Meanings (ES + gloss)
afilado • agudo • cortopunzante • filoso • puntiagudo • punzocortante
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.
I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.
avisado • listo
Intelligent.
At school, despite his sharp mind, Malcolm was laughed at by teachers when he said he wanted to be a lawyer.
My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.
sostenido
Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
agudo
Higher in pitch than required.
The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.
agudo
Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.
The man turned and made a sharp movement towards the door.
certero
Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed a…
You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.
agrio • tajante
Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.
sharp criticism
agudo
Observant; alert; acute.
Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!
agudo
Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.
a sharp turn or curve
Phrases
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
clavado • en punto
Exactly.
I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.
desafinado
In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
1867, Dutton Cook, Hobson's Choice, Chapter 8, “Music Hath Charms”, p. 72 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Hobson_s_Choice/hwhhEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Matilda+Milner+freq…
I didn't enjoy the concert much because the soprano sang sharp on all the high notes.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
sostenido
A note that is sharp in a particular key.
The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.
sostenido
Something that is sharp.
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