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sharp [∫α:p]1. adjectivea. ( = good for cutting) [knife, razor, blade] (bien) aiguisé ; [piece of glass, edge] coupantb. ( = pointed) [pencil] bien taillé ; [needle, pin] très pointu ; [teeth, fingernails, beak, chin] pointu ; [fang, point] acéré ; [features] anguleuxc. ( = well-defined) [contrast, TV picture, difference] net ; [division] fort• to bring into sharp focus [+ problem, issue] faire ressortir nettementd. ( = acute) [person] malin (- igne f) ; [intelligence, wit] vif ; [awareness] aigu (- guë f) ; [eyesight] perçant ; [hearing] fin• to keep a sharp look-out for sb/sth guetter qn/qchf. ( = intense) [pain, sensation, wind, cold] vif ; [frost] fort ; [blow] sec ( sèche f) ; [cry] aigu (- guë f)g. ( = severe) [criticism, attack] incisif ; [retort, words] cinglant ; [rebuke] vif ; [order, tone, voice] cassanth. (pejorative) [business practices] déloyall. [musical note] trop haut2. adverba. [stop] brusquement• to turn sharp left/right prendre un virage serré à gauche/à droiteb. [sing, play] trop hautc. ( = precisely) at 8 o'clock sharp à 8 heures pile3. noun4. compounds* * *[ʃɑːp] 1.noun Music dièse m2.1) [razor] tranchant; [edge] coupant; [blade, scissors, knife] bien aiguisé; [saw] bien affûté2) ( pointed) [tooth, fingernail, end, needle] pointu; [pencil] bien taillé; [features] anguleux/-euse; [nose] pointu3) ( abrupt) [angle] aigu/-uë; [bend, reflex] brusque; [drop, incline] fort; [fall, rise] brusque, brutal4) ( acidic) [taste, smell] âcre; [fruit] acide5) ( piercing) [pain, cold] vif/vive; [cry] aigu/-uë; [blow] sévère; [frost] fort, intense6) fig ( aggressive) [tongue] acéré; [tone] acerbe7) ( alert) [person, mind] vif/vive; [eyesight] perçant; [hearing] finto have a sharp eye for something — fig avoir l'œil pour quelque chose
sharp operator — filou m
9) ( clearly defined) [image, sound, distinction] net/nette; [contrast] prononcéto bring something into sharp focus — lit cadrer quelque chose avec netteté; fig faire passer quelque chose au premier plan
10) (colloq) GB [suit] tape-à-l'œil inv pej11) (colloq) US ( stylish) chic inv3.1) ( abruptly) [stop] net2) (colloq) ( promptly)at 9 o'clock sharp — à neuf heures pile (colloq)
3) Music [sing, play] trop haut••to look sharp — (colloq) se dépêcher
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A n dièse m.B adj1 ( good for cutting) [knife, razor] tranchant ; [edge] coupant ; [blade, scissors] bien aiguisé ; [saw] bien affûté ;2 ( pointed) [tooth, fingernail] acéré ; [end, needle, rock, peak] pointu ; [pencil] bien taillé ; [point] acéré, fin ; [features] anguleux/-euse ; [nose, chin] pointu ;3 ( abrupt) [angle] aigu/-uë ; [bend, turning] brusque, serré ; [movement, reflex] brusque ; [drop, incline] fort ; Econ, Fin [fall, rise, change] brusque, brutal ;5 ( piercing) [pain] vif/vive ; [cry] aigu/-uë ; [blow] sévère ; [frost] fort, intense ; [cold, wind] vif/vive, pénétrant ;7 ( alert) [person] vif/vive, dégourdi ; [mind, intelligence] vif/vive ; [eyesight, eye] perçant ; [hearing, ear] fin ; to have a sharp wit avoir de la repartie ; to keep a sharp lookout rester sur le qui-vive (for pour) ; to have a sharp eye for sth fig avoir l'œil pour qch ;9 ( clearly defined) [image, outline, picture, sound] net/nette ; [contrast] prononcé ; [difference, distinction] net/nette ; to bring sth into sharp focus lit cadrer qch avec netteté ; fig faire passer qch au premier plan ;11 ○ US ( stylish) chic (inv) ;C adv1 ( abruptly) [stop, pull up] net ; to turn sharp left/right tourner brusquement vers la gauche/la droite ;3 Mus [sing, play] trop haut.to be at the sharp end être en première ligne ; to look sharp ○ se dépêcher ; you're so sharp you'll cut yourself tu te crois vraiment très malin/-igne. -
7 sour
sour ['saʊə(r)]∎ the milk has gone or turned sour le lait a tourné(c) (disagreeable → person, character, mood) aigre, revêche, hargneux; (→ look) hargneux; (→ comment, tone) aigre, acerbe(d) (wrong, awry)∎ to go or to turn sour mal tourner;∎ everything suddenly went sour on us tout a soudainement mal tourné pour nous;∎ their marriage went sour leur mariage a tourné au vinaigre(e) (too acidic → soil) trop acide(b) (person, character) s'aigrir; (relationship) se dégrader, tourner au vinaigre; (situation) mal tourner;∎ her temper has soured son caractère s'est aigri(a) (milk, wine) aigrir∎ the experience soured his view of life cette expérience l'a aigri4 nounwhisky m sour►► sour cream crème f aigre;sour grapes dépit m;∎ it's a simple case of sour grapes c'est tout simplement du dépit;∎ it was just sour grapes that made her say that elle a simplement dit ça par rancœur ou dépit;sour mash = pâte spéciale utilisée dans la fabrication de certains whiskies américains
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Acidic — A*cid ic, a. (Min.) 1. Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to {basic}. [1913 Webster] 2. of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid, as an acidic solution. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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acidic — a|cid|ic [əˈsıdık] adj 1.) very sour ▪ Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic. 2.) containing acid … Dictionary of contemporary English
acidic — adjective 1》 having the properties of an acid, or containing acid; having a pH below 7. 2》 sharp tasting or sour: acidic wine. ↘(of a person s speech) bitter or cutting. Derivatives acidity noun … English new terms dictionary