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English - Definition of sheer

n. swerve, sudden change of direction, abrupt change of course

v. swerve, change course suddenly, change direction abruptly; cause to change course quickly, cause to swerve

adj. thin and nearly transparent; not combined with anything else; utter, complete; very steep, almost perpendicular

English To Spanish - sheer

s. arrufadura, arrufo; guiñada

v. guiñar, desviarse; caer a pico

adj. puro, total; escarpado, acantilado, cortado a pico; acendrado, depurado, impoluto, purificado, sin mancha

English To French - sheer

n. pur, véritable; perpendiculaire, escarpé; fin, transparent

v. faire une embardée, embarder

adj. absolu, total; pur; transparent; fin; abrupt; vertical

English To German - sheer

n. Abweichung vom Weg

v. ausweichen; abscheren; sich fortmachen

adj. absolut; rein; glatt; bloß; transparent

English To Italian - sheer

s. (Mar) deviazione, guinata; cavallino, insellatura

v. (Mar) deviare, scostarsi, allargare; (fig) scappare, prendere il largo

agg. (fig) vero, assoluto, completo, bell'e buono; puro, liscio, non diluito; trasparente, velato, sottile; a picco, a perpendicolo, perpendicolare

English To Portuguese - sheer

s. desvio do rumo; balanço do navio; curvatura do convés

v. desviar-se do rumo, mudar de direção; dar guinadas; guinar; enganar

adj. absoluto, completo; fino, claro; puro; escarpado; abrupto

English To Russian - sheer

с. отклонение от курса, кривизна борта, продольная погибь

г. отклоняться от курса

прил. настоящий, истинный, сущий, абсолютный, полнейший, явный; неразбавленный, несмешанный, чистый, прозрачный; легкий, отвесный, перпендикулярный

English To Turkish - sheer

f. rotadan sapmak, yolundan sapmak, sapmak

s. tam, bütün, düpedüz, sırf, katışıksız, dik, dikey, şeffaf, transparan

zf. düpedüz, büsbütün, tamamen, dimdik, doğrudan

English To Albanian - sheer

adj. dukshëm: i dukshëm, absolut, plotë: i plotë, tejdukshëm: i tejdukshëm, lehtë: i lehtë

adv. tërësisht, plotësisht

English To Dutch - sheer

zn. uitwijking, afwijking

ww. uitwijken

bn. ragfijn; klinkklaar; loodrecht; absoluut; puur; dun; doorzichtig

English To Greek - sheer

ουσ. λοξοδρόμηση

ρήμ. λοξοδρομώ

επίθ. απόλυτος, διαφανής, καθαρός, λεπτότατος, κατακόρυφος

English To ChineseS - sheer

(名) 偏航; 弦弧; 转向; 脊弧

(动) 偏航; 急转向; 使偏航; 使急转向

(形) 全然的; 绝对的; 纯粹的

English To ChineseT - sheer

(名) 偏航; 弦弧; 轉向; 脊弧

(動) 偏航; 急轉向; 使偏航; 使急轉向

(形) 全然的; 絕對的; 純粹的

English To Japanese - sheer

(動) 針路からそれる

(名) シーア

(副) 全然; 垂直に; けわしく; 絶対に

English To Korean - sheer

명. 투명하게 비치는 직물, 현호, 만곡 진행

동. 침로에서 빗나가다, 피하다

형. 아주 얇고 투명한; 순수한, 잡티가 없는; 완전한; 매우 가파른

Definitions

verb: cause to sheer Example:She sheered her car around the obstacle.

verb: turn sharply; change direction abruptly

adjective: not mixed with extraneous elements Example:Sheer wine.

adjective: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front Example:A sheer descent of rock.

adjective: so thin as to transmit light Example:Sheer silk stockings.

adverb: directly Example:He fell sheer into the water.

adverb: straight up or down without a break

Dictionarist.com

Synonyms for sheer
1. pure: simple, absolute, utter, mere, downright, altogether, unadulterated
2. transparent: flimsy, thin, fine, gauzy, gossamer, delicate
3. abrupt: vertical, steep, precipitous, perpendicular
4. chiffon:
5. swerve: deviate,
6. totally: completely, entirely, quite

Tenses for sheer
Present participle: sheering
Present: sheer (3.person: sheers)
Past: sheered
Future: will sheer
Present conditional: would sheer
Present Perfect: have sheered (3.person: has sheered)
Past Perfect: had sheered
Future Perfect: will have sheered
Past conditional: would have sheered