Translations for „sheer“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . sheer¹ [ʃɪəʳ] ADJ

1. sheer (utter):

sheer

čist

sheer

popoln

sheer

gol

the sheer size of the thing takes your breath away

že sama velikost stvari ti vzame sapo

sheer bliss

popolna sreča

sheer coincidence

čisto naključje

sheer lunacy

čista [or popolna] norost

sheer nonsense

čista neumnost

2. sheer (vertical):

sheer cliff, drop

navpičen

sheer cliff, drop

zelo strm

sheer cliff, drop

prepaden

3. sheer material:

sheer (thin)

zelo tanek [or fin]

sheer (diaphanous)

prosojen

II . sheer¹ [ʃɪəʳ] ADV liter

sheer

navpično

sheer

strmo

sheer² [ʃɪəʳ] VB intr to sheer off/away

1. sheer NAUT:

to sheer off/away

ostro zavijati [perf zaviti]

to sheer off/away

nenadoma spremeniti smer

2. sheer (avoid):

to sheer off/away

izogibati se [perf izogniti se]

Usage examples with sheer

sheer lunacy

čista norost

sheer bliss

popolna sreča

sheer coincidence

čisto naključje

sheer nonsense

čista neumnost

sheer madness

popolna norost

by [sheer] force of numbers

zaradi številčne prednosti

this is sheer purgatory!

to je pravi pekel!

that's sheer extortion!

to je pravo oderuštvo!

the sheer size of the thing takes your breath away

že sama velikost stvari ti vzame sapo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Nearly every street was lined with trees, and each hill that was too sheer to build on was topped by a toupee of plant life.

arstechnica.com

The sheer strake is oak, 2.5in cm by convert8.

en.wikipedia.org

It is usually placed in a decorative (often wooden) bowl, or tied in small sachet made from sheer fabric.

en.wikipedia.org

She's not taking any chances when it comes to giving the male models the message; her outfit for the night a sheer body stocking, under a sheer dress.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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

citylimits.org

Perhaps the largest obstacle to testing occurs with the sheer diversity of nanoparticles, of which the only unifying factor is their minuscule size.

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

lucire.com

The sheer scale is mind-boggling.

en.wikipedia.org

Go for a sheer sleeve dress style and layer under a denim jacket with trainers.

www.telegraph.co.uk