sharp
English → French/ʃɑːp/
1 adjective
[knife, razor, blade] (bien) aiguisé, [piece of glass, edge] coupant, [pencil] bien taillé, [needle, pin] très pointu, [teeth, fingernails, beak, chin] pointu, [fang, point] acéré, [features] anguleux, [contrast, TV picture, difference] net, [division] fort, [person] malin(‑igne), [intelligence, wit] vif, [awareness] aigu(‑guë), [eyesight] perçant, [hearing] fin, [rise, fall] fort, [increase, drop] brusque, [bend] serré, [pain, sensation, wind, cold] vif, [frost] fort, [blow] sec (sèche), [cry] aigu(‑guë), [criticism, attack] incisif, [retort, words] cinglant, [rebuke] vif, [order, tone, voice] cassant, [business practices] déloyal, (= stylish) classe invariable familier, [smell] âcre, (pleasantly) relevé, (unpleasantly) âpre, [musical note] trop haut
- to be in sharp contrast to something contraster nettement avec quelque chose
- to bring into sharp focus [+ problem, issue] faire ressortir nettement
- to have sharp ears avoir l’ouïe fine
8 more examples
- he’s got sharp eyes rien ne lui échappe
- to keep a sharp look-out for someone/something guetter quelqu’un/quelque chose
- the delivery van made a sharp right turn into the alley la camionnette de livraison a pris un virage serré à droite dans la ruelle
- to be a sharp reminder of something rappeler quelque chose de façon brutale
- to have a sharp tongue avoir la langue acérée
- to be a sharp dresser familier s’habiller très classe inv
- look sharp about it! (= quick) familier grouille-toi !
- C sharp do dièse
2 adverb
[stop] brusquement, [sing, play] trop haut
- to turn sharp left/right prendre un virage serré à gauche/à droite
- at 8 o’clock sharp (= precisely) à 8 heures pile
3 noun
(Music) dièse masculine
4 compounds
▸ sharp-eyed adjective
à qui rien n’échappe
▸ sharp practice noun
pratique déloyale feminine
▸ sharp-witted adjective
à l’esprit vif