sharp in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sharp in the English»French Dictionary

I.sharp [Brit ʃɑːp, Am ʃɑrp] N

sharp

dièse m

II.sharp [Brit ʃɑːp, Am ʃɑrp] ADJ

1. sharp (good for cutting):

sharp knife, razor

tranchant

sharp edge

coupant

sharp blade, scissors

bien aiguisé

sharp saw

bien affûté

2. sharp (pointed):

sharp tooth, fingernail

acéré

sharp end, needle, rock, peak

pointu

sharp pencil

bien taillé

sharp point

acéré, fin

sharp features

anguleux/-euse

sharp nose, chin

pointu

3. sharp (abrupt):

sharp angle

aigu/-uë

sharp bend, turning

brusque, serré

sharp movement, reflex

brusque

sharp drop, incline

fort

sharp ECON, FIN fall, rise, change

brusque, brutal

4. sharp (acidic):

sharp taste, smell

âcre

sharp fruit

acide

5. sharp (piercing):

sharp pain

vif/vive

sharp cry

aigu/-uë

sharp blow

sévère

sharp frost

fort, intense

sharp cold, wind

vif/vive, pénétrant

6. sharp (aggressive) fig:

sharp tongue

acéré

sharp tone, reply, rebuke

acerbe

sharp disagreement

vif/vive

7. sharp (alert):

sharp person

vif/vive, dégourdi

sharp mind, intelligence

vif/vive

sharp eyesight, eye

perçant

sharp hearing, ear

fin

to have a sharp wit

avoir de la repartie

to keep a sharp lookout

rester sur le qui-vive (for pour)

to have a sharp eye for sth fig

avoir l'œil pour qc

8. sharp (clever) pej:

sharp businessman, person

malin/-igne

sharp operator

filou m

9. sharp (clearly defined):

sharp image, outline, picture, sound

net/nette

sharp contrast

prononcé

sharp difference, distinction

net/nette

to bring sth into sharp focus lit

cadrer qc avec netteté

to bring sth into sharp focus fig

faire passer qc au premier plan

10. sharp Brit inf suit:

sharp

tape-à-l'œil pej

to be a sharp dresser

prendre grand soin de son apparence

11. sharp Am (stylish):

sharp inf

chic

12. sharp MUS:

sharp

dièse

sharp (too high)

aigu/-uë

III.sharp [Brit ʃɑːp, Am ʃɑrp] ADV

1. sharp (abruptly):

sharp stop, pull up

net

to turn sharp left/right

tourner brusquement vers la gauche/la droite

2. sharp (promptly):

at 9 o'clock sharp

à neuf heures pile inf

at 9 o'clock sharp

à neuf heures précises

3. sharp MUS:

sharp sing, play

trop haut

IV.sharp [Brit ʃɑːp, Am ʃɑrp]

to be at the sharp end

être en première ligne

to look sharp inf

se dépêcher

you're so sharp you'll cut yourself

tu te crois vraiment très malin/-igne

I.double sharp N

double sharp

double dièse m

II.double sharp ADJ

double sharp

double dièse

razor-sharp [Brit, Am ˈˌreɪzər ˈʃɑrp] ADJ

1. razor-sharp blade, knife, edge:

razor-sharp

tranchant comme un rasoir

2. razor-sharp wit, mind:

razor-sharp

acéré

sharp-featured [Am ˌʃɑrpˈfitʃərd] ADJ

sharp-featured person:

sharp-featured

aux traits anguleux

sharp-eyed [Brit, Am] ADJ

1. sharp-eyed (observant):

sharp-eyed

vigilant

2. sharp-eyed (with good eyesight):

sharp-eyed

à la vue perçante

sharp practice N

sharp practice

filouterie f

sharp sand N CONSTR

sharp sand

sable m liant

sharp-sighted ADJ

sharp-sighted person:

sharp-sighted

à la vue perçante

sharp-tongued ADJ

sharp-tongued person:

sharp-tongued

à la langue acérée

sharp-witted ADJ

sharp-witted

dégourdi

sharp in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sharp in the English»French Dictionary

I.sharp [ʃarp] ADJ

1. sharp (pointed):

sharp

tranchant(e)

sharp pencil

bien taillé(e)

2. sharp (angular):

sharp features, corner

anguleux(-euse)

sharp nose, teeth

pointu(e)

sharp edge, angle

aigu(ë)

3. sharp (stabbing):

sharp pain

violent(e)

4. sharp fig (biting):

sharp critic, word, attack

cinglant(e)

sharp look, eyes

perçant(e)

sharp rebuke, reprimand

sévère

sharp tongue

acéré(e)

5. sharp (piquant):

sharp

épicé(e)

6. sharp (not honest):

sharp practice

pratique f malhonnête

7. sharp (very cold):

sharp

pénétrant(e)

8. sharp:

sharp (sudden)

brusque

sharp (abrupt)

abrupt(e)

sharp deterioration, drop

soudain(e)

9. sharp (marked):

sharp

marqué(e)

sharp left/right

virage m à gauche/droite

to make a sharp left

tourner à gauche toute

10. sharp (vivid):

sharp

net(te)

to bring into sharp focus

mettre au point

11. sharp (perceptive):

sharp mind

vif(vive)

sharp question

perspicace

to keep a sharp eye out for sth

avoir l'œil pour qc

to keep a sharp watch on sb/sth

observer qn/qc d'un œil attentif

12. sharp inf (trendy):

sharp

stylé(e)

13. sharp MUS:

C sharp

do m dièse

II.sharp [ʃarp] ADV

at twelve o'clock sharp

à midi pile

III.sharp [ʃarp] N MUS

sharp

dièse m

razor sharp, razor-sharp ADJ

1. razor sharp (very sharp):

razor sharp

tranchant(e) comme un rasoir

2. razor sharp (clear):

razor sharp mind

acéré(e)

sharp-eyed ADJ

sharp-eyed

perspicace

sharp-witted ADJ

sharp-witted

sagace

sharp-sighted ADJ

sharp-sighted

perspicace

sharp-tempered ADJ

sharp-tempered

coléreux(-euse)

sharp-tongued ADJ

to be sharp-tongued

avoir la langue acérée

Translations for sharp in the French»English Dictionary

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Town coats had stiff, puckered backs while a narrow cropped pants suit looked sharp and modern.

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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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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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This bevel is subsequently refined by honing until a satisfactorily sharp edge is created.

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

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Some devotees perform rituals such as body piercing with sharp objects.

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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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Even extremely rancid carrion is picked apart by their sharp, forceful beaks.

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

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Sharp arranged for teachers to give classes in country dance and morris, to members of the society, using his books for guidance.

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