sharpened in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sharpened in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. sharpen lit:

sharpen blade, knife, razor

aiguiser, affûter

sharpen scissors, shears

aiguiser

sharpen pencil

tailler

to sharpen sth to a point

tailler qc en pointe

to sharpen its claws cat etc:

se faire les griffes

2. sharpen (accentuate):

sharpen line, contrast

rendre [qc] plus net

sharpen focus

affiner

sharpen image, picture

régler

3. sharpen (make stronger):

sharpen anger, desire, fear, interest

aviver

sharpen feeling, loneliness

accroître

to sharpen sb's appetite lit, fig

aiguiser l'appétit de qn (for pour)

to sharpen one's wits

se dégourdir l'esprit

to sharpen sb's wits

dégourdir l'esprit de qn

to sharpen sb's reflexes

affiner les réflexes de qn

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

sharpen tone, voice, look:

se durcir

sharpen pain:

s'aviver

I.sharpen up VB [Brit ˈʃɑːp(ə)n -, Am ˈʃɑrpən -] (sharpen up [sth])

sharpen up reflexes:

sharpen up

affiner

to sharpen oneself up for race, competition

se préparer pour

to sharpen up one's wits

se dégourdir l'esprit

to sharpen up one's image

améliorer son image

Translations for sharpened in the French»English Dictionary

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effilé (effilée)

finely sharpened

affermi (affermie) trait, style

sharpened up

affiler

to sharpen

déflouter

to sharpen

affûter (gén)

to sharpen

affûter (avec une meule)

to grind, to sharpen

aiguiser lame, griffes, crocs

to sharpen

aiguiser intelligence

to sharpen

affilé (affilée)

sharpened

effiler

to sharpen

sharpened in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sharpened in the English»French Dictionary

sharpen VB trans

1. sharpen (make more cutting):

sharpen

aiguiser

sharpen pencil

tailler

2. sharpen (strengthen):

sharpen

aiguiser

sharpen debate, pain, fear

aviver

sharpen skills

affiner

3. sharpen (improve distinctness):

sharpen

rendre plus net(te)

4. sharpen (increase perceptiveness):

sharpen

affiner

5. sharpen MUS (mark one tone higher):

sharpen

diéser

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to sharpen one's claws

faire ses griffes

Translations for sharpened in the French»English Dictionary

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affûter crayon

to sharpen

affiner odorat, ouïe

to sharpen

s'affiner odorat, ouïe

to sharpen

aiguiser outil, couteau, intelligence

to sharpen

repasser

to sharpen

tailler crayon

to sharpen

faire ses griffes

to sharpen one's claws

sharpened Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sharpen one's claws

faire ses griffes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The scratch awl is basically a steel spike with its tip sharpened to a fine point.

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His reputation attracted our men thither to see for themselves or be disillusioned, their curiosity sharpened by the fact that the place was nearby.

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

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

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Once an initial scale was developed, it was tested and sharpened by several experts in the field.

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Normally only the tip would have been sharpened.

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

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Turn 7 was sharpened to slow down racers prior to entering the back straight.

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A naturally acute and critical mind has been sharpened to a razor-edge by his privations.

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The ends of these rafters were sharpened to fit into mortice holes at either end of crossbeam.

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