Was heißt »schier« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Es zu versuchen, ist schier verrückt.

It's sheer lunacy to try that.

Es war eine schiere Gedankenlosigkeit, die Kinder allein zu lassen.

Leaving the children alone was sheer thoughtlessness.

Marias Haus lag in einem ortsunkundigen Autofahrern schier undurchdringlichen Gewirr von Einbahnstraßen.

Mary's house was situated in a maze of one-way streets almost unnavigable for drivers unfamiliar with the area.

Mary's house was situated in a maze of one-way streets almost impenetrable to drivers unfamiliar with the place.

Nicht nur ihre schiere Menge war überwältigend, sondern auch die Größe jedes einzelnen Exemplars: prächtige Kürbisse, so weit das Auge reichte.

Not only was their sheer amount stunning, but also the size of every individual one: magnificent pumpkins, as far as the eye could see.

Ihr Erfolg beruhte auf schierem Fleiß.

Her success was due to sheer hard work.

Die Rechtfertigungen für manche Kriege sind schierer Unfug.

The justifications for some wars are sheer absurdity.

Synonyme

al­lein:

alone

al­lei­nig:

exclusive

aus­schließ­lich:

exclusive

bar:

bare

bei­na­he:

almost

nearly

be­reits:

already

just

blank:

shiny

bloß:

bare

di­rekt:

direct

durch­aus:

absolutely

ein­fach:

easy

simple

simply

ein­zig:

only

sole

unique

ei­tel:

vain

fast:

all but

almost

nearly

frei­lich:

admittedly

gar:

cooked

done

ge­ra­de:

straight

ge­ra­de­wegs:

straight

ge­ra­de­zu:

absolutely

really

glatt:

smooth

lau­ter:

pure

sincere

le­dig­lich:

merely

solely

nichts als:

nothing but

prak­tisch:

handy

pur:

absolute

pure

rein:

clean

schlecht­hin:

par excellence

per se

plainly

schlicht:

plain

simple

schlicht­weg:

simply

utterly

schon:

already

to­tal:

complete

total

Englische Beispielsätze

• Anne sighed for sheer happiness.

• He persevered through sheer willpower.

• "Oh, this is a day left over from Eden, isn't it, Diana?" . . . and Anne sighed for sheer happiness.

• This is sheer nonsense.

• I couldn't sleep for sheer worry, while Tom slept soundly beside me, snoring.

• It's sheer madness.

• This is sheer madness.

• Out of sheer fear of making mistakes, I did everything wrong.

• It would be sheer madness to do that.

• She persevered through sheer willpower.

• A calamity was avoided by sheer luck.

• It is a sheer waste of time.

• It was sheer coincidence that Mary and I were on the same train.