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Общая лексика: полная глупость -
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sheer [ʃɪə(r)](a) (as intensifier) pur;∎ it was sheer coincidence c'était une pure coïncidence;∎ the sheer scale of the project was intimidating l'envergure même du projet était impressionnante;∎ the sheer boredom of her job drove her mad elle s'ennuyait tellement dans son travail que ça la rendait folle;∎ by sheer accident or chance tout à fait par hasard, par pur hasard;∎ out of or in sheer boredom par pur ennui;∎ in sheer desperation en désespoir de cause;∎ it was sheer stupidity c'était franchement stupide;∎ that's sheer nonsense! c'est complètement absurde!;∎ it's sheer folly! c'est de la folie pure!(b) (steep → cliff) à pic, abrupt;∎ it's a sheer 50-metre drop cela descend à pic sur 50 mètres;∎ a sheer drop to the sea un à-pic jusqu'à la mer;∎ we came up against a sheer wall of water nous nous sommes trouvés devant un véritable mur d'eau2 adverbà pic, abruptementAmerican (curtains) voilages mpl►► Nautical sheer deck livet m (de pont);Nautical sheer rail liston m(b) (animal, shy person) filer, détaler;∎ to sheer away from éviter∎ when he saw us, he sheered off in the opposite direction il a fait demi-tour en nous apercevant -
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stju:ˈpɪdɪtɪ сущ. глупость, тупость to display smb's stupidity ≈ продемонстрировать/показать чью-л. глупость sheer stupidity ≈ полная глупость the height of stupidity ≈ верх глупости It was sheer stupidity to believe him. ≈ Как глупо было верить ему! It was sheer stupidity that he decided to drop out of school. ≈ Его решение бросить школу было абсолютной глупостью. глупость, тупость и пр. (см. stupid) stupidity глупость, тупость ~ глупостьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stupidity
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[stjuː'pɪdətɪ]сущ.1) глупость, тупостьto display smb.'s stupidity — продемонстрировать, показать чью-л. глупость
It was sheer stupidity to believe him. — Как глупо было верить ему!
It was sheer stupidity that he decided to drop out of school. — Его решение бросить школу было абсолютной глупостью.
2) диал. упрямство, настойчивость -
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sheer [∫ɪər]a. [terror, boredom, stupidity] (à l'état) pur ; [carelessness] pur et simple ; [scale] même after n ; [necessity] absolu• delays are occurring because of the sheer volume of traffic il y a des ralentissements dus uniquement à la densité de la circulationb. [tights, fabric] très finc. [cliff, rock] abrupt* * *[ʃɪə(r)] 1.1) ( pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] purout of sheer malice/stupidity — par pure méchanceté/bêtise
2) ( utter)3) ( steep) [cliff] à pic4) ( fine) [fabric] léger/-ère, fin; [stockings] extra-fin2.adverb [rise, fall] à picPhrasal Verbs: -
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A adj1 (pure, unadulterated) [boredom, desperation, hypocrisy, immorality, panic, stupidity] pur ; it was sheer coincidence/luck c'était pure coïncidence/chance ; out of sheer malice/stupidity par pure méchanceté/bêtise ; it is sheer lunacy to do/on his part c'est pure folie de faire/de sa part ; to cry out in sheer amazement/happiness pousser un cri de stupeur/bonheur ; to succeed by sheer bravery/determination/hard work réussir uniquement grâce à son courage/sa détermination/son acharnement au travail ; by sheer accident tout à fait par accident ;2 ( utter) the sheer immensity/volume of it is incredible son immensité/volume même est incroyable ;3 ( steep) [cliff, rockface] à pic ;■ sheer away, sheer off faire une embardée ; to sheer away ou off to the right/left effectuer un virage à droite/gauche. -
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I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.)* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.)2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.)3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.)2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.)II [ʃiə]* * *I [ʃɪə(r)]the sheer impossibility of... — l'assoluta impossibilità di...
by sheer chance; by a sheer accident — per puro caso or pura combinazione
2) (transparent) trasparente3) (precipitous) a picco2. adva picco, a perpendicoloII [ʃɪə(r)] vi* * *sheer (1) /ʃɪə(r)/A a.1 allo stato puro; puro e semplice; vero e proprio; bell'e buono; mero (lett.): sheer selfishness, egoismo puro e semplice; It's sheer folly, è una vera follia; sheer nonsense, una sciocchezza bell'e buona; I made it by sheer luck, ce l'ho fatta proprio per un pelo (o solo per fortuna); sheer impossibility, assoluta impossibilità2 perpendicolare; a picco: a sheer cliff, una scogliera a picco; una falesia; a sheer drop, uno strapiombo; a sheer rock face, una parete a strapiombo3 ( di tessuto o capo di vestiario) sottile; diafano; trasparente: sheer stockings, calze da donna sottilissimeB avv.1 completamente; affatto2 propriosheer (2) /ʃɪə(r)/n.6 (pl.) ► sheerlegs.sheer (3) /ʃɪə(r)/n. [u](to) sheer /ʃɪə(r)/A v. i.1 (naut.) cambiare rotta; invertire la rotta; virare2 (naut.) straorzare; abbattersi: The ship suddenly sheered towards the sandbank, all'improvviso la nave si abbatté al traverso della seccaB v. t.3 ( per estens.) guidare, portare ( un veicolo): I sheered my car around the larger potholes, ho guidato (la macchina) in modo da scansare le buche più grandi● to sheer away (o to sheer off), (naut.) allontanarsi, scostarsi, largare; (fig.) girare alla larga, svicolare ( anche fig.): The boat sheered off to avoid a collision, il battello si è scostato per evitare una collisione; He sheered off so as not to meet me, girò alla larga per non incontrarmi □ to sheer off from sb. [a subject], evitare, scansare q. [un argomento].* * *I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.) -
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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
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. -
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necedad sustantivo femeninob) (dicho, acto):es una necedad it's sheer stupidity
necedad sustantivo femenino
1 (ignorancia, imprudencia) stupidity, foolishness (presunción) conceit
2 (hecho o dicho) stupid thing to say o to do ' necedad' also found in these entries: Spanish: burrada - tonto English: folly -
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noun1) Torheit, die (geh.)2) (costly structure considered useless) nutzloser Prunkbau* * *['foli]plural - follies; noun(foolishness: the follies of youth.) die Torheit* * *fol·ly[ˈfɒli, AM ˈfɑ:li]n▪ to be \folly töricht sein▪ it is \folly [for sb] to do sth es ist töricht [von jdm], etw zu tun* * *['fɒlɪ]n(= foolishness, foolish thing) Torheit f, Verrücktheit f; (= building) exzentrischer, meist völlig nutzloser Prachtbauit is sheer folly ( to do that) — es ist der reinste Wahnsinn(, das zu tun)
* * *1. Narrheit f, Torheit f:a) Verrücktheit fb) Narretei f, törichte Handlung2. sinnloser Prachtbau3. pl THEAT Revue f* * *noun1) Torheit, die (geh.)it would be [sheer] folly — es wäre [äußerst] töricht (geh.)
2) (costly structure considered useless) nutzloser Prunkbau* * *n.Torheit -en f.Verrücktheit f. -
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1. n глупость, безрассудство; безумие2. n глупый, безрассудный поступокwhat you propose is sheer folly! — ваше предложение — чистое безумие!
3. n прихоть, каприз, причуда4. n архит. искусственные руины; причудливо украшенная беседкаСинонимический ряд:1. foolishness (noun) absurdity; craziness; dottiness; foolish notion; foolishness; frivolity; idiocy; inanity; insanity; lunacy; nonsense; preposterousness; senselessness; silliness; stupidity; tomfoolery; vice; witlessness2. imprudence (noun) imprudence; indiscretion; mistake3. unsteadiness (noun) fickleness; flightiness; giddiness; rashness; thoughtlessness; unsteadinessАнтонимический ряд:discretion; wisdom -
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[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
См. также в других словарях:
stupidity — n. 1) to display stupidity 2) sheer stupidity 3) the height of stupidity 4) stupidity to + inf. (it was sheer stupidity to believe him) 5) stupidity that + clause (it was sheer stupidity that he decided to drop out of school) * * * [stjuː pɪdɪtɪ] … Combinatory dictionary
stupidity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, crass (BrE), incredible, plain, sheer, utter ▪ It s hard to know if it s corruption or just plain stupidity by the authorities. ▪ … 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
sheer — sheer1 [ʃıə US ʃır] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Old Norse skArr pure ] 1.) the sheer weight/size etc used to emphasize that something is very heavy, large etc the sheer weight/size etc of ▪ The sheer size of the country makes… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sheer — 1 adjective 1 sheer luck/happiness/stupidity etc luck, happiness etc with no other feeling or quality mixed with it: It was sheer bliss not having to get up. | sheer hypocrisy 2 the sheer weight/size etc of used to emphasize how heavy, big etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sheer — adj. Sheer is used with these nouns: ↑abundance, ↑accident, ↑agony, ↑amazement, ↑annoyance, ↑arrogance, ↑beauty, ↑bliss, ↑boredom, ↑bravado, ↑breadth, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
sheer idiocy — complete stupidity … English contemporary dictionary
sheer nonsense — total stupidity, illogical information … English contemporary dictionary
Spanish profanity — Joder redirects here. For the community in Nebraska, see Joder, Nebraska. This article is a summary of Spanish profanity, referred to in the Spanish language as lenguaje soez (low language), maldiciones (curse words), malas palabras (bad words),… … Wikipedia
ἐμβροντησία — ἐμβροντησίᾱ , ἐμβροντησία sheer stupidity fem nom/voc/acc dual ἐμβροντησίᾱ , ἐμβροντησία sheer stupidity fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἐμβροντησίας — ἐμβροντησίᾱς , ἐμβροντησία sheer stupidity fem acc pl ἐμβροντησίᾱς , ἐμβροντησία sheer stupidity fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)