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I.sharpen [Brit ˈʃɑːp(ə)n, Am ˈʃɑrpən] VB trans

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1. sharpen:

sharpen blade, knife, razor, scissors, shears

affilare, arrotare

sharpen pencil

appuntire, fare la punta a, temperare

to sharpen sth to a point

appuntire qc or fare la punta a qc

to sharpen its claws cat etc.:

affilarsi, farsi le unghie

2. sharpen (accentuate):

sharpen line, contrast

rendere più netto

sharpen focus

sharpen image, picture

mettere più a fuoco, più in evidenza

3. sharpen (make stronger):

sharpen anger, desire, interest

sharpen feeling, loneliness, fear

to sharpen sb's appetite

stimolare l'appetito di qn (for per)

to sharpen sb's appetite fig

stimolare or acuire il desiderio di qn (for per)

to sharpen one's wits

affinare la mente

to sharpen sb's wits

affinare la mente di qn

to sharpen sb's reflexes

rendere pronti i riflessi di qn

II.sharpen [Brit ˈʃɑːp(ə)n, Am ˈʃɑrpən] VB intr

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sharpen tone, voice, look:

sharpen pain:

sharpen up VB [ˈʃɑːp(ə)n -] (sharpen up [sth])

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sharpen up reflexes:

sharpen up

to sharpen oneself up for race, competition

to sharpen up one's wits

aguzzare l'ingegno

to sharpen up one's image

migliorare la propria immagine

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to sharpen

to sharpen

dare un'affilata al coltello

to sharpen or hone the knife

to sharpen one's wits

to sharpen

acutizzarsi

to sharpen

affinare (appuntire)

to sharpen

affinare udito

to sharpen

affinare l'ingegno

to sharpen one's wit

riacutizzare dolore

to sharpen

riacutizzarsi dolore:

to sharpen

temperare matita

to sharpen

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sharpen [ˈʃɑ:r·pən] VB trans

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1. sharpen:

sharpen blade

sharpen pencil

fare la punta a

2. sharpen (intensify):

sharpen

sharpen mind

sharpen appetite

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to sharpen

to sharpen

stimolare (appetito)

to sharpen

to sharpen

aguzzare l'ingegno

to sharpen one's wits

to sharpen

to sharpen

to sharpen

to sharpen

to sharpen

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The large ears are to sharpen hearing, and the distinctive coloration may help bongos identify one another in their dark forest habitats. en.wikipedia.org

The land freeze sharpened the interest of the state and the oil companies to settle the land disputes. en.wikipedia.org

When charged up with sun's energy, its movement speed sharpens. en.wikipedia.org

Normally only the tip would have been sharpened. en.wikipedia.org

Two pieces of equipment help precisely sharpen skates. en.wikipedia.org

These talc blocks can be sharpened to a stronger point than the softer blackboard chalk. en.wikipedia.org

She is also a skilled hand-to-hand fighter whose nails were once sharpened like talons. en.wikipedia.org

Two incidents sharpened their interest in an alternative leadership. en.wikipedia.org

The back is sometimes sharpened along 1/3 of its length from the point. en.wikipedia.org

The question of exactly how rents tied to transportation was sharpened by those who took advantage of the duality properties of linear programming. en.wikipedia.org

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