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In the Middle East/Africa traffic region sales growth of 16.6 per cent substantially outpaced the sharp increase of 10.6 per cent in capacity.
Auch im Verkehrsgebiet Naher Osten / Afrika übertraf das Absatzwachstum mit 16,6 Prozent die deutliche Angebotsausweitung von 10,6 Prozent.
Orpheus felt a stab of disappointment, sharp as a knife.
Enttäuschung durchfuhr Orpheus, scharf wie ein Messer.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
She longed to reach down, through the window, and run her fingers through that sharp-grained dirt.
Sie hätte am liebsten durchs Fenster gegriffen und wäre mit den Fingern durch diesen grobkörnigen Schmutz gefahren.
Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / Zeit
Zeit
Baxter, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
Time
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
During the course of the year, the Beta share was subject to in part sharp price fluctuations.
Im Jahresverlauf war die Beta-Aktie zeitweise starken Kursschwankungen unterworfen.
© Beta Systems Software AG 2012
© Beta Systems Software AG 2012
Then those birds, though they are good and kind-hearted, take this amiss, and they tear those children's breasts open with their sharp beaks, so that they fall down from the clouds bleeding.
Das nimmt denn der sonst friedliche Vogel dem dummen Kinde übel und reißt ihm mit seinem scharfen Schnabel die Brust auf, so daß es blutend aus den Wolken herabfällt.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Western European countries could not fail to be affected by these sharp upward movements, with investors in some cases obtaining healthy real returns even at the longer end of the market.
Auch Westeuropa konnte sich diesem scharfen Zinssog nicht entziehen; hier kam es teilweise wieder zu ansehnlichen Realrenditen auch am langen Ende des Marktes.
The sharp decrease in the impairment charge for credit losses reflects the improved macroeconomic situation and the Bank's conservative risk profile.
Die kräftig gesunkenen Aufwendungen für die Kreditrisikovorsorge reflektieren neben der verbesserten Konjunktur auch das konservative Risikoprofil der Bank.
© WestLB AG
© WestLB AG
Zara, he sensed, had not changed her feelings, which he guessed to be as sharp and fierce as they had been.
Zaras Gefühle hatten sich nicht geändert, wie Theo spürte. Vermutlich waren sie noch ebenso heftig und ungestüm wie ehemals.
Alexander, Lloyd / KestrelAlexander, Lloyd / Der Turmfalke
Der Turmfalke
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1982 by Lloyd Alexander
Kestrel
Alexander, Lloyd
© Lloyd Alexander, 1982
Her wickedness had not escaped punishment, for young Drosselmeier had squashed her so in the throat with the sharp point of his shoo that she was mortally hurt.
Ihre Bosheit war nicht ungerächt geblieben, denn der junge Droßelmeier hatte sie mit dem spitzen Absatz seines Schuhes so derb in den Hals getroffen, daß sie sterben mußte.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The volume of credit derivatives experienced another sharp reduction, in part because of the successful restructuring of the corporate synthetic obligations (CSO) portfolio.
Das Volumen in Kreditderivate hatsich unteranderem durch die abgeschlossene Restrukturierung des Corporate Synthetic Obligations (CSO)- Portfolios weiter signifikant reduziert.
© WestLB AG
© WestLB AG
The latter region is currently suffering a severe economic crisis accompanied by a sharp depreciation of its currencies.
Diese Region leidet derzeit unter einer gravierenden Wirtschaftskrise, die mit einer starken Abwertung ihrer Währungen einhergeht.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Loan impairment losses recorded a sharp increase in net additions to €1,671 million in fiscal year 2008; around 90% of this figure relates to the financial crisis.
Bei der Risikovorsorge für das Kreditgeschäft ergab sich für das Geschäftsjahr 2008 ein starker Anstieg der Nettozuführungen auf 1.671 Mio. €; diese standen zu rund 90 % im Zusammenhang mit der Finanzkrise.
"You don't keep yourself sharp like you used to," she decided.
»Du achtest nicht mehr so auf dich wie sonst«, sagte sie schließlich.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Mitch's intuition had been finely honed over the last ten years. He had sharp criminal instincts.
Mitchs Intuition hatte sich während der letzten zehn Jahre stark verfeinert und er hatte scharfe kriminelle Instinkte entwickelt.
Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-Kinder
Die Darwin-Kinder
Bear, Greg
© 2003 Greg Bear
© Elsevier GmbH, München
Darwin's Children
Bear, Greg
© 2003 by Greg Bear
The companies in the Lufthansa Group are adjusting to these developments by means of a sharp focus on increasing their competitiveness.
Die Gesellschaften des Lufthansa Konzerns stellen sich auf diese Entwicklungen durch einen starken Fokus auf die Steigerung ihrer Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ein.

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Collocations

sharp-edged
scharfkantig
sharp tuning
Feinabstimmung
sharp tuning
Feineinstellung
sharp-edged
scharf
sharp flange
scharfgelaufener Spurkranz
sharp-crested
scharfkantig
sharp-attack square wave
steil ansteigende Rechteckwelle
double sharp
Doppelkreuz
pin sharp
gestochen scharf
sharp set
hungrig
sharp sighted
scharfäugig
sharp eye
Scharfblick
sharp eyes
Scharfblicke
sharp sighted
scharfsichtig
sharp point
Zacke

Word forms

sharp

adverb
Positive degreesharp
Comparative degreesharper
Superlative degreesharpest

sharp

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesharpsharps
Possessive casesharp'ssharps'

sharp

adjective
Positive degreesharp
Comparative degreesharper
Superlative degreesharpest

sharp

verb
Basic forms
Pastsharped
Imperativesharp
Present Participle (Participle I)sharping
Past Participle (Participle II)sharped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sharpwe sharp
you sharpyou sharp
he/she/it sharpsthey sharp
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sharpingwe are sharping
you are sharpingyou are sharping
he/she/it is sharpingthey are sharping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sharpedwe have sharped
you have sharpedyou have sharped
he/she/it has sharpedthey have sharped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sharpingwe have been sharping
you have been sharpingyou have been sharping
he/she/it has been sharpingthey have been sharping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sharpedwe sharped
you sharpedyou sharped
he/she/it sharpedthey sharped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sharpingwe were sharping
you were sharpingyou were sharping
he/she/it was sharpingthey were sharping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sharpedwe had sharped
you had sharpedyou had sharped
he/she/it had sharpedthey had sharped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sharpingwe had been sharping
you had been sharpingyou had been sharping
he/she/it had been sharpingthey had been sharping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sharpwe shall/will sharp
you will sharpyou will sharp
he/she/it will sharpthey will sharp
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sharpingwe shall/will be sharping
you will be sharpingyou will be sharping
he/she/it will be sharpingthey will be sharping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sharpedwe shall/will have sharped
you will have sharpedyou will have sharped
he/she/it will have sharpedthey will have sharped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sharpingwe shall/will have been sharping
you will have been sharpingyou will have been sharping
he/she/it will have been sharpingthey will have been sharping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sharpwe should/would sharp
you would sharpyou would sharp
he/she/it would sharpthey would sharp
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sharpingwe should/would be sharping
you would be sharpingyou would be sharping
he/she/it would be sharpingthey would be sharping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sharpedwe should/would have sharped
you would have sharpedyou would have sharped
he/she/it would have sharpedthey would have sharped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sharpingwe should/would have been sharping
you would have been sharpingyou would have been sharping
he/she/it would have been sharpingthey would have been sharping
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sharpedwe are sharped
you are sharpedyou are sharped
he/she/it is sharpedthey are sharped
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sharpedwe are being sharped
you are being sharpedyou are being sharped
he/she/it is being sharpedthey are being sharped
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sharpedwe have been sharped
you have been sharpedyou have been sharped
he/she/it has been sharpedthey have been sharped
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sharpedwe were sharped
you were sharpedyou were sharped
he/she/it was sharpedthey were sharped
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sharpedwe were being sharped
you were being sharpedyou were being sharped
he/she/it was being sharpedthey were being sharped
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sharpedwe had been sharped
you had been sharpedyou had been sharped
he/she/it had been sharpedthey had been sharped
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sharpedwe shall/will be sharped
you will be sharpedyou will be sharped
he/she/it will be sharpedthey will be sharped
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sharpedwe shall/will have been sharped
you will have been sharpedyou will have been sharped
he/she/it will have been sharpedthey will have been sharped