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At the metal scaffolding that leaned against the sheer walls, allowing them easy access to the cliff city, Margaret urged Louis to ascend first.Sie erreichten das Gerüst an der Schluchtwand, das den Aufstieg nach oben erleichterte, und Margaret überließ Louis den Vortritt.Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das ImperiumDas ImperiumAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire Inc.© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGHidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
It is not a question of fighting, but of sheer annihilation.Es kommt hier nicht auf Kampf, sondern auf absolute Vernichtung an.Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
He had little doubt that Bigwig, by sheer chance, had led the fox onto a Wide Patrol which had been following their trail.Er hatte wenig Zweifel daran, daß Bigwig rein zufällig den Fuchs zu einer Weiten Patrouille geführt hatte, die ihrer Spur gefolgt war.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
If it weren't for the sheer size of the place, it would be a pigpen.Wäre der Ort nicht so groß gewesen, hätte man ihn für einen Schweinestall halten können.Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / ZeitZeitBaxter, Stephen© 1999 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenTimeBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
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That this provision of the law was sheer nonsense made no difference.Daß diese gesetzliche Bestimmung vollkommen unsinnig war, änderte daran nichts.Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Gay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay
For sheer love of whiskey, he began to cry.Er fand das von dem Whiskey so lieb, daß ihm die Tränen kamen.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
Kissinger, as always, was superb in the part of the knowing world statesman, weary of the sheer responsibility of keeping disaster at bay.Kissinger brillierte wie immer in der Rollendes welterfahrenen Staatsmannes, der es müde ist, dem Unheil als einziger die Stirn zu bieten.Postman, Neil / Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil / Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der UnterhaltungsindustrieWir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der UnterhaltungsindustriePostman, Neil© by Neil Postman, 1985© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1985Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil© Neil Postman, 1985
When Hertha scored a goal, or sometimes from sheer exuberance, its supporters would intone a chorus, "Ha!Wenn Hertha ein Tor schoß oder wenn es einfach mit ihnen durchging, riefen die Anhänger im Chor: „Ha!Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Gay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay
The rest of the sheer cliff rose above her, and the lumps of alum crystal now seemed tiny and unstable.Die Wand ragte weiterhin steil auf, und die Kristallbrocken erschienen ihr plötzlich kleiner und brüchiger.Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / SonnenstürmeSonnenstürmeAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenHorizon StormsAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
In general anti-Semitism may well have been outweighed by sheer indifference, but not to the point of forgoing tangible advantages.Es mag durchaus sein, daß im allgemeinen die pure Gleichgültigkeit schwerer wog als der Antisemitismus, aber das ging nicht so weit, daß man auf greifbare Vorteile verzichtete.Friedlander, Saul / The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945,Friedlander, Saul / Die Jahre der Vernichtung. Das dritte reich und die juden 1939–1945Die Jahre der Vernichtung. Das dritte reich und die juden 1939–1945Friedlander, Saul© 2006 Saul Friedlander© Verlag C.H.Beck oHG, Munchen 2006The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945,Friedlander, Saul© Saul Friedlander 2007
Looking out of his window, he saw the extremely attractive and intriguing client he had just rudely turned away out of sheer grumpiness.Als er aus seinem Fenster sah, erblickte er die äußerst attraktive und faszinierende Klientin, die er eben aus schierer Verdrießlichkeit so unhöflich abgewiesen hatte.Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im ZweifelLachs im ZweifelAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGThe Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
He sits like a cuddly old curmudgeon hunched over his joystick and chews gum slowly and continuously as he flies his helicopter directly at sheer cliff faces to see if you'll scream.Er klemmt wie ein knuddliger alter Brummbär hinter dem Steuerknüppel und kaut langsam und gleichmäßig Kaugummi, während er mit seinem Hubschrauber geradeaus auf nackte Steilwände zufliegt, um zu testen, ob jemand schreit.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
The sheer immensity of the volumes of rock and space that turn easily around us continually overwhelms the spatial processors of the brain.Schon die Unermeßlichkeit dieser Massen von Bergen und Raum, die uns lässig umkreisen, überwältigt die räumlichen Prozessoren des Gehirns.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
They died of the camps: of malnutrition, typhus, beatings, mortal indifference to their human dignity, loss of the sheer will to live.Sie starben durch die Lager: Unterernährung, Typhus, Mißhandlungen, tödliche Indifferenz ihrer Würde als Mensch gegenüber, Verlust des bloßen Willens zum Leben.Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Gay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay
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sheer draught
Aufriss
sheer strake
Schergang
out of sheer spite
aus reiner Gehässigkeit
sheer skirt
durchscheinender Rock
sheer briefs
durchsichtiger Slip
sheer fabric
hauchdünner Stoff
sheer bra
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sheer dress
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lost sheer negligence
verschlampt
sheer away
vom Kurs abweichen
deck sheer
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sheer rock walls
steile Felswände
Word forms
sheer
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sheer | sheers |
Possessive case | sheer's | sheers' |
sheer
adjective
Positive degree | sheer |
Comparative degree | sheerer |
Superlative degree | sheerest |
sheer
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sheered |
Imperative | sheer |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sheering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sheered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sheer | we sheer |
you sheer | you sheer |
he/she/it sheers | they sheer |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sheering | we are sheering |
you are sheering | you are sheering |
he/she/it is sheering | they are sheering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sheered | we have sheered |
you have sheered | you have sheered |
he/she/it has sheered | they have sheered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sheering | we have been sheering |
you have been sheering | you have been sheering |
he/she/it has been sheering | they have been sheering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sheered | we sheered |
you sheered | you sheered |
he/she/it sheered | they sheered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sheering | we were sheering |
you were sheering | you were sheering |
he/she/it was sheering | they were sheering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sheered | we had sheered |
you had sheered | you had sheered |
he/she/it had sheered | they had sheered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sheering | we had been sheering |
you had been sheering | you had been sheering |
he/she/it had been sheering | they had been sheering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sheer | we shall/will sheer |
you will sheer | you will sheer |
he/she/it will sheer | they will sheer |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sheering | we shall/will be sheering |
you will be sheering | you will be sheering |
he/she/it will be sheering | they will be sheering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sheered | we shall/will have sheered |
you will have sheered | you will have sheered |
he/she/it will have sheered | they will have sheered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sheering | we shall/will have been sheering |
you will have been sheering | you will have been sheering |
he/she/it will have been sheering | they will have been sheering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sheer | we should/would sheer |
you would sheer | you would sheer |
he/she/it would sheer | they would sheer |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sheering | we should/would be sheering |
you would be sheering | you would be sheering |
he/she/it would be sheering | they would be sheering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sheered | we should/would have sheered |
you would have sheered | you would have sheered |
he/she/it would have sheered | they would have sheered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sheering | we should/would have been sheering |
you would have been sheering | you would have been sheering |
he/she/it would have been sheering | they would have been sheering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sheered | we are sheered |
you are sheered | you are sheered |
he/she/it is sheered | they are sheered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sheered | we are being sheered |
you are being sheered | you are being sheered |
he/she/it is being sheered | they are being sheered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sheered | we have been sheered |
you have been sheered | you have been sheered |
he/she/it has been sheered | they have been sheered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sheered | we were sheered |
you were sheered | you were sheered |
he/she/it was sheered | they were sheered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sheered | we were being sheered |
you were being sheered | you were being sheered |
he/she/it was being sheered | they were being sheered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sheered | we had been sheered |
you had been sheered | you had been sheered |
he/she/it had been sheered | they had been sheered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sheered | we shall/will be sheered |
you will be sheered | you will be sheered |
he/she/it will be sheered | they will be sheered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sheered | we shall/will have been sheered |
you will have been sheered | you will have been sheered |
he/she/it will have been sheered | they will have been sheered |