so eine Frechheit!
only by sheer hard work — nur durch harte Arbeit
2) (perpendicular) schroff [Felsen, Abfall]; steil [Felsen, Abfall, Aufstieg]3) (finely woven) hauchfein* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) hauchdünn2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) ausscherenII [ʃiə]- academic.ru/118404/sheer_off_away">sheer off/away* * *sheer1[ʃɪəʳ, AM ʃɪr]I. adjthe \sheer size of the thing takes your breath away schon allein die Größe von dem Ding ist atemberaubend\sheer accident purer Zufall\sheer blather reines Gewäsch\sheer bliss eine wahre Wonne\sheer boredom schiere [o pure] Langeweile\sheer coincidence reiner [o purer] Zufall\sheer despair blanke [o schiere] Verzweiflung\sheer drudgery reine Schinderei\sheer lunacy purer Wahnsinn\sheer misery blankes Elend\sheer nonsense [or rubbish] blanker Unsinn\sheer willpower pure Willenskraft2. (vertical) steil\sheer cliff steile Klippe\sheer drop steiles Gefällesheer2[ʃɪəʳ, AM ʃɪr]vi▪ to \sheer off [or away]1. NAUT abscheren, abgieren2. (avoid) ausweichento \sheer away from an unpleasant topic einem unangenehmen Thema aus dem Weg gehen* * *[ʃɪə(r)]1. adj (+er)by sheer force of personality — aufgrund or auf Grund seiner Persönlichkeit
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the sheer impossibility of doing that — die schiere Unmöglichkeit, das zu tun
it was sheer hell — es war die (reinste) Hölle (inf)
there is a sheer drop of 200 feet — es fällt 200 Fuß steil or senkrecht ab
3) cloth etc (hauch)dünn, (hauch)zart2. advsteil, jäh (geh); (= vertically) senkrecht3. vi (NAUT)ausscheren* * *sheer1 [ʃıə(r)]A adj1. bloß, rein, pur, nichts als:by sheer force durch bloße oder nackte Gewalt;he won by sheer luck er gewann nur durch Glück;sheer nonsense reiner oder barer Unsinn;for sheer pleasure nur so zum Vergnügen2. völlig, rein, glatt (Unmöglichkeit etc)3. hauchdünn (Textilien)4. steil, jäh5. rein, unvermischt, purB adv1. völlig, ganz, gänzlich2. senkrecht, steilsheer2 [ʃıə(r)]A s SCHIFFa) Ausscheren nb) Sprung m (Deckerhöhung):sheer hulk Hulk f/m (abgetakeltes Schiff) mit Mastkran;sheer plan Längsriss mB v/ia) abweichen, abgehen (von),b) sich losmachen (von)C v/t SCHIFF abdrängen* * *adjective1) attrib. (mere, absolute) rein; blank [Unsinn, Gewalt]2) (perpendicular) schroff [Felsen, Abfall]; steil [Felsen, Abfall, Aufstieg]3) (finely woven) hauchfein* * *adj.rein adj. -
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1) ( utter) bloß, pur, rein, schier;the \sheer size of the thing takes your breath away schon allein die Größe von dem Ding ist atemberaubend;\sheer accident purer Zufall;\sheer blather reines Gewäsch;\sheer bliss eine wahre Wonne;\sheer boredom schiere [o pure] Langeweile;\sheer coincidence reiner [o purer] Zufall;\sheer despair blanke [o schiere] Verzweiflung;\sheer drudgery reine Schinderei;\sheer lunacy purer Wahnsinn;\sheer misery blankes Elend;\sheer willpower pure Willenskraft2) ( vertical) steil;\sheer cliff steile Klippe;\sheer drop steiles Gefälle( diaphanous) durchscheinend adv1) naut abscheren, abgieren2) ( avoid) ausweichen;to \sheer away from an unpleasant topic einem unangenehmen Thema aus dem Weg gehen
См. также в других словарях:
Blather — Blath er (bl[a^][th] [ e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Blathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blathering}.] [Written also {blether}.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. {Blatherskite}.] To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of no consequence. G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blather — Blath er, n. [Written also {blether}.] Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; often in the pl. Hall Caine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blather — index jargon (unintelligible language), prattle (noun), prattle (verb) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blather — (also blither) ► VERB ▪ talk at length without making much sense. ► NOUN ▪ rambling talk with no real substance. ORIGIN from Old Norse, nonsense … English terms dictionary
blather — [blath′ər] n. [ON blathr] foolish talk; loquacious nonsense vi. to talk on and on foolishly blatherer n … English World dictionary
blather — n. nonsense 1) sheer, utter blather 2) blather about * * * utter blather [ nonsense ] sheer blather about … Combinatory dictionary
blather — {{11}}blather (n.) 1787, from BLATHER (Cf. blather) (v.). {{12}}blather (v.) 1520s, Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source such as O.N. blaðra mutter, wag the tongue, perhaps of imitative origin. Related: Blathered; blathering … Etymology dictionary
blather — [[t]blæ̱ðə(r)[/t]] blathers, blathering, blathered VERB If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant. [V on] The old men love to talk, to blather on and on … English dictionary
blather — UK [ˈblæðə(r)] / US [ˈblæðər] verb [intransitive] Word forms blather : present tense I/you/we/they blather he/she/it blathers present participle blathering past tense blathered past participle blathered informal to talk for a long time about… … English dictionary
blather — blatherer, n. /bladh euhr/, n. 1. foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather. v.i., v.t. 2. to talk or utter foolishly; blither; babble: The poor thing blathered for hours about the intricacies of his psyche. Also,… … Universalium
blather — blath|er [ˈblæðə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Old Norse; Origin: blathra] to talk for a long time about unimportant things >blather[i] n [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
