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1 sharpen
sharpen vb1. afilarthis knife is blunt, sharpen it este cuchillo no corta, afílalo2. sacar puntatr['ʃɑːpən]1 (knife, claws) afilar; (pencil) sacar punta a2 figurative use (feeling, intelligence) agudizar; (desire) avivar; (appetite) abrir; (awareness) sensibilizar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sharpen one's wits espabilarse, despabilarsesharpen ['ʃɑrpən] vt: afilar, aguzarto sharpen a pencil: sacarle punta a un lápizto sharpen one's wits: aguzar el ingeniov.• afilar v.• afilarse v.• agudizar v.• aguzar v.• amolar v.• esmerilar v.• sacar punta a v.'ʃɑːrpən, 'ʃɑːpəna) \<\<knife/blade/claws\>\> afilar; \<\<pencil\>\> sacarle* punta ab) \<\<appetite\>\> abrir*['ʃɑːpǝn]1. VT1) (=make sharp) [+ tool, blade] afilar; [+ pencil] sacar punta a, afilar2) (=intensify, increase) [+ reactions] agudizar; [+ resolve] aumentar; [+ contrast] marcar; [+ appetite] abrir; [+ skills] mejorarthis will sharpen awareness of other people's needs — esto hará que se tome más conciencia de las necesidades de los demás
3) (=make clearer) [+ image] definir, hacer más nítido2.VI [voice] volverse más agudo; [desire] avivarse; [pain] agudizarse* * *['ʃɑːrpən, 'ʃɑːpən]a) \<\<knife/blade/claws\>\> afilar; \<\<pencil\>\> sacarle* punta ab) \<\<appetite\>\> abrir* -
2 sharpen
s.afinar, filtro de fotopintura que afina el foco de una zona en particular.vt.1 afilar (knife, tool); sacar punta a (pencil)2 agudizar (pain, desire)3 agudizarse, aguzarse.4 afilarse.vi.aguzarse, hacerse más agudo, más vivo o picante; afilarse.(pt & pp sharpened) -
3 whet
wetpast tense, past participle - whetted; verb1) (to sharpen (a tool) by rubbing it on a grindstone or whetstone.) afilar2) (to make (one's appetite) keen.) despertar, abrir•tr[wet]1 (appetite) despertar, abrir2 formal use (knife) afilar1) sharpen: afilar2) stimulate: estimularto whet the appetite: estimular el apetitov.• abrir el apetito v.• aguzar v.• amolar v.• estimular v.hwet, wettransitive verb - tt- \<\<interest/curiosity\>\> estimular, avivar[wet]VT [+ tool] afilar, amolar; [+ appetite, curiosity] estimular, despertar* * *[hwet, wet]transitive verb - tt- \<\<interest/curiosity\>\> estimular, avivar
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