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The Portuguese word for sharp is
afiado





sharp

Portuguese Definition


sharp
     1. Adjetivo. agudo, aguçado
     2. Advérbio. em ponto (em se falando de hora)
     3. Substantivo. sustenido



Translations for sharp and their definitions

afiado
     1. adj. sharp (able to cut easily)
           Faca afiada. - Sharp knife.
     2. adj. (figurative) witty (clever; amusingly ingenious)
           Humor afiado. - Witty humour.
     3. adj. (figurative, Brazil) well prepared for something
           Os estudandes estão afiados para a prova. - The students are well prepared for the test.
     4. Participle. past participle of afiar


aguçado
     1. adj. sharp (able to cut easily)
           Faca aguçada. - Sharp knife.
     2. adj. sharp (able to pierce easily)
           Lápis aguçado. - Sharp pencil.
     3. adj. (figurative, of a sense) acute
           Audição aguçada. - Acute hearing.
     4. adj. (figurative) argute; shrewd
           Mente aguçada. - Shrewd mind.
     5. Participle. past participle of aguçar


agudo
     1. adj. acute
     2. adj. sharp


sustenido
     1. adj. (music, of a note) sharp (played a semitone higher than usual)
     2. n-m. (music) sharp (sign for a sharp note on the staff)


esperto
     1. adj. smart, intelligent
     2. adj. witty, clever, ingenious
     3. v. verb form of espertar


acre
     1. adj. sharp (unpleasantly acrid or tart in taste)
     2. n-m. (measure) English or American acre, a unit of area about equal to 0.4 hectares


em ponto
     1. adv. sharp (precisely at the given time)
     2. adv. o'clock


injusto
     1. adj. unfair
     2. adj. unjust


ponta
     1. n-f. tip, point
     2. n-f. nib
     3. n-f. beak
     4. n-f. cusp
     5. n-f. butt (of a cigarette)
     6. n-f. cameo
     7. n. (football) winger


pontudo
     1. adj. pointed (having a sharp point)


estiloso
     1. adj. stylish


velhaco
     1. adj. sly, treacherous
     2. n-m. rogue, rascal
     3. n-m. libertine


atento
     1. adj. attentive
     2. v. verb form of atentar


trapaceiro
     1. n-m. cheater (someone who is dishonest or cheats)
     2. adj. who cheats or is dishonest


fechado
     1. adj. closed, shut
     2. adj. locked
     3. Participle. past participle of fechar
     4. n-m. (topology) closed set


inteligente
     1. adj. intelligent (of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright)


pontiagudo
     1. adj. ending in a sharp tip or peak


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