sheerer in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sheerer 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

sheerer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sheerer in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sheer¹ [ʃɪr] ADJ

1. sheer (unmitigated):

sheer

puro, -a

sheer bliss

completo, -a

sheer agony, 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 (transparent)

transparente

II.sheer¹ [ʃɪr] ADV liter

sheer

absolutamente

sheer² [ʃɪr] VB intr NAUT

sheer

desviarse

sheer curtain(s) N (pl)

sheer curtain(s)

visillo(s) m (pl)

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it's sheer folly!

¡es una locura!

that's sheer extortion!

¡esto es un robo!

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

sheer