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tr['ʃɑːpnəs]2 (of taste) acidez nombre femenino3 (abruptness, suddeness) brusquedad nombre femenino4 (of image etc) nitidez nombre femenino5 (of pain) agudeza, intensidad nombre femeninosharpness ['ʃɑrpnəs] n1) : lo afilado (de un cuchillo, etc.)2) acuteness: agudeza f (de los sentidos o de la mente)3) intensity: intensidad f, agudeza f (de dolores, etc.)4) harshness: dureza f, severidad f5) abruptness: brusquedad f6) clarity: nitidez fn.• acucia s.f.• agudeza s.f.• angulosidad s.f.• brusquedad s.f.• dureza s.f.• nitidez s.f.• perspicacia s.f.• rapidez s.f.• violencia s.f.'ʃɑːrpnəs, 'ʃɑːpnɪsmass noun1) ( of knife) lo afilado or (AmL tb) lo filoso or (Chi, Per tb) lo filudo; ( of point) lo puntiagudo; ( of pain) agudeza f, lo agudo; (of cry, sound) lo agudo; ( of features) lo anguloso2) ( abruptness) brusquedad f3) ( acuteness) agudeza fthe sharpness of his intellect/mind — su perspicacia
the sharpness of his reflexes/reactions — su rapidez de reflejos/para reaccionar
4) ( clarity) nitidez f['ʃɑːpnɪs]N1) [of knife, point] lo afilado; [of edge] lo afilado, lo cortante2) (=abruptness) [of bend] lo cerrado; [of turn] brusquedad f3) (=clarity) [of outline, image] nitidez f, definición f ; [of contrast] lo marcado4) (=keenness) [of mind] perspicacia f, agudeza f ; [of reflexes] rapidez f5) (=severity) [of pain] agudeza f, intensidad f ; [of remark, tone] aspereza f ; [of tongue] mordacidad f6) [of taste] acidez f* * *['ʃɑːrpnəs, 'ʃɑːpnɪs]mass noun1) ( of knife) lo afilado or (AmL tb) lo filoso or (Chi, Per tb) lo filudo; ( of point) lo puntiagudo; ( of pain) agudeza f, lo agudo; (of cry, sound) lo agudo; ( of features) lo anguloso2) ( abruptness) brusquedad f3) ( acuteness) agudeza fthe sharpness of his intellect/mind — su perspicacia
the sharpness of his reflexes/reactions — su rapidez de reflejos/para reaccionar
4) ( clarity) nitidez f -
2 acute
ə'kju:t1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) agudo2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) acusado, grave3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) perspicaz4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) muy fino5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness
acute adj agudotr[ə'kjʊːt]1 (gen) agudo,-a2 (illness, pain) agudo,-a3 (angle) agudo,-a4 (hearing etc) muy fino,-a, muy desarrollado,-a5 (mind) perspicaz6 (lack, shortage) acusado,-a, grave1) sharp: agudo2) perceptive: perspicaz, sagaz3) keen: fino, muy desarrollado, agudoan acute sense of smell: un fino olfato4) severe: grave5)acute angle : ángulo m agudoadj.• agudo, -a adj.ə'kjuːt1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz[ǝ'kjuːt]ADJ1) (=intense) [crisis, shortage, problem] grave; [anxiety, joy] profundo, intenso; [pain] agudo; [discomfort] fuertethe report has caused the government acute embarrassment — el informe ha puesto en una situación de lo más embarazosa al gobierno
to become acute — [shortage, problem] agravarse
2) (=keen) [hearing] fino, agudo; [sense of smell] finoto have acute powers of observation — tener agudas or grandes dotes de observación
3) (=shrewd) [person, mind, comment] agudo, perspicazthat was very acute of you! — ¡qué perspicaz!, ¡eres un lince!
4) (Med) [illness, case, appendicitis] agudo5) (Geom) [angle] agudo6) (Ling) [accent] agudo* * *[ə'kjuːt]1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz
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