scharf

Sentences

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Dussel kritisiert scharf die Moderne .

Dussel sharply criticizes modernity.

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Er arbeitete mit neuen strukturalistischen Methoden und trennte scharf diachrone und synchrone linguistische Phänomene .

He worked with new structuralist methods and sharply separated diachronic and synchronous linguistic phenomena.

Meaning

sharp; able to cut (of a knife, edge)
sharp; tight (of a turn on a route)
sharp; discerning (of perception, intellect, mind)
sharp; severe; harsh (of criticism, attacks, glances)
in focus (of a picture, video)
hot; spicy; pungent (of food)
(informal) keen on; excited for; strongly looking forward to
(colloquial) hot; sexy; attractive
(colloquial) hot; aroused; horny
live; hot (of a bomb, firearm, ammunition)

poignant

sharp-edged

Opposite of

stumpf, unscharf, mild, nicht scharf, entschärft

scharf gewürzt

scharf schmeckend

hintergründig

kaustisch

Frequency

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

rääs

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schaarf

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃarf/

Inherited from Middle High German

scharpf

Inherited from Old High German

scarf

Cognate with Low German

scharp

Cognate with Dutch

scherp

Cognate with English

sharps

Cognate with Danish

skarp

In summary

From Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Compare Low German scharp, Dutch scherp, English sharp, Danish skarp.

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