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отве́сный — meaning in English

otvesnyy

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English meaning

  • bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  • sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.
  • upright adj Standing straight up, vertical.
  • vertical adj Standing straight up, at a right angle to the ground or to a horizontal line.

Senses

отве́сный is used for these senses in English:

  • bluff Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
  • sheer Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
  • upright Vertical; erect.
  • vertical Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

bluff — full definition

  1. verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  2. noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
  3. noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.

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.

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