⛰️sheer (shír)

adjective
/ʃɪə/
total (total)

Meaning

complete and utter; very steep or transparent
complete; absolute; transparent; very steep
Traducción del significado
total y puro; muy empinado o transparente
total y puro; muy empinado o transparente

Oraciones de ejemplo

The cliff was a sheer drop into the sea.

El acantilado era una caída total al mar.
El acantilado era una caída total al mar.

It was sheer luck that we found the place.

Fue pura suerte que encontramos el lugar.
Fue pura suerte que encontramos el lugar.

Expresiones de ejemplo

sheer luck
pura suerte
pura suerte

Synonyms

absolute, pure, steep, transparent, thin, complete, utter
Entrada 1
absolute, pure, steep, transparent, thin
Entrada 2
pure, complete, absolute, utter

Antonyms

partial, opaque, incomplete, mixed, gradual
Entrada 1
partial, opaque
Entrada 2
partial, incomplete, mixed, gradual

Colocaciones

sheer luck, sheer force, sheer cliff, sheer fabric, sheer determination
Entrada 1
sheer luck, sheer force, sheer cliff, sheer fabric
Entrada 2
sheer luck, sheer cliff, sheer fabric, sheer determination

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