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sharpen:

to sharpen verb (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)

  1. to sharpen (accentuate)
  2. to sharpen
    pulir
  3. to sharpen
  4. to sharpen
  5. to sharpen (tighten)
  6. to sharpen (whet; grind; strop)
    afilar
  7. to sharpen
    – To enhance the edges of subjects in an image. 1

Conjugations for sharpen:

present
  1. sharpen
  2. sharpen
  3. sharpens
  4. sharpen
  5. sharpen
  6. sharpen
simple past
  1. sharpened
  2. sharpened
  3. sharpened
  4. sharpened
  5. sharpened
  6. sharpened
present perfect
  1. have sharpened
  2. have sharpened
  3. has sharpened
  4. have sharpened
  5. have sharpened
  6. have sharpened
past continuous
  1. was sharpening
  2. were sharpening
  3. was sharpening
  4. were sharpening
  5. were sharpening
  6. were sharpening
future
  1. shall sharpen
  2. will sharpen
  3. will sharpen
  4. shall sharpen
  5. will sharpen
  6. will sharpen
continuous present
  1. am sharpening
  2. are sharpening
  3. is sharpening
  4. are sharpening
  5. are sharpening
  6. are sharpening
subjunctive
  1. be sharpened
  2. be sharpened
  3. be sharpened
  4. be sharpened
  5. be sharpened
  6. be sharpened
diverse
  1. sharpen!
  2. let's sharpen!
  3. sharpened
  4. sharpening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for sharpen:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
afilar grinding; polishing
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
afilar grind; sharpen; strop; whet connect; encourage; grind; grind off; light; motivate; point; put on; start; stimulate; switch on; turn on
agudizar accentuate; sharpen; tighten
agudizarse sharpen; tighten aggravate
dar nitidez sharpen
pulir sharpen break; brush up; buff; cadge; doll up; dress up; egalize; even; grind away; mooch; obtain by begging; polish; polish off; rub smooth; shine up; smooth; smudge; spruce up; strike; trick up
sacar punta a sharpen
sacarle punta a sharpen
- focalise; focalize; focus; heighten; point; taper
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- sharpen one's pencil
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- point

Related Words for "sharpen":


Synonyms for "sharpen":


Antonyms for "sharpen":


Related Definitions for "sharpen":

  1. put (an image) into focus2
  2. become sharp or sharper2
    • The debate sharpened2
  3. make crisp or more crisp and precise2
    • We had to sharpen our arguments2
  4. make (one's senses) more acute2
    • This drug will sharpen your vision2
  5. give a point to2
  6. raise the pitch of (musical notes)2
  7. make sharp or sharper2
    • sharpen the knives2
  8. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper2
  9. To enhance the edges of subjects in an image.1

Wiktionary Translations for sharpen:

sharpen
verb
  1. to make sharp

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
sharpen aguzar; agudizar; afilar aanscherpen — scherper maken
sharpen afilar affileraiguiser le tranchant émousser ou ébrécher d’un instrument, lui donner le fil.
sharpen afilar; agudizar aiguiserrendre aigu.

sharpen form of sharp:

sharp adj

  1. sharp (pointed)
  2. sharp (pointed)
  3. sharp (smart; perky; astute; )
  4. sharp (sharp-edged)
  5. sharp (razor-sharp)
  6. sharp (cunning; vicious; mean; )
  7. sharp (sharp-edged; keen; pointed)
  8. sharp (keen)
  9. sharp (cutting; stinging)
  10. sharp (intelligent; smart; knowledgable; )
  11. sharp (jagged; keen-edged)
  12. sharp (furious; blazing; angry; )
  13. sharp (nimble; clever; smart; quick)
  14. sharp (bright; smart; clever)
    listo

Translation Matrix for sharp:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
antipático monstrosity; ogre; ugly fellow
bajo bass; contrabass; sandbank
canalla bastard; caboodle; cad; chaos; cunt; hash; mayhem; mess; monstrosity; muddle; nasty character; ogre; rabble; ragtag; rascal; riff-raff; riffraff; rogue; scamp; scoundrel; scum; shady chap; sneaker; snide; ugly fellow; vermin; villain
chillón bawler; crybaby; squaller
exquisito exquisite
falso wrong
furioso madcap; madman
grosero bastard; booby; boor; boorishness; brute; churl; clodhopper; clumsy fellow; discourtesy; dolt; duffer; hulk; ill-mannered brute; lout; lubber; oaf; prole; rude fellow; rudeness; slob; swine; yokel
guarro dirty fellow; dirty-fellow; dirtyness; obscenity; pervert; piglet; pigling; prole; skunk; slob; smut; smutty talk; swine; wretch
listo bright spark; genius; smart fellow
malo nasty character
secreto confidentiality; mysteriousness; mystery; privacy; secrecy; secret; secretiveness
sinvergüenza asshole; bastard; brute; cad; criminal; delinquent; evil-doer; hulk; ill-mannered brute; malefactor; nasty piece of work; offender; perpetrator; rascal; rogue; rotter; scoundrel; villain; wretch; wretched fellow
socarrón fly boy; queer chap; queer fellow; rascal; rogue; shifty character; slick customer; slyboots; smooth operator; sneak; wag
taimado shady chap; sneaker; snide
tieso hard-on
torpe bastard; booby; boor; brute; churl; clodhopper; clumsy fellow; dolt; duffer; hulk; ill-mannered brute; lout; lubber; oaf; prole; slob; swine; unlicked cub; yokel
vivo fastie; smart boy
zorro cunning person; dodger; fox; naughty boy; rascal; slick operator; slyboots
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- abrupt; acuate; acute; astute; crisp; discriminating; incisive; keen; knifelike; needlelike; penetrating; penetrative; piercing; precipitous; sharp-worded; shrewd; shrill; tart
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- acutely; sharply
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
sofisticado fully-featured site; loaded site; rich site
torpe clumsy; loutish
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- cripled; disabled; keen
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
a escondidas cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile bad; behind one's back; clandestine; concealed; falsely; foul; furtive; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; on the quiet; on the sly; privately; quietly; ribald; scurvy; secret; secretly; silently; sneakily; sneaking; softly; stealthily; stealthy; surreptitiously; underhand; unnoticed; unobserved; unperceived; unseen; vicious; vile
a hurtadillas cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile behind someone's back; clandestine; concealed; covert; furtive; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaking; sneaky; stealthily; stealthy; underhand
acerado razor-sharp; sharp ironed; made like steel
acre jagged; keen-edged; razor-sharp; sharp acute; biting; brutal; clever; cutting; embittered; exasperated; fierce; inhuman; keen; nipping; penetrating; piercing; pityless; rasping; ruthless; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrill; snappy
adusto razor-sharp; sharp against the grain; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; pig-headed; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
afilado astute; bright; clever; cunning; false; jagged; keen; keen-edged; low; mean; nasty; perky; razor-sharp; resourceful; sharp; sharp-edged; shrewd; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily able; adroit; astute; bright; capable; clever; crafty; cunning; dexterous; expert; ground off; handy; ingenious; intelligent; lost; neat; nimble; polished; proficient; roguish; sagacious; sharpened; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; sly; smart; smoothened; well sharpened; wily; wise
afrentoso razor-sharp; sharp indecent; objectionable; offending; offensive
agrio jagged; keen-edged; sharp bitter; cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; penetrating; piercing; rasping; rigid; shrill; sour; sourly; sullen; surly
agudo astute; brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; jagged; keen; keen-edged; knowledgable; perky; razor-sharp; resourceful; sensible; sharp; smart; wily; wise able; acute; adroit; astute; biting; bright; burdensome; capable; careful; clever; closely; crafty; dexterous; dire; embittered; exasperated; expert; fierce; galling; grinding; handy; heavy; ingenious; intelligent; intense; irksome; keen; neat; nimble; penetrating; piercing; proficient; rasping; sagacious; sharp-minded; sharply; sharpwitted; shrewd; shrill; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; vehement; violent; wily; wise
aguijoneador razor-sharp; sharp
amargado angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent bitter; dour; embittered; exasperated; fierce; suppressed
andrajoso cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile bad; base; behind one's back; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; low; mean; miserable; nasty; offensive; paltry; pedestrian; poor; ragged; ribald; scurvy; secretly; shabby; shady; slutty; tarty; unsightly; vicious; vile; villainous
anquilosado razor-sharp; sharp
antipático cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile antipathetic; blackguardly; impolite; repellant; repellent; repulsive; revolting; roguish; scoundrelly; uncivil; uncongenial; unengaging; unfriendly; unkind; unpleasant; villainous
apretado razor-sharp; sharp acute; bashfull; biting; brutal; clasping; clever; cramped; diffident; entrapped; inhuman; keen; narrow; narrow minded; petty; pityless; ruthless; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; small; tight
aprovechado astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily able; adroit; astute; bright; capable; clever; crafty; dexterous; expert; handy; ingenious; intelligent; neat; nimble; proficient; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; useful; wily; wise
arisco razor-sharp; sharp against the grain; awkward; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
astuto astute; bright; clever; cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; nimble; perky; pointed; quick; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily astute; bluntly; bright; canny; clever; close; close by; coarse; crafty; crude; cunning; empty; even; flat; flatly; fresh; idle; ingenious; intelligent; level; plain; point blank; resourceful; roguish; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; sly; smart; smooth; unbroached; uniform; unopened; untouched; unused; unwavering; vulgar; wily; wise
austero razor-sharp; sharp against the grain; austere; demure; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; frugal; grave; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; petrified; recalcitrant; rigid; scanty; sedate; set; sober; star; stern; stiff; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending; wooden
avispado astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily calculating; canny; catty; clever; cunning; dodgy; querulous; roguish; shrewd; slick; sly; smart; wily; wise
bajo cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile bad; banal; base; behind one's back; below the belt; blackguardly; coarse; crude; diminutive; falsely; foul; gross; inadequate; indecent; indigent; inferior; jarring; little; low; low-grade; low-hanging; mean; middling; minuscule; nasty; needy; not high; offensive; pedestrian; pennyless; poor; ribald; roguish; rotten; scoundrelly; scurvy; secretly; shabby; short; shortish; small; tiny; trite; trivial; under; undersized; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vicious; vile; villainous; vulgar
brillante brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; knowledgable; sensible; sharp; smart; wise beaming; beautiful; blinding; bright; brilliant; choice; dazzling; delightful; excellent; exceptionally beautiful; fanciful; first-rate; flaunting; glistening; glittering; glorious; glossy; grand; grandiose; great; highly gifted; luminous; marvellous; marvelous; perfect; phosphorescent; radiant; radiating; reflective; shining; shiny; showing; sparkling; splendid; sublime; superb; swell; terrific; tiptop; wonderful
buen mozo brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; knowledgable; sensible; sharp; smart; wise able; acute; adroit; alluring; astute; attractive; beautiful; biting; bright; capable; charming; clever; crafty; dexterous; expert; good looking; good-looking; handsome; handy; ingenious; intelligent; keen; lovely; neat; nice; nimble; personable; pretty; proficient; sagacious; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; snap; wily; wise
canalla cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile blackguardly; mean; pedestrian; roguish; scoundrelly; vile; villainous
cazurro cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile cunning; roguish; shrewd; slick; sly
ceñido razor-sharp; sharp fixed; set; taut
chillón cutting; razor-sharp; sharp; stinging agressive; brightly coloured; embittered; exasperated; fierce; loud-voiced; offensive; penetrating; piercing; rasping; screaming; shriekish; shrill; violent
concentrado en keen; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged addressed; aimed; directed
cortante razor-sharp; sharp; sharp-edged able; acute; adroit; astute; biting; bright; capable; clever; crafty; dexterous; embittered; exasperated; expert; fierce; handy; ingenious; intelligent; keen; neat; nimble; proficient; sagacious; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; suppressed; wily; wise
cáustico razor-sharp; sharp avaricious; biting; catty; corroding; corrosive; cutting; embittered; exasperated; fierce; miserly; niggardly; prickly; querulous; sarcastic; stinging; stingy; suppressed; thorny
de buen ver brainy; bright; brilliant; clever

Related Words for "sharp":


Synonyms for "sharp":


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Related Definitions for "sharp":

  1. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence2
  2. (of something seen or heard) clearly defined2
    • a sharp photographic image2
    • the sharp crack of a twig2
  3. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing2
    • a sharp knife2
    • a pencil with a sharp point2
  4. keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point2
    • a sharp pain2
    • sharp winds2
  5. quick and forceful2
    • a sharp blow2
  6. very sudden and in great amount or degree2
    • a sharp drop in the stock market2
  7. extremely steep2
    • a sharp drop2
  8. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones 2
  9. (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone2
    • C sharp2
  10. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions2
    • as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang2
  11. harsh2
    • sharp criticism2
  12. ending in a sharp point2
  13. changing suddenly in direction and degree2
    • turn sharp left here2
  14. a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point2
  15. a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named2

Wiktionary Translations for sharp:

sharp
adjective
  1. able to cut easily
  2. intelligent
  3. pointed, able to pierce easily
  4. of a note, played a semitone higher than usual
  5. musically higher-pitched than desired
  6. having an intense, acrid flavour
  7. intense and sudden (of pain)
  8. exact, precise, accurate, keen
  9. offensive, critical, or acrimonious
  10. observant, alert, acute
  11. forming a small angle
adverb
  1. exactly

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
sharp agudo; afilado scherp — goed snijdend
sharp nítido scharfOptik: deutlich konturiert, mit klarem Umriss
sharp agudo; puntiagudo spitz — die Fähigkeit habend, schneiden zu können; scharf
sharp agudo; afilado aigu — Qui a un aspect pointu, tranchant, voire déchirer.
sharp austero austère — Qui est rigoureux pour le corps et qui mortifier les sens et l’esprit. — note Se dit surtout des doctrines et des pratiques religieux.
sharp afilado coupant — Qui couper.
sharp incisivo incisif — Qui couper ou qui est propre à couper.
sharp agudo; acerbo; acre mordant — didact|fr Qui mordre.
sharp afilado; agudo perçant — Qui percer, qui pénétrer.
sharp picante piquant — Qui piquer.
sharp afilado; agudo; puntiagudo pointu — Qui se termine en pointe
sharp inclemente; severo; adusto sévère — Qui est rigide, sans indulgence.
sharp acre; agrio; amargo âcre — Qui a quelque chose de piquant et d’irritant.