vero e proprio — meaning in English

English meaning

• sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.
• stark adj Severe, bare, or bleak in appearance.

Senses

vero e proprio is used for these senses in English:

• sheer (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
• stark Complete, absolute, full.

sheer — full definition

1. adjective Thin enough to see through.
2. adjective Complete or absolute, used for emphasis.
3. adjective Very steep, almost straight up and down.

stark — full definition

1. adj Severe, bare, or bleak in appearance.
2. adj Complete or absolute, used to emphasize how extreme something is.
3. adv Completely; utterly (used mainly in the phrase "stark naked").

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