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sharpening:
- agravamiento; intensificación; apunte
sharpen:
- agudizar; pulir; afilar; sacarle punta a; sacar punta a; agudizarse; dar nitidez
Wiktionary:
- sharpen → afilar
- sharpen → aguzar, agudizar, afilar

English

Detailed Translations for sharpening from English to Spanish

sharpening:

sharpening [the ~] noun

the sharpening (escalation; intensification)
el agravamiento; la intensificación
- agravamiento [el ~] noun
- intensificación [la ~] noun
the sharpening
el apunte
- apunte [el ~] noun

Translation Matrix for sharpening:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
agravamiento	escalation; intensification; sharpening
apunte	sharpening	annotation; chit; mentioning; notation; note; record; report; scrawl; scribble; scribbling; short letter; slip of paper; statement
intensificación	escalation; intensification; sharpening	aggravation; intensification

Related Words for "sharpening":

sharpen

sharpen:

to sharpen verb (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)

to sharpen (accentuate)
agudizar
- agudizar verb
to sharpen
pulir
- pulir verb
to sharpen
afilar; sacarle punta a
- afilar verb
- sacarle punta a verb
to sharpen
sacar punta a
- sacar punta a verb
to sharpen (tighten)
agudizar; agudizarse
- agudizar verb
- agudizarse verb
to sharpen (whet; grind; strop)
afilar
- afilar verb
to sharpen

– To enhance the edges of subjects in an image. ¹
dar nitidez
- dar nitidez verb

Conjugations for sharpen:

present

sharpen
sharpen
sharpens
sharpen
sharpen
sharpen

simple past

sharpened
sharpened
sharpened
sharpened
sharpened
sharpened

present perfect

have sharpened
have sharpened
has sharpened
have sharpened
have sharpened
have sharpened

past continuous

was sharpening
were sharpening
was sharpening
were sharpening
were sharpening
were sharpening

future

shall sharpen
will sharpen
will sharpen
shall sharpen
will sharpen
will sharpen

continuous present

am sharpening
are sharpening
is sharpening
are sharpening
are sharpening
are sharpening

subjunctive

be sharpened
be sharpened
be sharpened
be sharpened
be sharpened
be sharpened

diverse

sharpen!
let's sharpen!
sharpened
sharpening

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for sharpen:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
afilar		grinding; polishing
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
afilar	grind; sharpen; strop; whet	connect; encourage; grind; grind off; light; motivate; point; put on; start; stimulate; switch on; turn on
agudizar	accentuate; sharpen; tighten
agudizarse	sharpen; tighten	aggravate
dar nitidez	sharpen
pulir	sharpen	break; brush up; buff; cadge; doll up; dress up; egalize; even; grind away; mooch; obtain by begging; polish; polish off; rub smooth; shine up; smooth; smudge; spruce up; strike; trick up
sacar punta a	sharpen
sacarle punta a	sharpen
-	focalise; focalize; focus; heighten; point; taper
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sharpen one's pencil
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	point

Related Words for "sharpen":

resharpen, sharpening, sharpened, sharp

Synonyms for "sharpen":

change; alter; modify
intensify; compound; heighten; deepen
focus; focalize; focalise; adjust; set; correct; focus on
change intensity
taper; point; change shape; change form; deform; taper off
heighten

Antonyms for "sharpen":

dull; blur; soften; flatten

Related Definitions for "sharpen":

put (an image) into focus²
become sharp or sharper²
- The debate sharpened²
make crisp or more crisp and precise²
- We had to sharpen our arguments²
make (one's senses) more acute²
- This drug will sharpen your vision²
give a point to²
raise the pitch of (musical notes)²
make sharp or sharper²
- sharpen the knives²
make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper²
To enhance the edges of subjects in an image.¹

Wiktionary Translations for sharpen:

sharpen

verb

to make sharp
- sharpen → afilar

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• sharpen	→ aguzar; agudizar; afilar	↔ aanscherpen — scherper maken
• sharpen	→ afilar	↔ affiler — aiguiser le tranchant émousser ou ébrécher d’un instrument, lui donner le fil.
• sharpen	→ afilar; agudizar	↔ aiguiser — rendre aigu.