1 absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.
az: açıq, aydın
ru: абсолютный, полнейший
2 very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.
az: dik, şaquli
ru: отвесный
3 (of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.
az: zərif, nazik
ru: лёгкий, прозрачный
♦ adverb
verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.
az: dikinə, şaquli vəziyyətdə
ru: прямо, отвесно
sheer2 [ʃiə] phrasal verb
also sheer off sheer away
to turn aside or swerve: The speedboat sheered off course.
az: yolundan çıxmaq, tutduğu yoldan yayınmaq
ru: отклоняться, уклоняться
1 a board for laying things on: There are shelves on the kitchen walls; I'm thinking of putting up a set of shelves in he study.
az: rəf
ru: полка
2 a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water.
az: qat, suxur
ru: шельф
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English-Azerbaijani dictionary 1 the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.
az: qabıq
ru: раковина; панцирь; скорлупа
2 an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.
az: çərçivə, qabıq
ru: каркас; оболочка
3 a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.
az: giliz (patronun barıt doldurulan hissəsi)
ru: снаряд
♦ verb
1 to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.
az: qabığını soymaq
ru: очищать, лущить
2 to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.
az: atəşə tutmaq, topa tutmaq, gülləyə basmaq
ru: обстреливать
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English-Azerbaijani dictionary 1 protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.
az: yurd, daldalanacaq yer
ru: кров, приют
2 a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.
az: sığınacaq
ru: убежище; автопавильон
♦ verb
1 to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.
az: sığınmaq, daldalanmaq
ru: укрываться, прятаться
2 to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.
az: sığındırmaq, saxlamaq
ru: приютить; укрывать