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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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