sharp

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
2. (colloquial) Intelligent.
3. Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
4. Higher in pitch than required.
5. Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
6. Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
7. (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
8. (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
9. Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
10. Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
11. (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
12. Observant; alert; acute.
13. Quick and alert.
14. Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
15. Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
16. Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
17. Said of as extreme a value as possible.
18. Tactical; risky.
19. Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
20. Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
21. (obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
22. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
23. (dated) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.
24. (obsolete) Hungry.

Adv

1. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
2. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
3. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
4. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
5. (not-comparable) Exactly.
6. In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

Noun

1. The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
2. A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
3. A note that is sharp in a particular key.
4. The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
5. (plural-normally) Something that is sharp.
6. (plural-normally) Something that is sharp.
7. (dated, plural-normally) Something that is sharp.
8. (plural-normally) Something that is sharp.
9. A dishonest person; a cheater.
10. Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
11. A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
12. (in-plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
13. (dated, slang) An expert.
14. A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
15. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).

Verb

1. To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
2. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To sharpen.

Konzepte

scharf

streng

heftig

grell

herb

hart

rau

beißend

spitz

Kreuz

abgefeimt

schlaukopf

arglistig

gewieft

pffifig

schlau

gerissen

gewitzt

listig

hinterlistig

findig

gewiegt

schrill

bitter

präzise

genau

flink

-is

Diesis

exakt

Kreuzzeichen

Erhöhungszeichen

akkurat

wach

schneidend

Schärfe

gewandt

pünktlich

schaftem

schroff

Lattenzaun

aufgeweckt

Intelligenz

hurtig

pfiffig

stechend

fest

fein

Boshaftigkeit

Fehler

Synonyme

keen

acute

pointed

shrewd

clever

smart

biting

poignant

astute

acrimonious

acrid

bright

cutting

piercing

pungent

lurid

waspish

harsh

shrill

bitter

intelligent

witty

nimble

cunning

canny

fine

severe

crafty

exactly

sly

clear

quick

caustic

artful

wily

fierce

penetrating

trenchant

cagey

skillful

steep

foxy

shifty

calculating

intense

cautious

dodgy

tricky

incisive

hard

Übersetzungen

scherp

afilado

agudo

tranchant

affilato

agudo

aguzzo

acuto

afiado

appuntito

agut

pointu

tagliente

piccante

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ʃɑːp/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: scharp

Geerbt von Altenglisch: sċearp

Verwandt mit Westfriesisch: skerp

Verwandt mit Niederdeutsch: scharp

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: scherp

Verwandt mit Deutsch: scharf

Verwandt mit Dänisch: skarp

Verwandt mit Irisch: cearb

Verwandt mit Latein: acerbus

In summary

From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear.

Sätze

Split the log with a quick , sharp blow .

Teilen Sie das Protokoll mit einem schnellen, scharfen Schlag.

A large piece suddenly came off and fell with a loud and sharp noise .

Ein großes Stück kam plötzlich ab und fiel mit einem lauten und scharfen Geräusch.

It gave a peculiarly sharp cry .

Es gab einen besonders scharfen Schrei.