1. keen, cutting, sharpened, honed, jagged, whetted, knife-edged, razor-sharp, serrated, knifelike Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits.
keen dull, blunt, rounded, edgeless, unsharpened

3. quick-witted, clever, astute, acute, knowing, ready, quick, bright, alert, subtle, penetrating, apt, discerning, on the ball (informal), perceptive, observant, long-headed He is very sharp and swift with repartee.
quick-witted slow, stupid, dim, dumb (informal), slow on the uptake, dull-witted

4. cutting, biting, severe, bitter, harsh, scathing, acrimonious, barbed, hurtful, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant, mordacious, acerb `Don't criticize your mother,' was his sharp reprimand.
cutting kindly, friendly, gentle, mild, courteous, amicable

7. sour, strong, tart, pungent, hot, burning, acid, bitter, tangy, acidic, acerbic, acrid, piquant, acetic, vinegary, acerb a colourless, almost odourless liquid with a sharp, sweetish taste
sour mild, bland, tasteless

8. cold, biting, keen, bitter, intense, raw, chill, harsh, piercing, penetrating, icy, brisk, chilly, glacial The wind was not as sharp and cruel as it had been.

10. acute, violent, severe, intense, painful, shooting, distressing, stabbing, fierce, stinging, piercing, sore, excruciating, gut-wrenching I felt a sharp pain in my lower back.

1. Having a fine edge, as for cutting:

2. Having an end that tapers to a point:

3. Clearly defined; not ambiguous:

4. Mentally quick and original:

5. Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity:

7. So sharp as to cause mental pain:

8. Marked by severity or intensity:

9. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a strong and often harsh sensation:

10. Informal. Being or in accordance with the current fashion:

A. ADJ (sharper (compar) (sharpest (superl)))

5. (= strong) [taste] → ácido; [smell, cheese] → fuerte

C. N

2. (= con artist) → estafador(a) m/f; (= card-sharp) → fullero/a m/f, tramposo/a m/f

adj

(= good for cutting) [razor, knife, edge] → tranchant(e); [scissors, blade] → bien affûté(e), affûté(e)

(= pointed) [pencil, needle, pin] → pointu(e); [point] → aigu(ë); [nose, chin] → pointu(e); [features] → anguleux/euse

(= clearly defined) [outline] → net(te); [image] → net(te); [contrast, distinction] → net(te)

(= abrupt) [turn, bend] → brusque

[rise, fall, decline, increase] → fort(e)

(= intense) [pain, sensation] → vif(vive)

[wind, cold] → vif(vive); [frost] → fort(e)

(= harsh) [reprimand, criticism, tone] → brusque
to be sharp with sb → être brusque avec qn
to have a sharp tongue → avoir la langue bien affilée

(= high-pitched) [cry] → aigu(ë)

(= strong and bitter) [taste, smell] → âcre

(= acute) [hearing] → fin(e); [eyesight] → perçant(e)

(= quick-witted) → vif(vive)
She's very sharp → Elle est très vive.

(= smart) [suit] → élégant(e)
to be a sharp dresser → bien s'habiller

(MUSIC) (semitone higher) → dièse
C sharp n (= key) → do m dièse; modif [sonata, trio] → en do dièse

adj (+er)

knife, blade etc → scharf; needle, point etc → spitz

(= clear-cut, not blurred) outline, photo, contrast → scharf; to come into sharp focus (fig inf) → aufs Korn genommen werden

(= sudden, intense) whistle, cry → durchdringend, schrill; drop in prices → steil; frost, contrast → scharf; shower, desire, pain → heftig; hunger → nagend (geh), → groß; after a short, sharp struggle → nach kurzem, heftigem Kampf; be sharp about it! (inf) → (ein bisschen) dalli! (inf), → zack, zack! (inf)

(= acute) angle → spitz; bend, turn by car → scharf

(= harsh, fierce) tongue, retort, tone of voice → scharf; person → schroff; temper → hitzig

(Mus) note (= too high) → zu hoch; (= raised a semitone) → (um einen Halbton) erhöht; you played F natural instead of F sharp → du hast f statt fis gespielt; her voice goes sharp on the higher notes → sie singt die höheren Töne zu hoch

(inf: = stylish) person, clothes → toll (inf), → todschick (inf); piece of driving → clever (inf); he’s a sharp dresser → er zieht sich immer todschick an (inf)

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (edge, razor, knife) → tagliente, affilato/a; (point) → acuminato/a; (pencil) → appuntito/a; (needle, stone) → aguzzo/a; (angle) → acuto/a; (curve, bend) → stretto/a, a gomito; (features) → spigoloso/a; (nose, chin) → affilato/a, aguzzo/a

b. (abrupt, change, halt) → brusco/a; (descent) → ripido/a; (rise, fall) → improvviso/a e marcato/a

c. (well-defined, outline) → nitido/a, netto/a; (contrast) → spiccato/a, marcato/a (TV) (picture) → chiaro/a

d. (harsh, smell, taste) → acuto/a, aspro/a; (pain, cry) → acuto/a; (blow) → violento/a; (tone, voice) → secco/a, aspro/a; (wind, frost) → penetrante, pungente; (rebuke) → aspro/a; (retort, tongue) → tagliente, duro/a; (words) → pungente
to be sharp with sb → rimproverare aspramente qn

e. (acute, eyesight, hearing, sense of smell) → acuto/a, fine; (mind, intelligence) → acuto/a; (person) → sveglio/a, svelto/a

f. (Mus) C sharp → do diesis