sheer

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sheer
[ʃɪə(r)]
adjetivo
1puro(a), verdadero(a) (pure, total)
  • it's sheer madness -> es una verdadera locura
2empinado(a), escarpado(a) (steep)
3fino(a), transparente (stockings, fabric)

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sheer [shiar]
adjetivo
1Puro, claro, sin mezcla, absoluto, consumado, cabal (absolute, pure).
2Muy fino y delgado, ligero (light) (
adverbio & sustantivo & verbo
3g. (Marina)
4Escarpado, casi vertical, a pico.
adverbio
5De un golpe, de una vez.
sustantivo
6Arrufo, arrufadura, la corvadura que hacen las cubiertas y costados de los barcos. (Marina)
  • A ship with a great sheer -> (Mar.) bajel muy arrufado
  • In sheer desperation -> en último caso, en último extremo
  • Sheer curtain -> visillos
un tejido).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Alargarse, desviarse del rumbo o derrota. (n)
  • To sheer off -> huir, largarse, escaparse

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sheer [ʃɪəʳ]
adjective
sheerer (comparative)sheerest (superlative)
1 (absolute) puro; absoluto
this is sheer robbery
by sheer accident by sheer chance de pura casualidad
in sheer desperation en último extremo; by sheer hard work gracias simplemente al trabajo; the sheer impossibility of ... la total imposibilidad de ...
"Position of "puro"" See culture box in entry pure.
2 (transparent) transparente; fino
3 (precipitous) escarpado
adverb
it falls sheer to the sea baja sin obstáculo alguno hasta el mar; it rises sheer for 100 metres se levanta verticalmente unos 100 metros
sheer [ʃɪəʳ]
verb:intransitive
to sheer away from a topic desviarse de un tema; evitar hablar de un tema
sheer off
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(Náut) [+ship] desviarse; largarse;

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Verb Conjugation for "sheer"

Imperative
  • sheer
  • you sheer
  • he/she sheers
  • we sheer
  • you sheer
  • they sheer
Preterite
  • I sheered
  • you sheered
  • he/she sheered
  • we sheered
  • you sheered
  • they sheered
Present Continuous
  • I am sheering
  • you are sheering
  • he/she is sheering
  • we are sheering
  • you are sheering
  • they are sheering
Present Perfect
  • I have sheered
  • you have sheered
  • he/she has sheered
  • we have sheered
  • you have sheered
  • they have sheered
Past Continuous
  • I was sheering
  • you were sheering
  • he/she was sheering
  • we were sheering
  • you were sheering
  • they were sheering
Past Perfect
  • I had sheered
  • you had sheered
  • he/she had sheered
  • we had sheered
  • you had sheered
  • they had sheered
Future
  • I will sheer
  • you will sheer
  • he/she will sheer
  • we will sheer
  • you will sheer
  • they will sheer
Future Perfect
  • I will have sheered
  • you will have sheered
  • he/she will have sheered
  • we will have sheered
  • you will have sheered
  • they will have sheered
Future Continuous
  • I will be sheering
  • you will be sheering
  • he/she will be sheering
  • we will be sheering
  • you will be sheering
  • they will be sheering
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been sheering
  • you have been sheering
  • he/she has been sheering
  • we have been sheering
  • you have been sheering
  • they have been sheering
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been sheering
  • you will have been sheering
  • he/she will have been sheering
  • we will have been sheering
  • you will have been sheering
  • they will have been sheering
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been sheering
  • you had been sheering
  • he/she had been sheering
  • we had been sheering
  • you had been sheering
  • they had been sheering
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake