Translations for „sharp end“ in the English » German Dictionary

sharp end N

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at the sharp end of sth (activity, process) inf

an vorderster Front f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the sharp end inf (cutting edge)

das Zentrum des Geschehens

at the sharp end of sth (activity, process) inf

an vorderster Front f

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English

You're thinking, why can't the person on the sharp end see what you see?

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Big leaves, are oval and extended, have a long and sharp end, and are very dented, supported by short, strong, red leaf stalks.

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They catch people who are at the sharp end of this, the people who are taking the most risks.

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Don't you just love the sharp end of the season?

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But women, especially at the sharp end of such work have already shown themselves to be powerfully effective.

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It represented an iron roasting spit, a dart, or the sharp end of a javelin, symbolizing the skewering or cutting out of dubious matter.

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The story remains the same throughout this, the sharp end of the food industry.

www.theecologist.org

Make no mistake, we are part of an extremely important mission: the sharp end of conservation and the wellbeing of humanity.

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In particular, he had little respect for professions or pretensions, and politicians, lawyers and stockbrokers are regularly at the sharp end of his cynical prose.

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Drug-addiction, overeating and alcoholism had put a sharp end to an otherwise glorious career.

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