sharp intelligence

avec intelligence — intelligently

agir d'intelligence avec quelqu'un — to act in agreement with somebody

faire des signes d'intelligence à quelqu'un — to make signs of complicity to somebody

l'intelligence de — the understanding of

regard d'intelligence — meaningful look, knowing look

vivre en bonne intelligence avec qn — to be on good terms with sb

répondre d'un ton vif — to answer sharply

sa réaction a été un peu vive — he/she reacted rather strongly

c'est avec un vif plaisir que — it is with great pleasure that

avoir l'esprit vif — to be very quick

air vif — fresh air

l'air est vif — the air is bracing

cuire à feu vif — to cook over a high heat

de vive voix — in person

avoir les nerfs à vif — to be on edge

la plaie est à vif — it's an open wound

d'un pas vif — at a brisk pace

à vive allure — at a brisk pace

rouler à vive allure — to drive at speed

Il est très vif. — He's very sharp.

avoir l'esprit vif — to be quick-witted

un bleu vif — a bright blue

Il s'est montré un peu vif avec elle. — He was a bit sharp with her.

L'air est plus vif à la campagne qu'en ville. — The air is crisper in the country than in the town.

C'est avec un vif plaisir que nous avons appris que... — It is with great pleasure that we learnt that...

C'est avec une vive émotion que nous accueillons aujourd'hui... — We are truly thrilled to have with us today...

C'est avec une vive émotion que je viens d'apprendre le lâche attentat perpétré ce matin. — I was truly shocked to hear of the cowardly attack perpetrated this morning.

brûlé vif — burnt alive

enterré vif — buried alive

mort ou vif — dead or alive

de vive voix — personally, in person

Il est venu et a annoncé sa décision de vive voix. — He came and announced his decision in person.

donation entre vifs — donation inter vivos

avoir les nerfs à vif — to be on edge

piquer qn au vif — to cut sb to the quick

tailler dans le vif — to cut into the living flesh

entrer dans le vif du sujet — to get to the very heart of the matter

Il est resté éveillé toute la nuit. — He stayed awake all night.

C'est un enfant très éveillé pour son âge. — He's very bright for his age.

гнучкий розум — mobile mind

гострий розум — sharp intelligence, keen wit

живий розум — plastic mind

проникливий розум — penetrating mind

широкий розум — a mind of wide scope

взятися за розум — to come to one's senses, to become wiser

зводити з розуму — to drive mad, to madden

не сповна розуму — to have rats in the attic

avoir un sens aigu de — to have an acute sense of

ein Messer scharf machen — to sharpen a knife

eine scharfe Zunge haben — to have a sharp tongue, to be sharp-tongued

jdn/etw in scharfer Form kritisieren — to criticize sb/sth in strong terms

etw in schärfster Form or aufs Schärfste or aufs schärfste verurteilen — to condemn sth in the strongest possible terms

etw scharf machen — to arm sth

scharfe Schüsse abgeben — to shoot or fire live bullets

(= intensiv) scharf nach etw riechen — to smell strongly of sth

Fleisch scharf anbraten — to sear meat

sie kocht sehr scharf — her cooking is very spicy

sie hat das Curry scharf zubereitet — she made the curry hot

(= schneidend) etw scharf schleifen — to sharpen or hone sth to a fine edge

schärfer geschliffen — more finely sharpened

das "s" wird oft scharf ausgesprochen — "s" is often voiceless, "s" is often pronounced as an "s" and not a "z"

etw scharf verurteilen — to criticize sth sharply

scharf beobachten — to be very observant

etw scharf unter die Lupe nehmen — to examine sth carefully

etw scharf betrachten — to look at sth intensely

scharf aufpassen — to pay close attention

scharf zuhören — to listen closely

scharf nachdenken — to have a good or long think, to think long and hard

(= genau) etw scharf einstellen (Bild, Diaprojektor etc) — to bring sth into focus; Sender to tune sth in (properly)

scharf eingestellt — in (sharp) focus, (properly) tuned in

scharf sehen/hören — to have sharp eyes/ears

scharf galoppieren — to ride at a full gallop

scharf reiten — to ride hard

scharf links abbiegen — to take a hard left

scharf kehrtmachen — to turn on one's heel

(= hart) scharf vorgehen/durchgreifen — to take decisive action

etw scharf bekämpfen — to take strong measures against sth

jdn scharf kontrollieren — to examine sb thoroughly

(= knapp) scharf kalkulieren — to reduce one's profit margin

schärfer kalkulieren — to reduce one's profit margin even more

scharf rechnen — to figure it out carefully

das Gewehr war scharf geladen — the rifle was loaded with live ammunition

eine scharfe Zunge haben — have a sharp tongue

scharfe Schüsse abgeben — fire live bullets

das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

scharf riechen — smell pungent or strong

scharf aufpassen — pay close attention

scharf schießen — shoot with live ammunition

eine scharfe Zunge haben — have a sharp tongue

scharfe Schüsse abgeben — fire live bullets

das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

scharf riechen — smell pungent or strong

scharf aufpassen — pay close attention

scharf schießen — shoot with live ammunition

das müsste dir dein Verstand sagen — your common sense should tell you that

den Verstand verlieren — to lose one's mind

jdn um den Verstand bringen — to drive sb out of his mind

nicht recht or ganz bei Verstand sein — not to be in one's right mind

zu Verstand kommen — to come to one's senses

mit seinem Verstand am Ende sein — to be at one's wits' end

etw ohne Verstand tun — to do sth mindlessly

etw ohne Verstand essen/trinken — to eat/drink sth without paying attention

der menschliche Verstand — the human mind

ich hätte ihm mehr Verstand zugetraut — I thought he would have had more sense

manchmal zweifle ich an seinem Verstand — I sometimes doubt his sanity

das geht über meinen Verstand — that's beyond me

der menschliche Verstand — the human mind

ich hätte ihm mehr Verstand zugetraut — I thought he would have had more sense

manchmal zweifle ich an seinem Verstand — I sometimes doubt his sanity

das geht über meinen Verstand — that's beyond me