affilare

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) to sharpen
2. (transitive) to make thinner
3. (transitive) to strop (to sharpen by rubbing on a strap or strop)

Sinonieme

arrotare

aguzzare

appuntire

molare

acuminare

affinare

fare il filo

fare la punta

temperare (una matita

per sé)

appizzare

acuire

appuntare

assottigliare

lappare

temperare

Vertalings

sharpen

afilar

schärfen

schleifen

aiguiser

affiler

affûter

afiar

ακονίζω

aguzar

whet

scherpen

anspitzen

slijpen

Gekoppel as

af‧fi‧là‧re

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/af.fiˈla.re/

Etimologie (Engels)

From a- + filo + -are. Compare French affiler, Spanish afilar, Portuguese afiar.