The German word for sharp is
scharf
German Definition
sharp | |
Adjektiv: | |
[1] so, dass es gut schneidet (zum Beispiel ein Messer oder eine Axt) | |
[2] intelligent | |
[3a] Musik: um einen halben Ton erhöht, mit # | |
[3b] Musik: (Ton) nicht ganz rein, sondern ein bisschen zu hoch | |
[1] I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving. | |
Ich halte meine Messer scharf, so dass sie beim Schnitzen nicht unerwartet abrutschen. | |
[2] You may think she is a bit of a nerd, but she is extremely sharp. | |
[3a] At the recital, he played Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor. | |
[3a] The last note is not a C natural - it's a C sharp. | |
[3b] In measure #26, your F was a bit sharp. Can you please sing it again? |
Translations for sharp and their definitions
scharf | © | ||
adj. sharp; able to cut (knife, edge) | |||
adj. sharp (criticism, perception, intellect) | |||
adj. sharp; in focus (picture, script) | |||
adj. hot; spicy; pungent (taste) | |||
adj. hot; sexy; attractive | |||
adj. hot; aroused; horny | |||
adj. live (bomb or ammunition) |
Spitz | ||
n-m. spitz | ||
adj. pointed, pointy | ||
adj. sharp | ||
adj. spiky | ||
adj. (colloquial) horny | ||
v. singular imperative of spitzen | ||
v. colloquial of |
Hoch | © | ||
n. high, anticyclone | |||
adj. high, tall | |||
adj. high, great, immense | |||
adj. grand, important | |||
adv. up, upwards | |||
adv. (colloquial figurative) northwards | |||
Wir fahren hoch an die Küste. - We'll drive up to the coast. | |||
adv. (mathematics) to the power of | |||
fünf hoch vier - five to the power of four, (5⁴) |
stechend | ||
Participle. present participle of stechen | ||
adj. piercing, biting, penetrating | ||
adj. pungent | ||
adj. (pain) stabbing |
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