sharp

A. adj

• 1 [razor] tranchant/-e; [edge] coupant/-e; [blade, scissors, knife] bien aiguisé/-e

• 2 [tooth, fingernail, end, needle] pointu/-e; [pencil] bien taillé/-e; [features] anguleux/-euse

• 3 [angle] aigu/aiguë; [bend] brusque; [drop, incline] fort/-e; [fall, rise] brusque, brutal/-e

• 4 [taste, smell] âcre; [fruit] acide

• 5 [pain, cold] vif/vive; [cry] aigu/aiguë; [blow] sévère; [frost] intense

• 6 [tongue] acéré/-e; [tone] acerbe

• 7 [person, mind] vif/vive; [eyesight] perçant/-e

• 8 [businessman] malin/-igne sharp operator = filou (m)

• 9 [image] net/nette; [contrast] prononcé/-e

• 10 [Mus] [note] dièse (inv); (too high) aigu/aiguë

B. adv

• 1 [stop] net to turn sharp left = tourner brusquement vers la gauche

• 2 (colloq) at 9 o'clock sharp = à neuf heures pile (fam)

• 3 [Mus] [sing, play] trop haut