⛰️sheer (chir)

adjective
/ʃɪə/
total (total)

Signification

complete and utter; very steep or transparent
complete; absolute; transparent; very steep
Traduction de la signification
complet et pur; très raide ou transparent
complet et pur; tres raide ou transparent

Phrases d'exemple

The cliff was a sheer drop into the sea.

La falaise était une chute complète dans la mer.
La falaise était une chute complète dans la mer.

It was sheer luck that we found the place.

C'était une chance pure que nous ayons trouvé l'endroit.
C'était une chance pure que nous ayons trouvé l'endroit.

Expressions d'exemple

sheer luck
pure chance
pure chance

Synonymes

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

Antonymes

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

Collocations

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

Vocabulaires connexes

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not securely held; dangerously unstable or uncertain