The Swedish word for sharp is
skarp
Translations for sharp and their definitions
skarp | © | |
1. adj. sharp, critical, cutting | ||
2. adj. sharp; able to cut easily | ||
3. adj. strong (about smells) | ||
4. adj. poignant, pungent; such as the smell of ammonia | ||
5. adj. (firearms) live (with lethal ammunition as opposed to blank rounds) | ||
6. adj. real-life, real (of a situation or the like) | ||
Vi trodde det var ett falskt alarm, men det visade sig vara skarpt läge - We thought it was a false alarm, but it tuned out to be real ("sharp situation") |
vass | |
1. adj. sharp (able to cut easily) | |
2. adj. (figuratively) sharp | |
vass tunga - sharp tongue | |
3. n-c. reed | |
4. n-c. a clump of reeds | |
5. n-c. reed bed |
prick | |
1. adv. on the dot, exactly, sharp | |
vi träffas prick klockan sju - we'll meet at seven o'clock sharp | |
2. adv. with careful aim (in order to hit something) | |
att skjuta prick - to shoot at a mark / snipe | |
De sköt prick på en melon - They used a melon as a target ("They shot with careful aim at a melon") | |
3. n-c. a dot, small spot | |
Sista bokstaven i det svenska alfabetet är "ö", det vill säga ett "o" med två prickar över. - The last letter in the Swedish alphabet is "ö", that is, an "o" with two dots over it. | |
att skjuta prick - to shoot for a target | |
4. n-c. a mark, a stain (in a record of good behavior) | |
Han har haft körkort i 40 år och kört utan prickar - He's had a driver's license for 40 years and has received zero driving infractions | |
5. n-c. a guy, person; especially about a particularly nice or funny one | |
Det var en riktigt trevlig prick, det där. - That was a really nice guy, there. | |
6. n-c. a floating seamark in the form of a painted pole, possibly with cones, lights and reflectors | |
Ser du om pricken därborta är en nord eller en ost? - Can you see whether the mark over there is a north mark or an east mark? |
skarpsinnig | |
1. adj. keen, acute, sharp, clever, sharp-witted | |
2. adj. astute | |
3. adj. sagacious | |
4. adj. perspicacious |
klyftig | |
1. adj. clever, bright, smart, intelligent |
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