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| sharpened adj | (pencil: shaved to a point) | angespitzt V Part Perf |
| | | gespitzt V Part Perf |
| | The interviewer pulled out a notebook and a sharpened pencil, ready to take notes. |
| sharpened adj | (knife: scraped to have a sharp edge) | geschärft V Part Perf |
| | (allg) | geschliffen V Part Perf |
| | The butcher uses a sharpened cleaver to cut up the meat. |
| sharpened adj | figurative (senses: made alert) | geschärft V Part Perf |
| | | alamiert V Part Perf |
| | | aufmerksam Adj |
| | In the dark, your senses of hearing and smell are sharpened. |
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| sharpen [sth]⇒ vtr | (knife, blade: make sharper) | [etw] schärfen Vt |
| | | [etw] schleifen Vt |
| | Craig is sharpening the kitchen knives. |
| | Craig schärft die Küchenmesser. |
| sharpen [sth] vtr | (pencil: make sharper) | etwas spitzen Vt |
| | | etwas anspitzen Vt, sepa |
| | Tara's pencil was blunt, so she sharpened it. |
| | New: Kinder müssen oft die Buntstifte spitzen, da sie viel malen. |
| | Taras Bleistift war stumpf, deswegen spitzte sie ihn an. |
| sharpen [sth] vtr | (image: make clearer) (Fotografie) | schärfer machen Vt |
| | The image was a bit blurry, so John sharpened it. |
| | Das Bild war ein wenig verschwommen, deswegen machte John es schärfer. |
| sharpen [sth] vtr | figurative (skills: improve, refine) | an [etw] feilen Vt |
| | | [etw] den letzten Schliff geben Rdw |
| | | [etw] entwickeln Vt |
| | Susan is taking a course to sharpen her writing skills. |
| | Susan macht einen Kurs um an ihrer Schreibkunst zu feilen. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| sharpen⇒ vi | (debate, disagreement: intensify) | sich zuspitzen Vr |
| | The couple's disagreement sharpened to the point where they decided to divorce. |
| sharpen [sth]⇒ vtr | (mind, senses: make more acute) | schärfen Vt |
| | | entfalten Vt |
| | The strong coffee sharpened Carl's mind and helped him concentrate on the problem. |
| sharpen [sth] vtr | (musical note: raise by semitone) (Musik) | um einen Halbton erhöhen Rdw |
| | I think the piece would sound better if you sharpened that note. |
| sharpen [sth] vtr | figurative (competition: increase) | verschärfen Vt |
| | The relaxing of regulations governing air fares has sharpened competition among airlines. |
| sharpen [sth] vtr | (debate, disagreement: make more intense) (übertragen) | verschärfen Vt |
| | (übertragen) | anheizen Vt, sepa |
| | | verschlimmern Vt |
| | A spate of recent tragedies has sharpened the debate about road safety. |
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sharpen | sharpened |
| sharpen up vi phrasal | figurative (improve skills or performance) | besser werden Adj + Vt |
| | | sich mehr bemühen Rdw |
| | Robert needs to sharpen up if he's going to pass his exams. |
sharpen [sth] up,
sharpen up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (hone, refine) | verbessern Vt |
| | | verfeinern Vt |
| | Molly is speaking at a conference next month and needs to sharpen up her public speaking skills. |
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Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
sharp·en [ˈʃɑːpən]- I v/t
- 1. Messer etc schärfen, schleifen, wetzen; Bleistift etc (an)spitzen
- 2. fig jemanden ermuntern oder anspornen; Sinn, Verstand schärfen; Appetit anregen
- 3. Rede etc verschärfen; seiner Stimme etc einen scharfen Klang geben
- II v/i scharf oder schärfer werden, sich verschärfen (auch fig)