affilarsi in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for affilarsi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.affilare [affiˈlare] VB trans

1. affilare:

affilare (rendere tagliente) lama

to sharpen

affilare (sulla mola)

to grind

affilare (sulla pietra)

to hone

affilare (sulla cinghia di cuoio) rasoio

to strop

2. affilare (smagrire):

affilare

to thin

affilare

to make thinner

la malattia le ha affilato il viso

her illness has thinned her face

II.affilarsi VB refl (dimagrire)

affilarsi

to get thin

affilarsi

to get thinner

III.affilare [affiˈlare]

affilare le armi

= to get ready to fight

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affilare una lama

to sharpen a blade

affilare le -i

= to get ready to fight

Translations for affilarsi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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hone

pietra f per affilare

hone axe, blade, knife

affilare

strop

affilare [qc] su una striscia di cuoio

sharpen blade, knife, razor, scissors, shears

affilare, arrotare

to sharpen its claws cat etc.:

affilarsi, farsi le unghie

whet tool, knife

affilare

grind (sharpen) knife, blade

affilare, arrotare

to put an edge on blade

affilare

affilarsi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for affilarsi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.affilare [af·fi·ˈla:·re] VB trans

1. affilare (coltello, lama):

affilare

to sharpen

2. affilare fig (lineamenti):

affilare

to make thinner

II.affilare [af·fi·ˈla:·re] VB refl

affilare affilarsi (dimagrire):

affilarsi

to get thinner

Translations for affilarsi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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hone (sharpen)

affilare

whet

affilare

sharpen blade

affilare

to put an edge on sth

affilare qc