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♦ sharp (1) /ʃɑ:p/A a.2 acuto; acuminato; aguzzo: a sharp pin, uno spillo acuminato; a sharp nose, un naso affilato; a sharp stick, un bastone appuntito; sharp-pointed, dalla punta aguzza; acuminato3 improvviso e forte; brusco; secco; netto; marcato; severo; drastico: a sharp bend, una curva brusca (o secca); a sharp blow, un colpo netto; a sharp incline (o slope) un pendio ripido; a sharp rise in rates, un brusco rialzo dei tassi; a sharp fall in prices, una netta caduta dei prezzi; sharp measures, provvedimenti drastici4 nitido; netto; vivido; vivo: in sharp contrast ( with), in netto contrasto (con); a sharp cut, un taglio netto; a sharp distinction, una netta distinzione; a sharp impression, una viva impressione; the sharp outline of the mountains, il nitido profilo dei monti; a sharp photo, una foto nitida5 sottile; acuto; fine; perspicace; penetrante; sveglio: sharp eyes, occhi attenti; occhi penetranti; sharp sight, vista acuta; a sharp sense of hearing, un fine senso dell'udito; sharp wit, mente acuta; intelligenza viva; sharp-witted, di mente acuta; sveglio; perspicace6 astuto; furbo; disonesto; privo di scrupoli: a sharp operator, un individuo privo di scrupoli; un intrallazzatore; sharp practice, comportamento disonesto; intrallazzi7 (rif. a suono, rumore) acuto; penetrante; secco: a sharp cry, un grido acuto; a sharp crack, un rumore secco; a sharp knocking at the door, colpi secchi e urgenti alla porta; a sharp shot, un colpo secco (di fucile, ecc.)8 (rif. a sensazione fisica) acuto; penetrante; tagliente; pungente: a sharp frost, un freddo pungente; a sharp pain, un acuto dolore; a sharp wind, un vento tagliente10 mordace; tagliente; pungente: sharp words, parole pungenti (o mordaci); to have a sharp tongue, avere la lingua tagliente13 (mus.) acuto; altoB avv.1 bruscamente; all'improvviso; di colpo; di botto: The car in front of me pulled up sharp, la macchina davanti (a me) si è fermata di botto; to turn sharp right, svoltare stretto a destra3 (mus.) in una tonalità troppo alta● ( sport: di un tiro) sharp-angled, molto angolato □ sharp-cut, chiaro; distinto; netto; preciso: a sharp-cut difference, una netta differenza □ sharp-eared, dalle orecchie aguzze; dall'udito fine □ sharp-edged, affilato; tagliente ( anche fig.) □ (fig. fam.) the sharp end, la parte più impegnativa (o più importante, più difficile) ( di una situazione, un'impresa, ecc.) □ sharp-eyed = sharp-sighted ► sotto □ sharp-featured, dal profilo marcato; dalla faccia angolosa □ ( sport) a sharp player, un giocatore efficiente, molto attivo □ a sharp run, una corsa veloce □ (geol.) sharp sand, sabbia a spigoli vivi; sabbia grossolana □ (antiq.) sharp-set, affamato □ ( di cavallo) sharp-shod, ferrato a ghiaccio (o con ramponi) □ sharp-sighted, dalla vista acuta; sveglio, perspicace □ a sharp temper, un temperamento collerico □ sharp-tongued, dalla lingua tagliente; linguacciuto; mordace; caustico; ipercritico □ ( radio) sharp tuning, sintonia acuta □ at a sharp angle, ad angolo acuto; con una forte angolazione □ to give sb. the sharp edge of one's tongue, trattare q. con asprezza; essere duro con q. □ to keep a sharp look-out, star bene in guardia; stare all'erta □ to keep a sharp watch on sb., tenere d'occhio q.; tenere gli occhi addosso a q. □ (fam.) to look sharp, stare all'erta, tenere gli occhi aperti (fig.); affrettarsi, sbrigarsi, fare in fretta: Look sharp!, presto!; sbrigatevi!sharp (2) /ʃɑ:p/n.2 (fon.) consonante sorda4 (fam.) baro; imbroglione; truffatore5 (pl.) cruschello; tritello.(to) sharp /ʃɑ:p/A v. t.2 (mus.) diesare; diesizzareB v. i.1 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; barare
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