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  1. sharpen:
  2. sharp:
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Detailed Translations for sharpen from English to French

sharpen:

to sharpen verb (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)

  1. to sharpen (accentuate)
    exacerber
  2. to sharpen
    aiguiser; affûter; affiler
    • aiguiser verb (aiguise, aiguises, aiguisons, aiguisez, )
    • affûter verb (affûte, affûtes, affûtons, affûtez, )
    • affiler verb (affile, affiles, affilons, affilez, )
  3. to sharpen
    aiguiser; appointer
    • aiguiser verb (aiguise, aiguises, aiguisons, aiguisez, )
    • appointer verb (appointe, appointes, appointons, appointez, )
  4. to sharpen (tighten)
    renforcer; rendre plus actif; aiguiser; raffermir; intensifier
    • renforcer verb (renforce, renforces, renforçons, renforcez, )
    • aiguiser verb (aiguise, aiguises, aiguisons, aiguisez, )
    • raffermir verb (raffermis, raffermit, raffermissons, raffermissez, )
    • intensifier verb (intensifie, intensifies, intensifions, intensifiez, )
  5. to sharpen (whet; grind; strop)
    affûter; polir; tailler; aiguiser; affiler; limer
    • affûter verb (affûte, affûtes, affûtons, affûtez, )
    • polir verb (polis, polit, polissons, polissez, )
    • tailler verb (taille, tailles, taillons, taillez, )
    • aiguiser verb (aiguise, aiguises, aiguisons, aiguisez, )
    • affiler verb (affile, affiles, affilons, affilez, )
    • limer verb (lime, limes, limons, limez, )
  6. to sharpen
    – To enhance the edges of subjects in an image. 1
    améliorer la netteté

Conjugations for sharpen:

present
  1. sharpen
  2. sharpen
  3. sharpens
  4. sharpen
  5. sharpen
  6. sharpen
simple past
  1. sharpened
  2. sharpened
  3. sharpened
  4. sharpened
  5. sharpened
  6. sharpened
present perfect
  1. have sharpened
  2. have sharpened
  3. has sharpened
  4. have sharpened
  5. have sharpened
  6. have sharpened
past continuous
  1. was sharpening
  2. were sharpening
  3. was sharpening
  4. were sharpening
  5. were sharpening
  6. were sharpening
future
  1. shall sharpen
  2. will sharpen
  3. will sharpen
  4. shall sharpen
  5. will sharpen
  6. will sharpen
continuous present
  1. am sharpening
  2. are sharpening
  3. is sharpening
  4. are sharpening
  5. are sharpening
  6. are sharpening
subjunctive
  1. be sharpened
  2. be sharpened
  3. be sharpened
  4. be sharpened
  5. be sharpened
  6. be sharpened
diverse
  1. sharpen!
  2. let's sharpen!
  5. sharpened
  6. sharpening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for sharpen:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
tailler gash
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affiler grind; sharpen; strop; whet
affûter grind; sharpen; strop; whet
aiguiser grind; sharpen; strop; tighten; whet activate; arouse; encourage; excite; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; stir up; urge
améliorer la netteté sharpen
appointer sharpen point
exacerber accentuate; sharpen
intensifier sharpen; tighten acumilate; amplify; deepen; escalate; fortify; intensify; invigorate; snowball; soup up; strengthen; tune
limer grind; sharpen; strop; whet file; grind off
polir grind; sharpen; strop; whet brush up; buff; doll up; egalize; even; grate; grind away; plane; polish; polish off; rub down; rub smooth; smooth; spruce up; trick up
raffermir sharpen; tighten become stronger; clot; coagulate; consolidate; curdle; intensify; reinforce; strenghten; strengthen
rendre plus actif sharpen; tighten
renforcer sharpen; tighten acumilate; affix; amplify; attach; attach to; become stronger; blow out of proportions; blow up; connect; consolidate; deepen; exaggerate; fasten; fortify; heighten; intensify; invigorate; load; make heavier; overdo; reinforce; secure; strenghten; strengthen; weight
tailler grind; sharpen; strop; whet carve out; clip; confine; cut; cut away; cut back; cut close; cut off; cut out; cut to size; excise; jag; limit; nick; notch; pare; prune; reap; reduce; resect; score; skim; sting; style someone's hair; tailor to; trim
- focalise; focalize; focus; heighten; point; taper
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- sharpen one's pencil
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- point

Related Words for "sharpen":


Synonyms for "sharpen":


Antonyms for "sharpen":


Related Definitions for "sharpen":

  1. put (an image) into focus2
  2. become sharp or sharper2
    • The debate sharpened2
  3. make crisp or more crisp and precise2
    • We had to sharpen our arguments2
  4. make (one's senses) more acute2
    • This drug will sharpen your vision2
  5. give a point to2
  6. raise the pitch of (musical notes)2
  7. make sharp or sharper2
    • sharpen the knives2
  8. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper2
  9. To enhance the edges of subjects in an image.1

Wiktionary Translations for sharpen:

sharpen
verb
  1. to make sharp
sharpen
verb
  1. aiguiser le tranchant émousser ou ébrécher d’un instrument, lui donner le fil.
  2. arts|fr aiguiser un outil pour le rendre plus perçant ou plus coupant.
  3. rendre aigu.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• sharpen → aiguiser ↔ aanscherpen — scherper maken

sharpen form of sharp:

sharp adj

  1. sharp (pointed)
    aigu; en pointe; pointu; acéré; en flèche
  2. sharp (pointed)
    pointu; aigu; acéré
  3. sharp (smart; perky; astute; )
    prompt à la riposte; vif; malin; débrouillard; intelligent; à propos; sagace; adroit; tranchant; astucieusement; futé; judicieux; vive; habile; éveillé; avec ruse; fin; alerte; rusé; astucieux; avisé; prompt; au fait; ingénieux; dégourdi; intelligemment; promptement; ingénieusement
  4. sharp (sharp-edged)
    tranchant; perçant
  5. sharp (razor-sharp)
    pointu; tranchant; cuisant; acerbe; incisif; tranchant comme une lame de rasoir; piquant; coupant
  6. sharp (cunning; vicious; mean; )
    vilain; méchant; rusé; malin; hypocrite; sournoisement; perfide; bas; miteux; futé; minable; traître; vil; roué; bassement; perfidement; sournois; fieffé; vilainement; à la dérobée; traîtreusement; à l'insu des autres
  7. sharp (sharp-edged; keen; pointed)
    tranchant; aigu; acéré; coupant
  8. sharp (keen)
    malin; maligne; perspicace; éveillé; vif
  9. sharp (cutting; stinging)
    cinglant; coupant; d'un ton aigu
  10. sharp (intelligent; smart; knowledgable; )
    intelligent; intelligemment; avec intelligence
  11. sharp (jagged; keen-edged)
    denté; dentelé
  12. sharp (furious; blazing; angry; )
    acerbe; fâché; furieux; fâcheux; en colère; furieusement; enragé; hargneux; fâcheuse; furieuse
  13. sharp (nimble; clever; smart; quick)
    roublard; futé
  14. sharp (bright; smart; clever)
    malin; éveillé

Translation Matrix for sharp:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alerte alarm; alert; call for help; cry for help
bas hose; knee stocking; stocking; stockings
dégourdi cunning; shrewdness; slyness
enragé fanatic; freak; idiot; imbecile; loony; lunatic; madcap; madman; madwoman; maniac; mental patient; mentally disturbed person; mentally ill person; nut; zealot
fin cease; concluding observations; concluding piece; concluding remarks; conclusion; end; ending; far end; final; final end; final piece; finale; finish; finishing line; finishing point; in conclusion; knock off; quitting; stopping; termination; terminus; tip
hypocrite dissembler; equivocator; fly boy; hypocrite; sham; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak
malin clever fox; cleverness; cunning; sagacity; shrewdness; sly dog; slyboots; slyness
méchant asshole; bastard; dickhead; jackanapes; naughty boy; naughty child; piece of shit; prick; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; shit; shithead
piquant acrimony; boost; drive; impetus; impulse; incentive; malice; maliciousness; momentum; sarcasm; scorn; scornful tone; spiteful remark; spitefulness; spur; stimulus
roublard fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak
rusé cleverness; cunning; intelligence; sagacity; shrewdness; slick operator; slyboots; slyness
sournois fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak; sneaks
tranchant cunning; cutting surface; keenness; sharpness
traître betrayer; collaborator; quisling; squeaker; squealer; traitor; traitor to one's country; traitress; villain
vilain guy; lad; naughty boy; rascal; scamp; youth
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- abrupt; acuate; acute; astute; crisp; discriminating; incisive; keen; knifelike; needlelike; penetrating; penetrative; piercing; precipitous; sharp-worded; shrewd; shrill; tart
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- acutely; sharply
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- cripled; disabled; keen
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
acerbe angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; razor-sharp; sharp; virulent acrid; bitter; brusque; catty; curt; cutting; derisive; dour; injurious; insulting; nipping; offending; offensive; querulous; scornful; snappish; snappy; sneering
acéré keen; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged
adroit astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily able; adroit; astute; bright; calculating; capable; clever; crafty; cunning; dexterous; dodgy; easily; easy; effortless; expert; genuine; handy; ingenious; intelligent; neat; nimble; not difficult; not hard; proficient; sagacious; serious; shrewd; simple; skilful; skilled; skillful; sly; smart; straight; trained; wily; wise
aigu keen; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged acute; burdensome; cutting; dire; galling; grinding; heavy; injurious; insulting; intense; irksome; massive; nipping; offending; offensive; penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill; snappy; vehement; violent
alerte astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily agile; agitated; alert; aroused; bright; brisk; buoyant; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; dapper; energetic; engaged; excited; fashionable; fluttered; full of joy; gay; happy; heated; high-spirited; jolly; lively; merry; nimble; occupied; quick; rapid; smart; spirited; sprightly; spry; tied up; trendy; upbeat; vigorous; worldly minded
astucieusement astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily astute; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; ingenious; keen; resourceful; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily
astucieux astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; fantastic; ingenious; intelligent; keen; marvellous; marvelous; resourceful; sagacious; shrewd; silver-tongued; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; terrific; wily; wise
au fait astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily
avec intelligence brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; knowledgable; sensible; sharp; smart; wise
avec ruse astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily astute; clever; crafty; cunning; resourceful; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
avisé astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily canny; clever; dyed-in-the-wool; ingenious; keen; seasoned; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily
bas cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile banal; base; below the belt; bogus; coarse; faint; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; gross; hushed; in an undertone; low; low-hanging; lying low; mean; muffled; nasty; not genuine; not high; pedestrian; rotten; shabby; sham; stingy; subdued; trite; trivial; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vile; villainous; vulgar
bassement cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile banal; base; below the belt; bogus; coarse; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; gross; mean; nasty; not genuine; pedestrian; rotten; shabby; sham; stingy; trite; trivial; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vile; villainous; vulgar
cinglant cutting; sharp; stinging
coupant cutting; keen; pointed; razor-sharp; sharp; sharp-edged; stinging cutting; dead sharp; nipping; snappy
cuisant razor-sharp; sharp burdensome; cutting; galling; heavy; irksome; nipping; smarting; snappy
d'un ton aigu cutting; sharp; stinging
dentelé jagged; keen-edged; sharp cogged; crenated; dentate; dentiform; incised; jagged; notched; ridged; serrated; toothed; with tooth
denté jagged; keen-edged; sharp cogged; crenated; dentate; incised; serrated; toothed; with tooth
débrouillard astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; ingenious; intelligent; resourceful; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
dégourdi astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily agile; agitated; aroused; calculating; canny; cunning; dodgy; excited; fluttered; heated; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
en colère angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent angry; annoyed; cross; displeased; embittered; enraged; exasperated; feral; fierce; furious; grim; incensed; indignant; inflamed; infuriated; irate; kindled; livid; mad; quick tempered; raging; seething; sore; sullen; unbroken; untamed; upset; venomous; vexed; vicious; virulent; vitriolic; wicked; wild; wrathful
en flèche pointed; sharp
en pointe pointed; sharp
enragé angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent angry; annoyed; bitter; cross; displeased; embittered; enraged; exasperated; feral; fierce; furious; grim; incensed; indignant; infuriated; irate; livid; mad; raging; savage; seething; sullen; suppressed; unbroken; untamed; upset; venomous; vexed; vicious; virulent; vitriolic; wicked; wild; wrathful
fieffé cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile
fin astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily acute; biting; clever; cunning; cutting; dainty; delicate; easily hurt; elegant; fine; graceful; handsome; injurious; insulting; keen; lightly built; lovely; nice; nipping; offending; offensive; oversensitive; personable; petite; precarious; pretty; refined; roguish; sensitive; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; slender; slick; slight; sly; small-boned; snap; snappy; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; susceptible; tender; thin
furieuse angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent annoyed; enraged; feral; fierce; furious; infuriated; irate; mad; raging; unbroken; untamed; upset; wild
furieusement angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent angry; annoyed; cross; embittered; enraged; exasperated; feral; fierce; furious; grim; incensed; infuriated; irate; mad; raging; sullen; suppressed; unbroken; untamed; upset; venomous; vicious; virulent; vitriolic; wicked; wild; wrathful
furieux angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent angry; annoyed; bitter; cross; embittered; enormous; enraged; exasperated; feral; fierce; furious; grim; immense; incensed; infuriated; irate; livid; mad; raging; seething; sullen; tremendous; unbroken; untamed; upset; venomous; vicious; virulent; vitriolic; wicked; wild; wrathful
futé astute; bright; clever; cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; nimble; perky; quick; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily astute; bright; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; ingenious; intelligent; resourceful; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
fâcheuse angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent
fâcheux angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent a pity; angry; critical; disastrous; distasteful; enraged; grave; irate; livid; seething; serious; shocking; too bad; unfortunate; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury; worrying
fâché angry; bitter; blazing; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; sharp; virulent angry; cross; embittered; enraged; exasperated; incensed; irate; livid; seething; venomous; vicious; virulent; vitriolic; wicked; wrathful
habile astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily able; adroit; agile; astute; bright; brisk; capable; clever; competent; considerate; crafty; dexterous; efficient; experienced; expert; fantastic; fast; fit; fledged; good; handy; ingenious; intelligent; keen; marvellous; marvelous; neat; nimble; physically capable; proficient; qualified; quick; rapid; sagacious; shrewd; skilful

Related Words for "sharp":


Synonyms for "sharp":


Antonyms for "sharp":


Related Definitions for "sharp":

  1. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence2
  2. (of something seen or heard) clearly defined2
    • a sharp photographic image2
    • the sharp crack of a twig2
  3. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing2
    • a sharp knife2
    • a pencil with a sharp point2
  4. keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point2
    • a sharp pain2
    • sharp winds2
  5. quick and forceful2
    • a sharp blow2
  6. very sudden and in great amount or degree2
    • a sharp drop in the stock market2
  7. extremely steep2
    • a sharp drop2
  8. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones 2
  9. (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone2
    • C sharp2
  10. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions2
    • as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang2
  11. harsh2
    • sharp criticism2
  12. ending in a sharp point2
  13. changing suddenly in direction and degree2
    • turn sharp left here2
  14. a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point2
  15. a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named2

Wiktionary Translations for sharp:

sharp
adjective
  1. able to cut easily
  2. intelligent
    • sharp → vif
  3. pointed, able to pierce easily
  4. of a note, played a semitone higher than usual
  5. having an intense, acrid flavour
  6. intense and sudden (of pain)
  7. exact, precise, accurate, keen
  8. offensive, critical, or acrimonious
  9. stylish or attractive
  10. forming a small angle
sharp
adjective
  1. Se dit en parlant du fer lorsqu’on l’a garnir d’acier, ce qui permettre d’en rendre le tranchant plus affiler ou la pointe plus aiguë.
  2. Qui a un aspect pointu, tranchant, voire déchirer.
  3. Qui est rigoureux pour le corps et qui mortifier les sens et l’esprit. — note Se dit surtout des doctrines et des pratiques religieux.
  4. Qui couper.
  5. Qui couper ou qui est propre à couper.
  6. didact|fr Qui mordre.
  7. Qui percer, qui pénétrer.
  8. Qui piquer.
  9. Qui se termine en pointe
  10. Qui est rigide, sans indulgence.
  11. Qui a quelque chose de piquant et d’irritant.
noun
  1. Note musicale haussée d’un demi-ton
  1. -
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• sharp → affilé ↔ scherp — goed snijdend
• sharp → double dièse ↔ dubbelkruis — dubbele toonverhoging
• sharp → futé ↔ hell — klug
• sharp → net ↔ scharf — Optik: deutlich konturiert, mit klarem Umriss
• sharp → pointu ↔ spitz — die Fähigkeit habend, schneiden zu können; scharf

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