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1 sheer
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
by sheer hard work —
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. -
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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adverb ( vertically)Phrasal Verbs:
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
II
[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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3 calza
f da donna stockingda uomo sockcalza elastica support stockingfare la calza knit* * *calza s.f.1 ( da uomo) sock; ( da donna) stocking: calza di cotone, cotton sock; calze lunghe, corte, long, short socks; mettersi, infilarsi le calze, to put one's socks on // calze elastiche, elastic (o support) stockings; calza di lana, woollen sock; un paio di calze di nailon, a pair of nylon stockings; venditore di calze, hosier3 ( lucignolo) wick4 pl. (ant.) hose [U].* * *[kal'tsa]sostantivo femminile1) (da donna) stocking-e — (collant) tights BE, pantie hose AE
2) (calzino da uomo) sock•la calza della Befana — = stocking to be filled with presents which is hanged by children at Epiphany, corresponding to the Christmas stocking
calza contenitiva — surgical stocking, support hose
- e di nylon — nylons
* * *calza/kal'tsa/ ⇒ 35sostantivo f.2 (calzino da uomo) sockla calza della Befana = stocking to be filled with presents which is hanged by children at Epiphany, corresponding to the Christmas stocking; calza contenitiva surgical stocking, support hose; calza velata sheer stocking; - e di nylon nylons; - e a rete fishnet stockings. -
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I.bas1, basse1 [bα, bαs]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = peu élevé) [siège, porte, colline, nuages] low ; [ciel] overcast ; [maison] low-roofed ; [terrain] low-lyingb. ( = grave) [voix] deepc. ( = mesquin) [jalousie, vengeance] petty ; [action] base2. <a. low► plus basb. ( = doucement) [parler] softly► à bas !• à bas le fascisme ! down with fascism!• à bas les tyrans ! down with tyrants!3. <• la colonne est évasée dans le bas the pillar is wider at the bottom► dans le bas de at the bottom of• l'équipe se retrouve au bas du classement the team is at the bottom of the league► de bas en haut from the bottom upII.bas2 [bα]masculine noun* * *
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basse bɑ, bɑs adjectif1) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged (épith)2) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying (épith)3) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Musique [note] low; [instrument] bassde bas niveau — [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level (après n); [style, texte] low-brow
les cours sont au plus bas — ( en Bourse) prices have reached rock bottom
4) [origine, condition] low, lowly5) [époque, période] late6) [esprit, vengeance, complaisance] basede bas étage — [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar
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1) ( à faible hauteur) lowcomment peut-on tomber si bas! — ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!
2) ( dans un texte)3) ( doucement) [parler] quietlytout bas — [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly
mettre bas — ( abattre) to bring [somebody/something] down [dictateur, régime]
mettre bas les armes — lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; mettre 2.
4) ( mal)être au plus bas — ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest
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nom masculin invariable1) ( partie inférieure) bottomvers le bas — [incliner] downward(s)
2) ( vêtement) stocking3) Musique [U]
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en bas locution ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottomen bas de — at the bottom of [falaise, page]
Phrasal Verbs:••* * *abr nm bureau d'aide socialesocial security office Grande-BretagneWelfare office USA* * *A adj2 ( en altitude) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying ( épith); la partie basse d'un mur the lower part of a wall; l'étagère la plus basse the bottom shelf; les branches basses the lower ou bottom branches; le ciel est bas the sky is overcast;3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Mus [note] low; [instrument] bass; vendre qch à bas prix to sell sth cheap; un enfant en bas âge a very young child; basses besognes ( ennuyeuses) menial chores; ( répugnantes) dirty work ¢; le moral des joueurs est très bas the players are in very low spirits; de bas niveau [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level ( après n); [style, texte] low-brow; être au plus bas de la hiérarchie to be at the bottom of the hierarchy; les cours sont au plus bas Fin prices have reached rock bottom;4 ( dans une hiérarchie) [origine, condition] low, lowly; les postes les plus bas the lowest-grade jobs;5 Géog le bas Dauphiné the Lower Dauphiné;7 ( moralement) [esprit, âme, vengeance, complaisance] base; de bas étage [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar.B adv1 ( à faible hauteur) [voler, s'incliner] low; la lune est bas dans le ciel the moon is low in the sky; tomber or descendre très bas [thermomètre] to go down very low; [prix, cours] to fall very low; comment peut-on tomber si bas! ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!; tu es assis trop bas your seat is too low; colle-le plus bas sur la page stick it lower down (the page); loger un étage plus bas to live one floor below; plus bas dans la rue/sur la colline further down the street/the hill;2 ( dans un texte) voir plus bas see below;3 ( doucement) [parler] quietly; tout bas [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly; parle plus bas lower your voice; ce que chacun pense tout bas what everyone is thinking privately; jeter or mettre bas ( abattre) to bring [sb/sth] down [dictateur, régime]; mettre bas les armes lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; ⇒ mettre B;4 ( mal) être bien bas ( physiquement) to be very weak; ( moralement) to be very low; être au plus bas ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest ou at a very low ebb.C nm inv1 ( partie inférieure) (d'escalier, échelle, de mur, montagne, meuble, vêtement, page) bottom; le bas du visage the lower part of the face; le bas du corps the bottom half of the body; déchiré dans le bas torn at the bottom; au bas de la liste/colline at the bottom of the list/hill; le rayon/l'image du bas the bottom shelf/picture; les pièces du bas the downstairs rooms; vers le bas [incliner] downward(s); le bas de son maillot de bain the bottom part of her swimsuit; sauter à bas de sa monture to jump off one's horse;D en bas loc ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom; en bas de at the bottom of [falaise, page] ; tomber en bas de la falaise to fall to the bottom of the cliff; il habite en bas de chez moi he lives below me; l'arrêt de bus en bas de chez moi the bus stop outside my place; la cuisine est en bas the kitchen is downstairs; en bas dans la rue in the street (down) below; signe en bas à gauche sign on the bottom left-hand side; l'odeur vient d'en bas the smell is coming from below; tout en bas right at the bottom; jusqu'en bas right down to the bottom; passer par en bas ( dans un village) to take the bottom road; ( dans une maison) to get in on the ground GB ou first US floor.E basse ⇒ Le chant et les chanteurs, Les instruments de musique nf Mus (partie, chanteur, instrument) bass; ( voix) bass (voice); basse continue (bass) continuo; basse contrainte ground bass.bas allemand Ling Low German; bas de casse Imprim lower case; le bas clergé Relig the lower clergy; bas de contention Méd support stocking; bas de gamme Ind, Comm adj low-quality ( épith); nm lower end of the market; bas de laine fig nest egg, savings (pl); bas latin Ling Low Latin; bas morceaux Culin cheap cuts; bas sur pattes short-legged ( épith); le bas peuple the lower classes; les bas quartiers the seedy ou poor districts (of a town); bas à varices Méd = bas de contention; basse école Équit basic equitation; basse fréquence Phys, Télécom low frequency; basse saison Tourisme low season; basse de viole Mus viola da gamba; basses eaux ( de mer) low tide ¢; ( de rivière) low water ¢; pendant les basses eaux when the waters are low.avoir des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; à bas les tyrans! down with tyrants!; mettre qn plus bas que terre to run sb into the ground.I( féminin basse) [ba, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet baz, bas ] adjectifA.[DANS L'ESPACE]attrape les branches basses grasp the lower ou bottom branches2. [peu profond] lowa. [de la mer] at low tideb. [d'une rivière] when the water level is low3. [incliné vers le sol]le chien s'enfuit, la queue basse the dog ran away with its tail between its legs4. GÉOGRAPHIEB.[DANS UNE HIÉRARCHIE]1. [en grandeur - prix, fréquence, pression etc.] lowà bas prix cheap, for a low priceson moral est très bas he's down, he's in very low spiritsles bas morceaux [en boucherie] the cheap cuts5. [peu fort] low, quietparler à voix basse to speak in a low ou quiet voice6. (péjoratif) [abject, vil - âme] low, mean, villainous ; [ - acte] low, base, mean ; [ - sentiment] low, base, abject[vulgaire - terme, expression] crude, vulgar7. [le plus récent]bas adverbe1. [à faible hauteur, à faible niveau] lowa. [physiquement] she's very poorlyb. [moralement] she's very low ou downa. [financièrement] you've certainly gone down in the worldb. [moralement] you've sunk really lowplus bas, vous trouverez la boulangerie [plus loin] you'll find the baker's a little further on[dans un document]bas les masques: je sais tout maintenant, alors bas les masques I know everything now, so you can stop pretending2. ACOUSTIQUE [d'une voix douce] in a low voice[d'une voix grave] in a deep voiceil dit tout haut ce que les autres pensent tout bas he voices the thoughts which others keep to themselves5. NAUTIQUEmettre pavillon bas to lower ou to strike the coloursbas nom masculin[partie inférieure - d'un pantalon, d'un escalier, d'une hiérarchie etc.] bottom ; [ - d'un visage] lower partbasse nom féminin1. MUSIQUE [partie] bass (part) ou score2. [voix d'homme] bass (voice)[chanteur] bass3. [instrument - généralement] bass (instrument) ; [ - violoncelle] (double) bass————————à bas locution adverbiale————————au bas de locution prépositionnelleau bas des escaliers at the foot ou bottom of the stairsau bas de la hiérarchie/liste at the bottom of the hierarchy/listde bas en haut locution adverbiale————————d'en bas locution adjectivale————————d'en bas locution adverbiale[dans une maison] from downstairs[d'une hauteur] from the bottom————————du bas locution adjectivale1. [de l'étage inférieur]l'appartement du bas the flat underneath ou below ou downstairs2. [du rez-de-chaussée] downstairs (modificateur)3. [de l'endroit le moins élevé] lower————————en bas locution adverbiale2. [dans la partie inférieure]3. [vers le sol]je ne peux pas regarder en bas, j'ai le vertige I can't look down, I feel dizzyle village semblait si petit, tout en bas the village looked so small, down there ou below————————en bas de locution prépositionnelleen bas de la côte at the bottom ou foot of the hillII[ba] nom masculin[de femme] stockingdes bas avec/sans couture seamed/seamless stockingsb. (figuré) savings, nest eggbas (de) Nylon® nylon stockings -
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1. чулок: чулочно-носочное изделие; 2. штопка; 3. уборка на склад @stockings in string formation чулки, выпускаемые непрерывной лентой (круглочулочной машиной) @children's stocking детский чулок @circular stocking кругловязаный чулок @circular-knitted ribbed stocking кругло-ластичный чулок @cut stocking кроёный чулок @fishnet stocking ажурный или сетчатый чулок @full-fashioned stocking @fully fashioned stocking коттонный чулок, плосковязаный чулок @half-wool stocking полушерстяной чулок @inside-out stocking выворотный чулок (одинаковый с лица и изнанки) @ladder-proof stocking нераспускающийся чулок @lady's stockings женские чулки @muslin stocking муслиновый чулок; чулок "паутинка" @net stocking сетчатый чулок @nylon stocking найлоновый чулок @open-work stocking @open-worked stocking ажурный чулок @seamless stocking кругловязаный чулок @semi-service stocking шёлковый чулок полутяжёлого типа (в 4-8 нитей) @service stocking 1. шёлковый чулок тяжёлого типа (в 6-9 нитей); 2. прочный в носке чулок @sheer stocking чулок "паутинка" @silk stocking шёлковый чулок @surgical stocking ортопедический или лечебный чулок @ -
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1. чулок: чулочно-носочное изделие; 2. штопка; 3. уборка на склад @stockings in string formation чулки, выпускаемые непрерывной лентой (круглочулочной машиной) @children's stocking детский чулок @circular stocking кругловязаный чулок @circular-knitted ribbed stocking кругло-ластичный чулок @cut stocking кроёный чулок @fishnet stocking ажурный или сетчатый чулок @full-fashioned stocking @fully fashioned stocking коттонный чулок, плосковязаный чулок @half-wool stocking полушерстяной чулок @inside-out stocking выворотный чулок (одинаковый с лица и изнанки) @ladder-proof stocking нераспускающийся чулок @lady's stockings женские чулки @muslin stocking муслиновый чулок; чулок "паутинка" @net stocking сетчатый чулок @nylon stocking найлоновый чулок @open-work stocking @open-worked stocking ажурный чулок @seamless stocking кругловязаный чулок @semi-service stocking шёлковый чулок полутяжёлого типа (в 4-8 нитей) @service stocking 1. шёлковый чулок тяжёлого типа (в 6-9 нитей); 2. прочный в носке чулок @sheer stocking чулок "паутинка" @silk stocking шёлковый чулок @surgical stocking ортопедический или лечебный чулок @
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