sharp

  • 31sharp — 〈[ʃa:(r)p] Musik〉 um einen halben Ton erhöht; Ggs.: flat [Etym.: engl.] …

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  • 32Sharp — Sharp, Beck|y the main character in the book ↑Vanity Fair (1847 48) by William Thackeray. She is a clever, attractive, and ↑ambitious young woman (=someone who wants very much to become rich and successful) , who treats people cruelly and… …

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  • 33Sharp — Surnom anglais donné à une personne rapide, active. Variantes : Sharpe, Sharps …

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  • 34sharp|er — «SHAHR puhr», noun. 1. a swindler; cheat. 2. a gambler who makes a living, as by cheating at cards: »a cardsharper …

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  • 35sharp|ie — «SHAHR pee», noun. 1. a long, flat bottomed boat with a centerboard and one or two masts, each rigged with a triangular sail. 2. Slang. an unusually keen, alert, or clever person. 3. U.S. Slang. a sharper; cheat: »We hear of a girl who was loaded …

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  • 36sharp — sharp1 W2S3 [ʃa:p US ʃa:rp] adj comparative sharper superlative sharpest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(able to cut easily)¦ 2¦(turn)¦ 3¦(increase/change)¦ 4¦(difference)¦ 5¦(pain/feelings)¦ 6¦(disapproving)¦ 7¦(intelligent)¦ …

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  • 37sharp — sharp1 [ ʃarp ] adjective *** ▸ 1 pointed ▸ 2 sudden & big/strong etc. ▸ 3 quick to notice/react ▸ 4 clear and with detail ▸ 5 showing someone is annoyed ▸ 6 clearly different ▸ 7 fashionable ▸ 8 with bitter flavor ▸ 9 wind/frost: very cold ▸ 10… …

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  • 38sharp — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)p[/t]] ♦♦ sharps, sharper, sharpest 1) ADJ GRADED A sharp point or edge is very thin and can cut through things very easily. A sharp knife, tool, or other object has a point or edge of this kind. The other end of the twig is sharpened… …

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  • 39sharp — 1 adjective 1 ABLE TO CUT having a very thin edge or point that can cut things easily: Peel the apples using a sharp knife. | The metal was jagged with lots of sharp edges. | razor sharp (=very sharp) opposite blunt 1 (1) 2 SOUNDS loud, short,… …

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  • 40sharp — I UK [ʃɑː(r)p] / US [ʃɑrp] adjective Word forms sharp : adjective sharp comparative sharper superlative sharpest *** 1) a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end that is pointed Cut the melon in half using a sharp knife. The cage should… …

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