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The Dutch word for sharp is
scherp





sharp

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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