Translations for „sharp“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . sharp [ʃɑːrp, Brit ʃɑːp] ADJ

1. sharp:

sharp (cutting)

afiado(-a)

sharp (pointed)

pontiagudo(-a)

2. sharp (angular):

sharp curve

fechado(-a)

sharp feature

anguloso(-a)

3. sharp (severe):

sharp

incisivo(-a)

to be sharp with sb

ser contundente com alguém

to be sharp with sb pain

forte

to be sharp with sb pain

agudo(-a)

4. sharp MUS:

sharp

sustenido(-a)

II . sharp [ʃɑːrp, Brit ʃɑːp] ADV

1. sharp (exactly):

sharp

em ponto

at ten o'clock sharp

às 10 horas em ponto

2. sharp (suddenly):

sharp

bruscamente

to pull up sharp

frear bruscamente

III . sharp [ʃɑːrp, Brit ʃɑːp] N MUS

sharp

sustenido m

sharp-eyed ADJ

sharp-eyed

perspicaz

Usage examples with sharp

at ten o'clock sharp

às 10 horas em ponto

to pull up sharp

frear bruscamente

to be sharp with sb

ser contundente com alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This sharp color contrast helps gardeners locate tomato hornworms at night.

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Rather than opting for one musical style, the album alternates between hard, razor-sharp, creepy-crawly punk rock with echo-like wolf howls to textural synthesizer soundtracks filled with strange noises.

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With its slow rising whines, sudden sharp drills of noise and alarming sub-bass gurgles, this is music for beleaguered bunkers.

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But so often it was the voice of sage mischief, of someone so knowing, observant and sharp-witted that he could afford to puncture every pretension.

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The tariff raised the amount of dutiable goods as well as the rate of taxation on all goods, and resulted in a sharp decrease in international trade.

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Some tendencies tend to equate the two concepts, while others draw sharp distinctions between them.

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Most of his books, even the more strictly historical ones, include such sharp criticism of the priorities of alleged radicals who represented merely extreme formations of a rapacious capitalist ethos.

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Peel the pears top to bottom with a sharp vegetable peeler, leaving them whole, with stems attached and the core intact.

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As its editor-in-chief, he became known for his wit and sharp-tongued remarks; he ruthlessly derided key contemporary political figures as clerical lutefisk and royal stable jacks.

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In females only, long, sharp fang-like teeth line the jaws of a cavernous maw.

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