SHEER - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

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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 VERB intr NAUT

sheer

desviarse

II. sheer² VERB trans

sheer

desviar

sheer away VERB (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 VERB (v + adv)

sheer off

desviarse

sheer off

cambiar de rumbo

that's sheer extortion!

¡eso es un robo!

out of sheer cussedness

solo para fastidiar ugs

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Englisch

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

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Spanisch

I. sheer¹ [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] ADJ

1. sheer (unmitigated):

sheer

puro, -a

sheer bliss

completo, -a

sheer 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 (diaphanous)

transparente

II. sheer¹ [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] ADV liter

sheer

absolutamente

sheer² [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VERB intr NAUT

sheer

desviarse

that's sheer extortion!

¡esto es un robo!

it's sheer folly!

¡es una locura!

by sheer force of numbers

por superioridad numérica

by sheer force of habit

por pura costumbre

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Englisch

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

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Spanisch

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] VERB intr NAUT

sheer

desviarse

sheer curtain(s) SUBST (Pl)

sheer curtain(s)

visillo(s) m (Pl)

it's sheer folly!

¡es una locura!

that's sheer extortion!

¡esto es un robo!

by (sheer) force of habit

por pura costumbre

Spanisch

Englisch

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

Present

I	sheer
you	sheer
he/she/it	sheers
we	sheer
you	sheer
they	sheer

Past

I	sheered
you	sheered
he/she/it	sheered
we	sheered
you	sheered
they	sheered

Present Perfect

I	have	sheered
you	have	sheered
he/she/it	has	sheered
we	have	sheered
you	have	sheered
they	have	sheered

Past Perfect

I	had	sheered
you	had	sheered
he/she/it	had	sheered
we	had	sheered
you	had	sheered
they	had	sheered

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

She was captured in 1780, converted to a sheer hulk in 1791 and was broken up in 1816.

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

citylimits.org

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

But apart from sheer escapism the music carries a considerable emotional heft.

en.wikipedia.org

Although all problems are theoretically resolvable it is estimated this would take at least 17 months and the sheer number of issues would prohibit a practical inspection regime.

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