sharp

(Inglese)

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ʃɑːp/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: scharp

Ereditato da inglese antico: sċearp

Affine frisone occidentale: skerp

Affine basso tedesco: scharp

Affine olandese: scherp

Affine tedesco: scharf

Affine danese: skarp

Affine irlandese: cearb

Affine latino: 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.

Concetti

affilato

aguzzo

acuto

appuntito

tagliente

piccante

acre

aspro

acuta

diesis

nitido

intenso

sottile

preciso

elevato

esatto

forte

stridulo

giustamente

giusto

imbrogliare

appuntato

losco

rapidamente

netto

attento

intelligente

marcato

scaltro

penetrante

severo

astuto

ggùzzu

acido

agro

amaro

brusco

distinto

esattamente

filosofo

fine

furbo

minuzioso

perspicace

spiritoso

acclive

acuminato

barare

diesare

energico

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

scharf

scherp

agudo

afilado

tranchant

ostry

agudo

afiado

agut

pointu

acutus

fel

streng

bijtend

esmolat

Frasi

Split the log with a quick , sharp blow .

Dividi il registro con un colpo veloce e acuto.

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

Un grande pezzo improvvisamente si allontanò e cadde con un rumore forte e acuto.

It gave a peculiarly sharp cry .

Ha dato un grido particolarmente acuto.