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
- verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
- noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
- noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.
sheer — full definition
- adjective Thin enough to see through.
- adjective Complete or absolute, used for emphasis.
- adjective Very steep, almost straight up and down.