The Dutch word for sharp is
scherp
Dutch Definition
sharp | |
1. scherp |
Translations for sharp and their definitions
scherp | © | |
1. adj. sharp, able to cut easily | ||
2. adj. alert, on the ball | ||
3. adj. clever, intelligent, witty | ||
4. adj. acute, having a small angle | ||
5. adj. in focus, clearly visible, not blurry | ||
6. adj. (of food) hot, spicy | ||
7. v. first-person singular present indicative of scherpen | ||
8. v. imperative of scherpen |
Kruis | |
1. Proper noun. . | |
2. n-n. cross (X-shape) | |
Hij droeg een houten kruis om zijn nek. - He wore a wooden cross around his neck. | |
Teken een kruis in het vakje. - Draw an X in the box. | |
Het kruis is een symbool in veel religies. - The cross is a symbol in many religions. | |
3. n-n. (heraldry) cross (such shape as used in heraldry) | |
Het familiewapen had een gouden kruis op een blauw veld. - The family crest had a gold cross on a blue field. | |
4. n-n. cross (execution device with such shape) | |
Jezus werd gekruisigd op een kruis. - Jesus was crucified on a cross. | |
5. n-n. (figuratively) cross (difficult or tortuous situation) | |
Iedereen heeft zijn eigen kruis te dragen. - Everyone has their own cross to bear. | |
6. n-n. crotch | |
De broek scheurde bij zijn kruis. - The pants tore at his crotch. | |
7. n-n. (music) sharp | |
De noot had een kruis, wat betekent dat hij een halve toon hoger moet worden gespeeld. - The note had a sharp, meaning it should be played a half tone higher. | |
8. n-n. heads (side of a coin) | |
Kies je kruis of munt? - Do you choose heads or tails? | |
9. v. first-person singular present indicative of kruisen | |
10. v. imperative of kruisen |
scherpzinnig | |
1. adj. perspicacious |
straf | |
1. n-f. A punishment, penalty, sanction. | |
2. n-f. A discomfort, misfortune. | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of straffen | |
4. v. imperative of straffen | |
5. adj. heavy, hefty | |
6. adj. spicy | |
7. adj. implausible, improbable |
stekend | |
1. Participle. present participle of steken |
hoog | © | |
1. adj. high | ||
De 887 meter hoge Mount Scenery is het hoogste punt in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden. - The 887-metres-high Mount Scenery is the highest place in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | ||
Het zou te hoog gegrepen zijn om drie talen tegelijkertijd te leren. - Learning three languages simultaneously would be aiming too high. |
puntig | |
1. adj. Pointed, pointy, spiky |
sterk | |
1. adj. strong, having physical strength | |
2. adj. concentrated, strong, powerful in taste | |
3. adj. implausible, improbable | |
4. adj. (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong verbs | |
5. adj. (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong nouns, strong declension | |
6. n-m. ellipsis of sterkedrank | |
7. v. first-person singular present indicative of sterken | |
8. v. imperative of sterken |
acuut | |
1. adj. acute, sharp | |
2. adj. acute, sudden, immediate | |
3. adv. acutely, very quickly, immediately | |
4. adv. urgent |
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