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Pronunciation / Transliteration: afiˈlaðo
"El cuchillo está muy afilado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.
"The chef used a sharp knife to slice the vegetables." - 2
Intellectually acute or perceptive.
"She has a sharp mind and quickly grasped the complex concepts."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'scearp', meaning having a thin cutting edge, of Germanic origin. Historically related to Middle High German 'scharf' and Old Norse 'skarpr', eventually evolving to describe both physical edge and mental acuteness.
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Aigu
Transliteration: aɪɡy
"Le couteau est très aigu."
Scharf
Transliteration: ʃaʁf
"Das Messer ist sehr scharf."
Affilato
Transliteration: af.fiˈla.to
"Il coltello è molto affilato."
Afilado
Transliteration: afiˈlaðo
"El cuchillo está muy afilado."
Afilado
Transliteration: afiˈlado
"A faca está muito afilada."
तेज
Transliteration: tez
"चाकू तेज है।"
锋利
Transliteration: fēnglì
"刀子很锋利。"
날카로운
Transliteration: nalgaroun
"칼이 날카롭다."
鋭い
Transliteration: surudoi
"ナイフは鋭いです。"
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