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1 skarp
acrid, acute, alert, apt, barbed, clear-cut, cutting, fierce, keen, lurid, piquant, pungent, sharp, tight, waspish* * *I. (en)(æg) edge.II. adj sharp,( stærkere, F) keen ( fx knife, edge),(fig) keen ( fx eye, hearing, sight, intelligence),F acute;( tilspidset) sharp ( fx corner), pointed;( tydelig) sharp ( fx image), clear-cut ( fx features, profile, division);( bidende) biting, cutting ( fx reply, satire);( om smag) sharp,F pungent,( bidende skarp) acrid;(se også skarpt);( om ammunition) live ( fx ammunition, cartridge), ball ( fxcartridge);[ skarpt skud] round;[ skyde med skarpt] fire live cartridges;[ med sb:][ skarpt angreb] violent attack;[ under skarp bevogtning] closely guarded;[ have et skarpt blik for] have a keen eye for;[ skarp drejning] sharp turn;[ skarp forfølgelse] close (el. hot) pursuit;[ skarpe forholdsregler] severe (el. harsh) measures;[ skarp grænse] sharp (el. well-defined) limit (, boundary);[ skarp iagttager] keen (, F: acute) observer;[ skarp kant] sharp edge;(fig) be abrasive;[ skarp konkurrence] keen competition;[ skarp kontrast] sharp contrast;[ skarp lyd] piercing (el. shrill) sound;[ skarpt lys] glaring light;[ skarp ost] strong cheese;[ skarp stemme] sharp voice,( skurrende) rasping (el. harsh) voice,( skinger) strident voice;[ i skarpt trav] at a smart trot;[ holde skarpt udkig] keep a sharp look-out; -
2 smæld
click, crack, slam, twang* * *(et -) click ( fx of the tongue), snap ( fx the lid closed with a snap; he turned over the cards with sharp snaps),( om stærkere lyd) crack ( fx of a whip, of a rifle), bang ( fx of a door);[ slå smæld med] click ( fx one's tongue), snap ( fx one's fingers), crack ( fx a whip). -
3 spids
apex, head, pinnacle, point, pointed, sharp, spike, stem, tip* * *I. (en -er)( yderste ende) tip ( fx of a finger, a nose, a tongue, a wing), end (fx cut the end of a cigar),( af mole) head;( af pen) nib;( øverste ende) top ( fx the top of a mountain);( lungespids) apex;(på gitter etc) spike;( pibespids) mouthpiece;( på gaffel) prong, tine;( gren af hjortegevir) prong, tine, point;( hunderace) spitz;(mat.: på kurve) cusp;[spidserne pl]( om personer) the bigwigs;[ en spids](T: en drink til at styrke sig på) a quick one;[ i spidsen for] at the head of, leading;[ med vb + præp:][ gå i spidsen] lead the way;[ gå i spidsen for optoget] head the procession;T ( om person: blive hysterisk) go off the deep end;( blive rasende) blow one's top; hit the ceiling;( om sag: tilspidse sig) come to a head;( gå i hårdknude) come to a deadlock;[ løbe ud i en spids] taper off to a point ( fx the upper part tapers(el. is tapered) off to a point);[ stille én i spidsen for] put somebody at the head of;[ stille sig i spidsen for] place oneself at the head of, take charge of;[ stå i spidsen for noget] be at the head of something ( fx a party);(fig) push it to extremes.II. adj pointed ( fx beard, chin, nose, gable), sharp ( fx pencil, needle, thorn);( løbende ud i en spids) tapering;( spydig) pointed, cutting ( fx remark), tart ( fx answer), dry ( fxsmile);[ spids pen] fine nib,(fig) caustic pen;[ spids vinkel] acute angle.
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