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1 to have a sharp tongue
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2 sharp
sharp adj1. afilado2. puntiagudo3. cerrado4. agudo5. repentino / bruscotr[ʃɑːp]5 (person - clever) listo,-a, vivo,-a; (- quick-witted) avispado,-a, despabilado,-a, despierto,-a6 (pain) agudo,-a, fuerte; (cry, noise) agudo,-a, estridente; (frost) fuerte; (wind) cortante, penetrante8 (change etc) brusco,-a, repentino,-a, súbito,-a9 (blow) seco,-a10 (criticism) mordaz; (rebuke) severo,-a; (retort) cortante; (temper) arisco,-a, violento,-a; (tone) seco,-a11 (unscrupulous) astuto,-a, mañoso,-a1 (exactly) en punto2 (abruptly) bruscamente3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (too high) demasiado alto,-a1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL sostenido\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlook sharp! ¡date prisa!, ¡espabílate!to be as sharp as a needle ser un linceto be a sharp dresser tener mucho estilo para vestirseto have a sharp tongue tener una lengua mordazsharp ['ʃɑrp] adv: en puntoat two o'clock sharp: a las dos en puntosharp adj1) : afilado, filosoa sharp knife: un cuchillo afilado2) penetrating: cortante, fuerte3) clever: agudo, listo, perspicaz4) acute: agudosharp eyesight: vista aguda5) harsh, severe: duro, severo, agudoa sharp rebuke: una reprimenda mordaz6) strong: fuertesharp cheese: queso fuerte7) abrupt: brusco, repentino8) distinct: nítido, definidoa sharp image: una imagen bien definida9) angular: anguloso (dícese de la cara)10) : sostenido (en música)sharp n: sostenido m (en música)n.• diesi n.f. (Wine)adj.• picante (Vino) adj.adj.• afilado, -a adj.• agudo, -a adj.• anguloso, -a adj.• apuntado, -a adj.• atiplado, -a adj.• brusco, -a adj.• clavado, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• nítido, -a adj.• penetrante adj.• puntiagudo, -a adj.• punzante adj.• rascón, -ona adj.• raspante adj.• sostenido, -a adj.• tajante adj.• áspero, -a adj.adv.• en punto adv.n.• clarinada s.f.• experto s.m.• perito s.m.
I ʃɑːrp, ʃɑːpadjective -er, -est1)a) <knife/edge/scissors> afilado, filoso (AmL), filudo (Chi, Per); < features> anguloso, muy marcadohave you got a sharper pencil? — ¿tienes un lápiz con más punta?
b) < pain> agudo, fuerted) <noise/cry> agudo; < crack> secoe) < taste> ácido2)a) (abrupt, steep) <bend/angle> cerrado; < turn> brusco; <rise/fall/descent> bruscob) ( sudden) repentino, súbito3)b) ( acute) <wit/mind> agudo4) (clear, unblurred) <photo/TV picture> nítido; < outline> definido; < impression> claro; < contrast> marcado5) (harsh, severe) <rebuke/criticism> duro, severo; < retort> cortante, ásperoto have a sharp tongue — ser* muy mordaz, tener* una lengua muy afilada
6)b) ( elegant) (colloq)7) ( Mus)a) ( referring to key) sostenidob) ( too high)
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1) ( exactly)2) ( abruptly)look sharp — (BrE colloq) acelera! (fam), date prisa!, apúrate! (AmL)
3) ( Mus)to sing/play sharp — cantar/tocar* demasiado alto
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[ʃɑːp]1. ADJ(compar sharper) (superl sharpest)1) (=not blunt) [edge] afilado; [needle] puntiagudo- be at the sharp endthey are living at the sharp end of the recession — son los que se llevan la peor parte de la recesión, son los más afectados por la recesión
2) (=abrupt, acute) [bend, angle] cerrado; [rise, drop, turn by car] bruscohe's as sharp as they come — es de lo más listo or vivo
- be as sharp as a needle4) (=brusque) [retort] seco, cortante; [rebuke, tone] áspero, severo; [tongue] afilada, mordazto have a sharp tongue — tener la lengua afilada, tener una lengua viperina
to be sharp with sb — ser seco or cortante con algn
5) (=strong) [taste] ácido; [smell, cheese] fuerte6) (=clear, well-defined) [outline, image] nítido; [contrast] claro, marcado; [sound] claro; [features] marcado, angulosothese issues have been brought into sharp focus by the economic crisis — la crisis económica ha situado estos temas en primer plano
7) (=intense) [pain] agudo; [cold, wind] cortante; [frost] fuerte8) * (=stylish) [suit] elegante9) (Mus) (=raised a semitone) sostenido; (=too high) demasiado alto2. ADV1) (=quickly, abruptly)and be or look sharp about it! — ¡y date prisa!
look sharp! — ¡rápido!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
2) (=precisely) en punto3) (Mus) demasiado altoshe was singing/playing sharp — cantaba/tocaba demasiado alto
3. N1) (Mus) sostenido m2) (=con artist) estafador(a) m / f ; (=card-sharp) fullero(-a) m / f, tramposo(-a) m / f* * *
I [ʃɑːrp, ʃɑːp]adjective -er, -est1)a) <knife/edge/scissors> afilado, filoso (AmL), filudo (Chi, Per); < features> anguloso, muy marcadohave you got a sharper pencil? — ¿tienes un lápiz con más punta?
b) < pain> agudo, fuerted) <noise/cry> agudo; < crack> secoe) < taste> ácido2)a) (abrupt, steep) <bend/angle> cerrado; < turn> brusco; <rise/fall/descent> bruscob) ( sudden) repentino, súbito3)b) ( acute) <wit/mind> agudo4) (clear, unblurred) <photo/TV picture> nítido; < outline> definido; < impression> claro; < contrast> marcado5) (harsh, severe) <rebuke/criticism> duro, severo; < retort> cortante, ásperoto have a sharp tongue — ser* muy mordaz, tener* una lengua muy afilada
6)b) ( elegant) (colloq)7) ( Mus)a) ( referring to key) sostenidob) ( too high)
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1) ( exactly)2) ( abruptly)look sharp — (BrE colloq) acelera! (fam), date prisa!, apúrate! (AmL)
3) ( Mus)to sing/play sharp — cantar/tocar* demasiado alto
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3 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) lengua2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) lengua3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lengua4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) lengua, idiomatongue n lenguatr[tʌŋ]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL lengua2 (language) lengua, idioma nombre masculino3 (of shoe) lengüeta4 (of bell) badajo5 (of land, flame) lengua\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcat got your tongue? / have you lost your tongue? ¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato?to get one's tongue round something poder pronunciar algoto hold one's tongue callarsetongue in cheek en broma, irónicamenteto put one's tongue out / stick one's tongue out sacar la lenguato set tongues wagging dar que hablarwith one's tongue hanging out con la lengua fueratongue twister trabalenguas m invtongue ['tʌŋ] n1) : lengua f2) language: lengua f, idioma mn.• diente s.m.• lengua s.f.• lengüeta (Mecánica) s.f.tʌŋ1) ca) ( Anat) lengua fto set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar
to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua
to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo
to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora
to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*
to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma
b) u c ( Culin) lengua f3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m[tʌŋ]1. N1) (Anat, Culin) lengua fto put or stick one's tongue out (at sb) — sacar la lengua (a algn)
she has a quick/nasty tongue — (fig) tiene mucha labia/una lengua viperina
- with one's tongue in one's cheek- keep a civil tongue in one's headto get one's tongue around sth —
to find one's tongue —
so you've found your tongue? — ¿así que estás dispuesto por fin a hablar?
- give tongue- hold one's tonguehold your tongue! — ¡cállate la boca!
- loosen sb's tongueto lose one's tongue —
have you lost your tongue? — ¿te has tragado la lengua?
to trip or roll off the tongue —
the formula came tripping or rolling off his/her tongue — pronunció la fórmula con la mayor facilidad
2) [of shoe] lengüeta f ; [of bell] badajo m ; (fig) [of flame, land] lengua f3) (=language) lengua f, idioma min the German tongue — en alemán, en la lengua alemana
to speak in tongues — (Rel) hablar en lenguas desconocidas
2.CPDtongue twister N — trabalenguas m inv
* * *[tʌŋ]1) ca) ( Anat) lengua fto set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar
to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua
to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo
to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora
to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*
to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma
b) u c ( Culin) lengua f3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m -
4 lengua
lengua sustantivo femenino 1a) (Anat) tongue;◊ se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied (colloq);irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a algn (fam): no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out; no te vayas a ir de la lengua make sure you don't tell anybody; See Also→ malo2b) (Coc) tongue( de fuego) tongue 2 (Ling) language;
lengua sustantivo femenino
1 Anat tongue figurado tener la lengua afilada, to have a sharp tongue
lengua viperina, poisonous tongue
mala lengua, gossip: dicen las malas lenguas que se casó con ella por interés, rumour has it that he married her for selfish reasons
2 Ling language
lengua materna, native o mother tongue
lengua muerta, dead language
segunda lengua, second language
3 (franja estrecha) spit, tongue: una lengua de mar se adentra en la costa, a spit of land cuts into the coast
4 (badajo) clapper Locuciones: con la lengua fuera: terminamos el examen con la lengua fuera, by the end of the exam we were exhausted fam fig irse de la lengua, to spill the beans
morderse uno la lengua, to bite one's tongue: tuve que morderme la lengua para no decir lo que pensaba, I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from blurting it out familiar tener la lengua muy larga, to be a bigmouth: tu hermana tiene la lengua muy larga, your sister is a bigmouth fam fig tirarle a alguien de la lengua, to try to drag sthg out of sb ' lengua' also found in these entries: Spanish: academia - achicharrarse - autóctona - autóctono - bífida - bífido - chascar - chasquear - chasquido - contaminar - ELE - habla - hablar - materna - materno - pastosa - pastoso - pelo - punta - sacar - sarro - trabarse - vernácula - vernáculo - viperina - viperino - afilado - clásico - conocer - corromper - corrupción - enriquecer - manejo - nativo - quemar - románico - sucio - trabar - transmitir - vivo English: bite - bite back - click - draw out - first language - fur - guttural - language - mince - mother tongue - origin - put out - Romanic - second language - specially - stick out - thrust out - tip - tongue - venomous - assistant - hang - lick - mother - out - sharp - stumble - TEFL - tut - vernacular -
5 viperina
viperino,-a adjetivo viperish Locuciones: (que ofende con palabras) tener lengua viperina, to have a sharp tongue ' viperina' also found in these entries: Spanish: lengua - viperino -
6 viperino
viperino,-a adjetivo viperish Locuciones: (que ofende con palabras) tener lengua viperina, to have a sharp tongue ' viperino' also found in these entries: Spanish: viperina English: venomous -
7 acid
'æsid
1. adjective1) ((of taste) sharp or sour: Lemons and limes are acid fruits.) ácido2) (sarcastic: acid humour.) mordaz, incisivo, sarcástico
2. noun(a substance, containing hydrogen, which will dissolve metals etc: She spilled some acid which burned a hole in her dress.) ácido- acidityacid n ácidotr['æsɪd]1 SMALLCHEMISTRY/SMALL ácido,-a2 (taste) agrio,-a3 figurative use (comment) mordaz1 SMALLCHEMISTRY/SMALL ácido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLacid rain lluvia ácidaacid test prueba decisivaacid ['æsəd] adj1) sour: ácido, agrio2) caustic, sharp: acerbo, mordaz♦ acidly advacid n: ácido madj.• duro (Vino) adj.adj.• acedo, -a adj.• agraceño, -a adj.• agrio, -a adj.• ácido, -a adj.• áspero, -a adj.n.• ácido (Química) s.m.acid*n.• ácido* (Drogas) s.m.
I 'æsəd, 'æsɪda) u c ( Chem) ácido mb) u ( LSD) (sl) ácido m
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a) ( Chem) ácidob) < taste> ácido, agrioc) ( spiteful) <voice/reply> agrio, mordaz['æsɪd]1. N1) (Chem) ácido m2) ** (=drug) ácido * m2. ADJ1) (=not alkaline) [soil, food, conditions] ácido2) (=sharp, bitter) [fruit, taste] ácido3) (fig) [remark, tone] mordaz; [voice] agrio, mordaz3.CPDacid drops NPL — (Brit) caramelos mpl ácidos
acid green N — verde m limón
acid head ** N — (Drugs) adicto(-a) m / f al ácido
acid house (music) N — música f acid
acid house party N — fiesta f acid
acid rock N — (Mus) rock m acid
the acid test N — (fig) la prueba de fuego, la prueba decisiva
acid yellow N — amarillo m limón
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I ['æsəd, 'æsɪd]a) u c ( Chem) ácido mb) u ( LSD) (sl) ácido m
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a) ( Chem) ácidob) < taste> ácido, agrioc) ( spiteful) <voice/reply> agrio, mordaz -
8 punta
punta sustantivo femenino 1 ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip;◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot; la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongueb)2 (de flecha, lanza) tip; sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil; de punta point first; en punta pointed; por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endb)◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told 3 ( de pañuelo) corner ■ adjetivo invariable:
punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife (extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end ' punta' also found in these entries: Spanish: ápice - clavo - despuntar - iceberg - lanza - pelo - rotulador - tecnología - terminar - afinar - agudo - cesta - cortar - embotado - en - erizado - fino - hora - nervio - pistola - puntiagudo - puntilla - torre English: cutting-edge - edge - end - gunpoint - hair - headland - high-tech - mad - nail - nerve - nine - peak hours - point - prong - rush-hour - scary - sharpen - spike - spiky - stick up - taper - tip - weapon - bristle - corner - edgy - gun - hang - head - off - pointed - rat - rush - sharp - stand - stick
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