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"Sheer" is an adjective which is often translated as "puro", and "stark" is an adjective which is often translated as "crudo". Learn more about the difference between "sheer" and "stark" below.
sheer(
shir
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (complete)
a. puro
We were in the same place at the same time by sheer chance.Estuvimos en el mismo sitio a la misma vez por pura casualidad.
b. auténtico
Trying to cross the moor in this fog would be sheer madness.Pretender atravesar el páramo con esta niebla sería una auténtica locura.
c. verdadero
It is sheer nonsense to say that colors are subjective.Es una verdadera tontería decir que los colores son subjetivos.
2. (clear)
a. transparente
The model scandalized the media with the sheer top she wore to the Oscars.La modelo escandalizó a los medios con el top transparente que llevó a los premios Oscar.
b. fino
I like to have sheer curtains in the living room so that lots of light comes in.Me gusta tener cortinas finas en la sala para que entre mucha luz.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
a. verticalmente
We jumped off a rock that rose sheer out of the lake.Brincamos de una roca que subía verticalmente desde el lago.
5. (completely)
b. de lleno
When we came out onto the road, we ran sheer into a pack of wolves.Cuando salimos al camino, tropezamos de lleno con una manada de lobos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. desviarse (nautical)
The helmsman wasn't watching his compass heading, and the ship sheered to the south.El timonel no estaba atento al rumbo que indicaba la brújula, y el barco se desvió hacia el sur.
stark(
stark
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (harsh)
a. crudo
Your love and warmth are the perfect antidote to this cold, stark wind.Tu amor y calidez son el antídoto perfecto para este viento crudo y frío.
b. duro
As a young, single, pregnant woman, she had to make a stark choice.Como mujer joven, soltera y embarazada, tenía que hacer una dura elección.
c. severo
Ariadna's ecological ideals were challenged by the stark reality of her everyday life.Los ideales ecológicos de Ariadna eran desafiados por la severa realidad de su vida cotidiana.
2. (plain)
a. escueto
The accountant gave a stark description of the company's financial situation.El contador dio una descripción escueta sobre la situación financiera de la empresa.
b. desnudo
The world was shocked to learn the stark truth about the meat industry.El mundo se horrorizó al enterarse de la verdad desnuda sobre la industria cárnica.
c. austero
Melanie likes to meditate in the the stark simplicity of the rock garden.A Melanie le gusta meditar en la simplicidad austera del jardín de rocas.
3. (desolate)
a. inhóspito
Lucy was anxious to leave the stark landscape of the desert behind and move to the coast.Lucy estaba ansiosa por dejar atrás el paisaje inhóspito del desierto y mudarse a la costa.
4. (complete)
a. absoluto
Pat felt stark terror when his rope snapped while climbing the mountain.Pat sintió un terror absoluto cuando su cuerda se rompió mientras escalaba la montaña.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
5. (completely)
a. completamente
Holly was surprised to see a man stark naked in his apartment with the curtains open.Holly se sorprendió al ver a un hombre completamente desnudo en su apartamento con las cortinas abiertas.
