sheer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shēr)

Inflections of 'sheer' (adj):
sheerer
adj comparative
sheerest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sheer adj(utter)puro/a adj
 That idea is sheer genius!
 ¡Esa idea es ingenio puro!
sheer adj(pure)auténtico/a adj
  puro/a adj
 The children squealed with sheer joy at being sprayed with water.
 Los chicos chillaban con auténtica emoción mientras los rociaban de agua.
sheer adj(alone, by itself)puro/a adj
  simple adj
 The sheer number of applicants for this job shows how serious a problem we have with unemployment.
 El puro número de candidatos para este puesto muestra el serio problema de desempleo que enfrentamos.
 El simple número de candidatos para este puesto muestra el serio problema de desempleo que enfrentamos.
sheer adj(fabric: fine, thin)transparente adj mf
  fino/a adj
 The sheer curtain did not provide any privacy.
 La cortina transparente no daba privacidad.
sheer adj(cliff: steep, vertical) (barranco)escarpado/a adj
  vertical adj
 Standing at the foot of the sheer cliff face, Mark wondered how he would ever get to the top.
 Al pie del escarpado acantilado, Mark se preguntaba cómo llegaría a la cima.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sheer adv(vertically)verticalmente adv
  en vertical loc verb
 The grey cliffs rise sheer from the blue water to a height of about a thousand feet.
 Los acantilados se levantan verticalmente desde las aguas azules y hasta casi mil pies.
sheer adv(completely)completamente adv
 A few minutes later they flew sheer into a thick bank of clouds and were nearly lost.
 Unos pocos minutos después se metieron completamente en un banco de nubes y casi se pierden.
sheer n(nautical: curve of vessel) (Náutica)arrufadura nf
 (Náutica)arrufo nm
 Sheer is important in ensuring a ship's stability.
 La arrufadura es importante para la estabilidad del barco.
sheer vi(nautical: change course)desviar el curso loc verb
  desviarse v prnl
 The boat sheered to starboard.
 El bote desvío el curso a estribor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
pure poetry,
sheer poetry
n
figurative ([sth] poetic, beautiful)poesía pura loc nom f
robbery,
sheer robbery,
daylight robbery
n
figurative, informal (excessively high price) (figurado)robo nm
 (coloquial)clavada nf
  estafa nf
 Twenty pounds for that? That's daylight robbery!
 ¿Veinte libras por eso? ¡Es un robo!
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'sheer' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: sheer [size, strength, expanse, number, weight, amount, force], [amazed, surprised, overwhelmed] by the sheer [size] of it, that was sheer stupidity!, more...

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