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Dictionary English → German: sharpen

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edit	VERB	to sharpen \| sharpened \| sharpened ... sharpening \| sharpens
	SYNO	to heighten \| to sharpen \| to point ...
	to heighten \| to sharpen to point \| to sharpen \| to taper to focalise \| to focalize \| to focus \| to sharpen © Princeton University

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to sharpen

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schärfen

to sharpen

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schleifen [schärfen]

to sharpen

anspitzen

to sharpen

wetzen

agr. to sharpen

dengeln [Sense]

to sharpen sth. [a pencil, an arrow, etc.]

etw.^Akk. spitzen [einen Bleistift, einen Pfeil etc.]

2 Words

sb. would sharpen

jd. schliffe

to sharpen sb.'s wits

jds. Verstand schärfen

3 Words

idiom Sharpen your elbows.

Benutze deine Ellenbogen.

to sharpen a dog

einen Hund scharfmachen

to sharpen a knife

ein Messer schärfen

law to sharpen a law

ein Gesetz verschärfen

to sharpen a pencil

einen Bleistift anspitzen

to sharpen a pencil

einen Bleistift spitzen

law to sharpen a sentence

eine Strafe verschärfen

to sharpen an illness

eine Krankheit verschlimmern

to sharpen an image

ein Bild scharfstellen [z. B. bei Bildbearbeitung]

orn. to sharpen its beak [of a bird]

seinen Schnabel wetzen [auch: sich den Schnabel wetzen] [Vogel]

to sharpen one's claws

seine Krallen schärfen

to sharpen one's voice

mit der Stimme eindringlicher werden

to sharpen one's words

heftigere Worte einsetzen

to sharpen the appetite

den Appetit stärken

to sharpen the desire

das Verlangen erhöhen

to sharpen the mind

den Verstand schärfen

to sharpen the pain

die Schmerzen verschlimmern

to sharpen the situation

die Lage zuspitzen

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A 2022-04-16: Korrektur: ... +to sharpen a dog+ im Englischen ...
Q 2015-02-19: What phantom word is +blunten / bluntened+ ? False / infantile analogy dra...
Q 2015-02-19: use of the word sharpen correct?
A 2012-03-06: Sharpen your elbows!
Q 2012-03-06: Sharpen your elbows!
A 2011-08-18: Yes, there is an option in Photoshop to sharpen a picture
A 2011-02-16: Good old Google: many hits for "honing pigeon" = a pigeon trained to sharp...
A 2009-12-31: This is a good opportunity to sharpen my spamfilter's teeth.
A 2009-09-23: I don't think sharpen the saw is an old saying in English either.
Q 2009-09-23: sharpen the saw
A 2009-04-21: sharpen our/a company's customer focus ??
A 2008-06-04: give artists an opportunity to sharpen their profiles
Q 2006-11-04: helping you to sharpen your business edge
A 2006-03-30: sharpen
Q 2006-03-30: sharpen
A 2006-01-26: @ proteus :sharpen evryones gaze/view of the horizon?
A 2005-03-17: He needs to sharpen his pencil ... < idiomatically dubious
A 2005-03-17: He needs to sharpen his pencil ...

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