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sheer [ʃɪə(r)]
adjetivo
1. puro(a), verdadero(a) (pure, total)
- it's sheer madness -> es una verdadera locura
2. empinado(a), escarpado(a) (steep)
3. fino(a), transparente (stockings, fabric)
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sheer [shiar]
adjetivo
1. Puro, claro, sin mezcla, absoluto, consumado, cabal (absolute, pure).
2. Muy fino y delgado, ligero (light) (
adverbio & sustantivo & verbo
3. g. (Marina)
4. Escarpado, casi vertical, a pico.
adverbio
5. De un golpe, de una vez.
sustantivo
6. Arrufo, 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)
1. Alargarse, desviarse del rumbo o derrota. (n)
- To sheer off -> huir, largarse, escaparse
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