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1 sharpen
[šá:pən]1.transitive verbnaostriti, izostriti, nabrusiti; zbuditi (tek, apetit, željo); napraviti bolj kislo ali pikanlno; zvišati (noto);2.intransitive verbnaostriti se, izostriti se, (na)brusiti se, postati oster -
2 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) tek- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *[aepitait]noun( for) tek, apetit; poželenjethe appetite is concealed under the teeth, appetite comes with eating — šele ko začnemo jesti, dobimo tekto sharpen ( —ali whet) the appetite — povzročati, narediti tek -
3 whet
[wet]past tense, past participle - whetted; verb1) (to sharpen (a tool) by rubbing it on a grindstone or whetstone.) brusiti2) (to make (one's appetite) keen.) spodbuditi•* * *[wet]1.nounbrušenje, ostrenje; figuratively dražilo, sredstvo za draženje, spodbujanje (npr. apetita); požirek (žganja); dialectal poskus; prilikathis whet — tokrat, to pot;2.transitive verbbrusiti, ostriti; drážiti, stimulirati (npr. apetit); vzpodbuditi
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Sharpen — Sharp en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sarpened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sharpening}.] [See {Sharp}, a.] To make sharp. Specifically: (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw. (b) To render more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sharpen up — [phrasal verb] : to become better, smarter, more skillful, etc. You d better sharpen up if you want to keep your job. • • • Main Entry: ↑sharpen … Useful english dictionary
Sharpen — Sharp en, v. i. To grow or become sharp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sharpen — index enhance, intensify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sharpen — 1520s, from SHARP (Cf. sharp) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Sharpened; sharpening … Etymology dictionary
sharpen — [v] make knifelike acuminate, dress, edge, file, grind, hone, make acute, make sharp, put an edge on, put a point on, sharp, stroke, strop, taper, whet; concepts 137,250 Ant. blunt, dull … New thesaurus
sharpen — ► VERB ▪ make or become sharp. DERIVATIVES sharpener noun … English terms dictionary
sharpen — [shär′pən] vt., vi. to make or become sharp or sharper sharpener n … English World dictionary
sharpen — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)pən[/t]] sharpens, sharpening, sharpened 1) V ERG If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something. Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something… … English dictionary
sharpen */ — UK [ˈʃɑː(r)pən] / US [ˈʃɑrpən] verb Word forms sharpen : present tense I/you/we/they sharpen he/she/it sharpens present participle sharpening past tense sharpened past participle sharpened 1) [transitive] to make something such as a knife, tool,… … English dictionary
sharpen — sharp|en [ ʃarpən ] verb * 1. ) transitive to make something such as a knife, tool, or pencil sharp 2. ) sharpen or sharpen up intransitive or transitive to improve or make something improve: The program will give young athletes the chance to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English