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sharp adjective

  /ʃɑɹp/ , /ʃɑːp/
  • Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
tranchant, pointu, affilé, coupant, acéré, aigu
  • (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
dièse
  • Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
acéré, acerbe, mordant, âcre, âpre
  • (colloquial) Intelligent.
vif
  • Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
aigu, acéré, intense, vif
  • Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
âcre
  • Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
aigu, serré
  • (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
chic, classe
  • Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
net, pile, précis
  • (music) Higher in pitch than required.
trop aigu, trop haut

sharp adverb

  /ʃɑɹp/ , /ʃɑːp/
  • (of times of day, notcomp) Exactly.
pile

sharp noun

  /ʃɑɹp/ , /ʃɑːp/
  • (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
  • (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
dièse

sharp verb

  /ʃɑɹp/ , /ʃɑːp/
  • (music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
diéser

sharpness noun

  • (of an image) distinctness, focus.
netteté
  • (of food etc) pungency or acidity.
acidité
  • (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.
acuité, finesse
  • (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity.
acuité, tranchant
  • (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
fil, tranchant
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