The Portuguese word for sharp is
afiado
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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| trapaceiro | |
| 1. n-m. cheater (someone who is dishonest or cheats) | |
| 2. adj. who cheats or is dishonest |
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