sharp1 Pronunciation: /ʃɑːrp; ʃɑːp/Translate sharp | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of sharpadj (-er, -est) 1 a [knife/edge/scissors] afilado, filoso (AmL), filudo (Chi, Per); [features] anguloso; [pencil] con punta it has a sharp point = es muy puntiagudo b [pain] agudo c [wind] cortante; [frost] crudo, fuerte d [taste] ácido 2 a (abrupt, steep) [bend/angle] cerrado; [turn] brusco; [rise/fall] brusco b (sudden) repentino, súbito 3 a (keen) [eyesight] agudo; [hearing] fino, agudo b (acute) [wit/mind] agudo 4 (clear, unblurred) [photo/TV picture] nítido; [outline] definido; [contrast] marcado 5 (harsh) [retort] cortante to have a sharp tongue = ser* muy mordaz, tener* una lengua muy afilada 6 (clever, shrewd) [person] listo, astuto; [move] astuto 7 [Mus] (referring to key) sostenido C sharp = do (m) sostenidosharp in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sharp in the British & World English dictionary Definition of sharp in the US English dictionary