Interglot - sheer: English and Dutch Search Results found in the Interglot Translation Dictionary

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Detailed Translations for sheer from English to Dutch

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	curve; cut; slew; slue; swerve; trend; veer
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
klinkklaar	blatant; downright; plain; sheer	absolute; downright; straight
puur	blatant; downright; plain; sheer	maidenly; pristine; pure; straight; unspoiled; untainted; untouched; virginal
regelrecht	blatant; downright; plain; sheer	clear; directly; perpendicular; straight
-	absolute; bluff; bold; downright; out-and-out; plain; rank; right-down; unmingled; unmixed
Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
gewoonweg	blatant; downright; plain; sheer	absolute; bluntly; clean; downright; just like that; readily; straight; without any warning
ronduit	blatant; downright; plain; sheer	blunt; bluntly; certain; certainly; clean; direct; fair; forthright; frank; frankly; frontal; genially; genuine; honest; of course; open; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; positive; positively; readily; serious; sincere; straight; straightforward; sure; sure and certain; undoubted
-	perpendicularly
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	downright; pure

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers¹
- got the job through sheer persistence¹
- sheer stupidity¹
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front¹
- a sheer descent of rock¹
not mixed with extraneous elements¹
- sheer wine¹
directly¹
- he fell sheer into the water¹
straight up or down without a break¹
cause to sheer¹
- She sheered her car around the obstacle¹
turn sharply; change direction abruptly¹

sheer

adjective