| Principal Translations |
| sharp adj | (able to cut or pierce) | afilado/a adj |
| | | puntiagudo/a adj |
| | The new knife was sharp. |
| | El cuchillo nuevo era muy afilado. |
| sharp adj | (vision: not blurry) | agudo/a adj |
| | | nítido/a adj |
| | With his glasses on, his vision was sharp. |
| | Con las gafas puestas, su visión era aguda. |
| sharp adj | (image: distinct) | nítido/a adj |
| | The image gradually came into focus until it was perfectly sharp. |
| | La imagen se enfocó gradualmente hasta que fue perfectamente nítida. |
| sharp adj | figurative (person: witty) | agudo/a adj |
| | | ingenioso/a adj |
| | He was really sharp - always making funny comments. |
| | Era muy agudo, siempre haciendo comentarios graciosos. |
| sharp adj | figurative (intelligent) (figurado) | agudo/a adj |
| | | avispado/a adj |
| | (MX, coloquial, listo) | abusado/a adj |
| | They decided to hire the sharpest of the candidates. |
| | Decidieron contratar al más agudo de los candidatos. |
| sharp adj | figurative (comment: hurtful) | mordaz adj mf |
| | (figurado) | ácido/a adj |
| | | virulento/a adj |
| | | sarcástico/a adj |
| | His sharp comments really hurt her feelings. |
| | Sus comentarios mordaces hirieron sus sentimientos. |
| sharp adj | figurative (feeling, pain: intense) | agudo/a adj |
| | | intenso/a adj |
| | I have a sharp pain in my back. |
| | Tengo un dolor agudo en la espalda. |
| sharp adj | figurative (quick to see) | agudo/a adj |
| | (vista) | de lince loc adj |
| | My editor's eye for typos is sharp. |
| | El ojo de mi editor para los errores es muy agudo. |
| sharp adj | figurative (brisk, cold) | cortante adj mf |
| | | penetrante adj mf |
| | There was a sharp wind that a light jacket couldn't guard against. |
| | Soplaba un viento cortante del que una chaqueta ligera no podía proteger. |
| Additional Translations |
| sharp adj | figurative, informal (clean-cut, well-dressed) | elegante adj mf |
| | | cuidado/a adj |
| | His sharp new look included short hair and an Italian suit. |
| | Su nuevo estilo elegante incluía un corte de pelo y un traje italiano. |
| sharp adj | figurative (abrupt) | brusco/a adj |
| | (giro) | de 90 grados loc adj |
| | | cerrado/a adj |
| | Next, you need to make a sharp right turn onto the next street. |
| | Después, tienes que dar un giro brusco a la derecha para tomar la calle siguiente. |
| sharp adj | figurative, informal (dishonest, sly) (figurado) | vivo/a adj |
| | | pícaro/a adj |
| | (inescrupuloso) | aprovechado/a adj |
| | | inescrupuloso adj |
| | John is a sharp one - you can't really trust him. |
| | John es un vivo, no puedes fiarte de él. |
| sharp adj | figurative (temper: severe) | brusco/a adj |
| | | adusto/a adj |
| | | hosco/a adj |
| | His sharp temper lost him his last job. |
| | Su temperamento brusco hizo que perdiera su último trabajo. |
| sharp adj | figurative (strongly flavored) | fuerte adj mf |
| | This is a really sharp cheese; I prefer something milder. |
| | Este es un queso muy fuerte. Prefiero algo más suave. |
| sharp adj | (high-pitched and loud) | agudo/a adj |
| | | penetrante adj mf |
| | There was a sharp sound coming from the car's engine. |
| | El motor del coche hacía un ruido agudo. |
| sharp adj | (music: F sharp, etc.) | sostenido/a adj |
| | Let's change that note from A to A sharp. |
| | Vamos a cambiar esa nota de La a La sostenido. |
| sharp adj | (with too high a pitch) | agudo/a adj |
| | The piano sounds too sharp; we need to get it tuned. |
| | El sonido del piano es demasiado agudo; debemos afinarlo. |
| sharp adv | (time: precisely) | en punto loc adj |
| | Please be at the meeting at three o'clock sharp. |
| | Por favor preséntese en la reunión a las tres en punto. |
| sharp adv | (abruptly) | bruscamente adv |
| | He turned the car sharp right. |
| | Giró el coche bruscamente a la derecha. |
| sharp n | (musical note) | sostenido/a adj |
| | You need to play a sharp here, not a natural. |
| | Aquí es necesario dar un sostenido y no un natural. |
| sharp n | (musical symbol: #) | sostenido nm |
| | The pianist did not notice the sharp at the top of page two, and played the wrong note. |
| | El pianista no vio el sostenido al principio de la segunda página, y tocó la nota mal. |
| sharp n | dated, informal (expert) | experto nm |
| | | entendido nm |
| | (ES, coloquial) | manitas nmpl |
| | We better bring in the sharps to analyse this. |
| | Mejor mandamos llamar a los expertos para que analicen esto. |
| sharp n | (needle) | objeto punzante nm + adj |
| | | objeto afilado nm + adj |
| | | objeto puntiagudo nm + adj |
| | | objeto cortante nm + adj |
| | Please deposit all sharps in a special container. |
| | Por favor depositen los objetos punzantes en el contenedor especial. |
| sharp⇒ vi | US (music: be half a tone too high) | elevar⇒ vtr |
| | You sharped all through the first twenty bars. |
| | Has elevado el tono durante los primeros veinte compases. |
| sharp [sth]⇒ vtr | US (music: raise half a tone) | subir un semitono loc verb |
| | You need to sharp that F at bar sixteen. |
| | Necesitas subir un semitono el Fa en el decimosexto compás. |
Compound Forms:
sharp | sharper |
| card sharp n | informal (swindler) (coloquial) | fullero adj |
| | My friend lost all his money in a poker game with a card sharp. |
| | Mi amigo perdió todo su dinero jugando al póquer con un jugador fullero. |
cardsharp,
card sharp,
cardsharper,
also US: cardshark,
card shark n | (card-playing trickster) | tahúr n común |
| | | fullero, fullera nm, nf |
| | | tramposo, tramposa nm, nf |
| | My friend lost all his money in a poker game with a cardsharp. |
| | Mi amigo perdió todo su dinero en un juego de póker con un tahúr. |
cardsharp,
card sharp,
cardsharper,
also US: cardshark,
card shark n | (skilled card player) | tahúr n común |
| | | buen jugador, buena jugadora adj + nm, nf |
| Look sharp! interj | UK, figurative, slang (hurry) | ¡date prisa! expr |
| | | ¡deprisa! interj |
| | (AmL) | ¡apúrate! expr |
| | (AR: coloquial) | ¡metele!, ¡dale! expr |
| | Look sharp! I want to get there on time. |
| | ¡Date prisa! Quiero llegar a tiempo. |
| look sharp vi + adj | UK, figurative, slang (hurry) | darse prisa loc verb |
| | (AmL) | apurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | You'll need to look sharp if we're going to be at that bus stop in time. |
| | Tendrás que darte prisa si queremos llegar a la parada de bus a tiempo. |
| look sharp vi + adj | figurative, informal (be stylish) | estar impecable v cop + adj mf |
| | | estar elegante v cop + adj mf |
| | Everyone looked sharp at the awards ceremony. |
| | Todos estaban impecables en la ceremonia de premiación. |
| look sharp about it v expr | UK, figurative, slang (hurry) | apurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | If you want to get ready in time for the party, you'd better look sharp about it. |
quick-witted,
sharp-witted adj | (showing intelligence, fast thought) | agudo/a, ingenioso/a adj |
| | (persona) | espabilado/a, listo/a adj |
| | Ray's quick-witted comment made the room laugh. |
| | Luckily, Thelma was quick-witted enough to realise what was happening before it was too late. |
| | El ingenioso comentario de Ray hizo reír a todos en la habitación. |
| razor-sharp adj | (blade, etc.: dangerously sharp) | afiladísimo adj |
| | | afilado/a adj |
| | Be careful with that mat cutter; it has a razor-sharp blade. |
| razor-sharp adj | figurative (mind, wit: quick) | rapidísimo adj |
| | | agudo/a, astuto/a adj |
| | | de mente aguda loc adj |
| | The comedian responded to the heckler with a razor-sharp quip. |
| razor-sharp adj | figurative (image, etc: very clear) | nítido/a adj |
| | The focusing on this camera is razor-sharp. |
| sharp as a tack adj | informal (intelligent, quick witted) (ES, coloquial) | que sabe más que los ratones coloraos loc adj |
| sharp end n | (point of a blade) (cuchilla) | punta nf |
| sharp end n | UK, informal, figurative (difficult part, part most affected by problems) | parte delicada nf + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La parte delicada del asunto es que el robo implica al hijo del director. |
| sharp eye n | figurative (keen powers of observation) | ojo de águila nm |
| | He has a sharp eye for spelling mistakes. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando alguien posee buena vista se dice que "tiene ojo de águila". |
sharp nosed,
sharp-nosed adj | informal, figurative (having a good sense of smell) | de fino olfato loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Son animales casi sordos, pero de muy fino olfato. |
sharp nosed,
sharp-nosed adj | (with pointed nose) | de nariz puntiaguda loc adj |
| sharp note n | (music: note that is a semitone higher) (Música) | nota sostenida nf |
| | Las notas sostenidas se representan en el pentagrama con #. |
| sharp pain n | (acute and severe physical discomfort) | dolor agudo nm + adj |
| | The sharp pain in his chest indicated a possible heart attack. |
| | El dolor agudo en el pecho indica un posible infarto. |
| sharp peak n | (spike, dramatic rise) | pico escarpado nm + adj |
| sharp rise n | (sudden and dramatic increase) | subida repentina y acelerada grupo nom |
| sharp turn n | (abrupt curve in a road) | curva cerrada loc nom f |
| | The house is located just past the sharp turn in the road. |
| | La casa está justo pasando la curva cerrada. |
| sharp-edged adj | (with thin tapered edges) | filoso/a adj |
| | | afilado/a adj |
| sharp-eyed adj | figurative (having keen sight, observant) | observador/a adj |
| sharp-faced adj | (facial features) | con rasgos marcados loc adj |
| | | de rasgos faciales definidos loc adj |
| sharp-shinned hawk n | (small bird of prey) (ave falcónida) | gavilán pajarero, azor rojizo, esparvero chico nm |
| Note: Nombre científico: Accipiter striatus. |
| sharp-sighted adj | literal (having keen eyesight, observant) | minucioso/a adj |
| | | analizador adj |
| sharp-sighted adj | figurative (perceptive, insightful) | perspicaz adj mf |
| | | perceptivo/a adj |
sharp-tailed grouse,
prairie chicken,
prairie fowl,
prairie grouse n | (bird) | gallo de las praderas rabudo loc nom m |
| | | urogallo de las praderas loc nom m |
| sharp-tempered adj | (becomes angry suddenly) (figurado) | calentón adj |
| | | irritable adj mf |
| sharp-tongued adj | figurative (person, criticism: harsh) | mordaz adj |
| | | duro/a adj |