sharpen nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di sharpen nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.sharpen [ingl brit ˈʃɑːp(ə)n, ingl am ˈʃɑrpən] VB vb trans

1. sharpen:

sharpen blade, knife, razor, scissors, shears

affilare, arrotare

sharpen pencil

appuntire, fare la punta a, temperare

to sharpen sth to a point

appuntire qc or fare la punta a qc

to sharpen its claws cat etc.:

affilarsi, farsi le unghie

2. sharpen (accentuate):

sharpen line, contrast

rendere più netto

sharpen focus

aumentare

sharpen image, picture

mettere più a fuoco, più in evidenza

3. sharpen (make stronger):

sharpen anger, desire, interest

acuire

sharpen feeling, loneliness, fear

accrescere

to sharpen sb's appetite

stimolare l'appetito di qn (for per)

to sharpen sb's appetite fig

stimolare or acuire il desiderio di qn (for per)

to sharpen one's wits

affinare la mente

to sharpen sb's wits

affinare la mente di qn

to sharpen sb's reflexes

rendere pronti i riflessi di qn

II.sharpen [ingl brit ˈʃɑːp(ə)n, ingl am ˈʃɑrpən] VB vb intr

sharpen tone, voice, look:

indurirsi

sharpen pain:

acutizzarsi

sharpen up VB [ˈʃɑːp(ə)n -] (sharpen up [sth])

sharpen up reflexes:

sharpen up

rendere pronto

to sharpen oneself up for race, competition

prepararsi per

to sharpen up one's wits

aguzzare l'ingegno

to sharpen up one's image

migliorare la propria immagine

Traduzioni di sharpen nel dizionario italiano»inglese

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acuminare

to sharpen

appuntire

to sharpen

dare un'affilata al coltello

to sharpen or hone the knife

infurbirsi

to sharpen one's wits

acutizzare

to sharpen

acutizzarsi

to sharpen

affinare (appuntire)

to sharpen

affinare udito

to sharpen

affinare l'ingegno

to sharpen one's wit

riacutizzare dolore

to sharpen

riacutizzarsi dolore:

to sharpen

temperare matita

to sharpen

sharpen nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di sharpen nel dizionario inglese»italiano

sharpen [ˈʃɑ:r·pən] VB vb trans

1. sharpen:

sharpen blade

affilare

sharpen pencil

fare la punta a

2. sharpen (intensify):

sharpen

rinforzare

sharpen mind

aguzzare

sharpen appetite

stuzzicare

Traduzioni di sharpen nel dizionario italiano»inglese

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appuntire

to sharpen

temperare

to sharpen

stimolare (appetito)

to sharpen

aguzzare

to sharpen

aguzzare l'ingegno

to sharpen one's wits

appuntare

to sharpen

arrotare

to sharpen

acuire

to sharpen

affilare

to sharpen

affinare

to sharpen

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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The large ears are to sharpen hearing, and the distinctive coloration may help bongos identify one another in their dark forest habitats.

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The land freeze sharpened the interest of the state and the oil companies to settle the land disputes.

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When charged up with sun's energy, its movement speed sharpens.

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Normally only the tip would have been sharpened.

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Two pieces of equipment help precisely sharpen skates.

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These talc blocks can be sharpened to a stronger point than the softer blackboard chalk.

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She is also a skilled hand-to-hand fighter whose nails were once sharpened like talons.

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Two incidents sharpened their interest in an alternative leadership.

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The back is sometimes sharpened along 1/3 of its length from the point.

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The question of exactly how rents tied to transportation was sharpened by those who took advantage of the duality properties of linear programming.

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