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Meanings of sheer in английском

португальский
virar

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.

virar
португальский
perpendicularmente

Straight up or down without a break.

perpendicularmente

So thin as to transmit light.

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Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.

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Usage of sheer in английском
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That proved impossible given the sheer scale of the private residential market.
The Irish Times
2
Perhaps, by sheer nerve and animal cunning, you'll survive for a year.
Immortality Inc.
3
Today, BGI still claims to lead the world in sheer sequencing capacity.
Wired
4
The sheer amount of power she must have used was staggering .
From hell with love
5
But the sheer number of cases is causing delays in the courts.
The Irish Times
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Asad listened in relieved amazement; Rosamund caught her breath in sheer dismay.
The Sea-Hawk
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But the sheer ambition of these works demand an almost physical attention.
The Guardian
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First, there's the sheer quantity of Chinese-made products on the U.S. market.
Reuters
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And over and over by sheer personal power, he created this miracle:
Cry to heaven
10
Several times the road winds along the base of sheer forty-foot precipices.
Night of knives
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That market is now booming, driven by a sheer weight of money.
The Irish Times
12
Its sheer simplicity and egalitarian nature means it is available to all.
News.com.au
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There were times when technical ability and sheer courage were not enough.
The Fountains of Paradise
14
At last it fell in under the sheer weight of the blows.
The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
15
Alabama missed 17 free throws, but sheer volume made all the difference.
Reuters
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The sheer number of boys in some schools must make it difficult.
The Guardian
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Sheer through the time
Sheer across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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