sheer in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sheer in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sheer¹ <sheerer sheerest> [Am ʃɪr, Brit ʃɪə] ADJ

1. sheer (pure, absolute):

sheer as intensifier

puro

he did it out of sheer desperation/necessity

lo hizo por pura desesperación/necesidad

by sheer coincidence

por pura casualidad

it was sheer bad luck that …

fue por pura mala suerte que …

his sheer ignorance

su ignorancia supina

it's sheer nonsense to suggest that …

es un verdadero disparate decir que …

it's sheer nonsense to suggest that …

no es más que un disparate decir que …

that would be sheer lunacy

eso sería una auténtica locura

he succeeded by sheer hard work

lo logró a fuerza de trabajar sin tregua

they were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the problem

los abrumaba la mera magnitud del problema

2. sheer (vertical):

sheer drop

a pique

sheer drop

vertical

sheer cliff

escarpado

sheer cliff

cortado a pico

sheer cliff

cortado a pique

3. sheer (fine):

sheer stockings/nylon/fabric

muy fino

sheer stockings/nylon/fabric

transparente

II.sheer¹ [Am ʃɪr, Brit ʃɪə] ADV

1. sheer (vertically):

the cliffs rise sheer out of the sea

los acantilados se yerguen verticalmente sobre el mar

it falls sheer in the sea

cae a pico or a pique hasta el mar

2. sheer (completely):

sheer as intensifier

totalmente

sheer as intensifier

completamente

I.sheer² VB intr NAUT

sheer

desviarse

II.sheer² VB trans

sheer

desviar

sheer away VB (v + adv)

sheer away ship/plane:

sheer away

desviarse

a topic which most people tend to sheer away from

un tema que la mayoría de la gente tiende a evitar or eludir

sheer off VB (v + adv)

sheer off

desviarse

sheer off

cambiar de rumbo

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that's sheer extortion!

¡eso es un robo!

out of sheer cussedness

solo para fastidiar inf

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escarpado (escarpada) pared/acantilado

sheer

derrumbadero

sheer drop

comer de o por pura gula

to eat out of sheer greed

es pura tarugada

it's sheer stupidity

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Translations for sheer in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sheer¹ [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] ADJ

1. sheer (unmitigated):

sheer

puro, -a

sheer bliss

completo, -a

sheer boredom, lunacy

total

sheer coincidence

pura coincidencia

2. sheer (vertical):

sheer

escarpado, -a

sheer drop

caída f en picado

3. sheer:

sheer (thin)

fino, -a

sheer (diaphanous)

transparente

II.sheer¹ [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] ADV liter

sheer

absolutamente

sheer² [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB intr NAUT

sheer

desviarse

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that's sheer extortion!

¡esto es un robo!

it's sheer folly!

¡es una locura!

by sheer force of numbers

por superioridad numérica

by sheer force of habit

por pura costumbre

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despeñadero (-a)

sheer

pura casualidad

sheer chance

de puro miedo

from sheer terror

quejarse de vicio

to complain out of sheer habit

cortado a pico

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sheer Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sheer coincidence

pura coincidencia

sheer drop

caída f en picado

a sheer drop

un profundo precipicio

that's sheer extortion!

¡esto es un robo!

by sheer force of habit

por pura costumbre

it's sheer folly!

¡es una locura!

by sheer force of numbers

por superioridad numérica

to be (sheer) hell

ser un (auténtico) infierno

to complain out of sheer habit

quejarse de vicio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Police, overwhelmed by the sheer size of the crowd, pulled out.

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The sheer scale is mind-boggling.

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But apart from sheer escapism the music carries a considerable emotional heft.

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Tennis skirts came in sheer silks crafted in cerulean blue and slate greys and naturally came with matching blouses.

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For sheer cheek and effrontery, the midfielder's brilliant second-half goal stood out above all others.

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Yet the entire secular world seems united in condemning the laity for its sheer cheek and impudence in voting the wrong way.

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The problem was that the sheer number of people they stopped guaranteed that stop-and-frisk would get untethered from that logic.

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Our societies are never completely peaceful, never completely competitive, never ruled by sheer selfishness, and never perfectly moral.

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The classic shoes for wearing with a pencil skirt are high heels, with sheer stockings or tights.

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The movie makes a case for itself through sheer oddness and perversity.

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