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All at once Pierre felt the sharp stab which this thought dealt his heart.
Brusquement, Pierre sentit le coup de couteau que cette pensée lui donnait en plein cœur.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Hearing the madman's sharp cries I first shut all the doors, then I returned and found Henriette as white as her dress.
En entendant les cris aigus du fou, j’allai fermer toutes les portes, puis je revins, j’avais vu Henriette aussi blanche que sa robe.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Two soldiers are coming up. We can see the protuberance of their burdens and the sharp lines of their rifles.
Deux soldats qui arrivent : on voit la boule de leur paquetage et la ligne de leur fusil.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Their language was a Spanish patois; their voices were sharp and disagreeable.
Ils parlent une sorte de patois espagnol; leurs voix sont rudes et désagréables.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
At one time we saw semi-globular shapes like the domes of churches; at another, Gothic turrets rose before us; and the next opening brought in view sharp needle-pointed peaks, shooting upward into the blue sky.
Là, nous apercevions des formes hémisphériques comme des dômes d'église; ici, des tours gothiques se dressaient devant nous; ailleurs, c'étaient des aiguilles gigantesques dont la pointe semblait percer la voûte bleue.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
At the Sub-Prefecture Monsieur Péqueur des 8aulaies discussed him with much animation, while Monsieur Delangre, without definitely defending him, said with a sharp smile that they ought to wait before judging him.
A la sous-préfecture, M. Péqueur des Saulaies le discutait vivement; tandis que M. Delangre, sans le défendre d'une façon nette, disait avec de fins sourires qu'il fallait attendre pour le juger.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The shouts of defiance, the sharp ringing of rifles, and the louder reports of the escopettes, soon announced that the battle had fairly begun.
Les cris, les coups de fusil, les détonations sourdes des escopettes, annoncèrent bientôt que la bataille était engagée partout.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Whenever we let the horses go we had to pull up sharp for a digging party or a stretch of barbed wire.
Dès que nous laissions courir nos chevaux, il nous fallait aussitôt les arrêter net devant une équipe creusant des tranchées ou installant des fils de fer barbelés.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
A faint, sharp laugh came from Camille. Then, with an air of derisive compassion, she replied: "Ah! my poor mamma, you really make me sorry for you!
Camille, riant de son rire aigu, prit un air d’apitoiement railleur. « Ah ! ma pauvre maman, tu me fais de la peine.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
He took his stand in front of her, and interrupted her with a sharp motion of his hand.
Il se planta devant elle, il l'interrompit d'un geste brusque.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The men who had fired reloaded their pieces, and, kneeling down as before, watched with sharp eyes and cocked rifles.
Les hommes qui avaient tiré rechargèrent leurs armes, et se remettant à genoux, se tinrent l'œil en arrêt et le fusil armé.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Two of the men I had seen before from the window of the Galloway inn--one lean, sharp, and dark, the other comfortable and smiling.
De ces hommes, j'en reconnaissais deux pour les avoir vus par la fenêtre de l'auberge du Galloway – un grand brun mince et un autre bedonnant et souriant.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
The rather sharp air of the seacoast kissed his face, and he walked slowly, his stick under his arm and his hands behind his back.
L'air un peu frais des bords de mer lui caressait la figure, et il marchait lentement, la canne sous le bras, les mains derrière le dos.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
There were smiles, which he divined, as soon as he raised his sharp, shrill little voice, to ask his first questions.
Il y eut des sourires, et il les devinait, lorsque s’éleva sa petite voix grêle et pointue, pour les premières questions.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
They felt nothing but a continual crushing; the keen burning sensations, and the sharp excruciating pains had passed, and they abandoned themselves to this torpor, as a weary man gives way to his feeling of sleep.
Ils n’éprouvaient plus qu’une espèce d’écrasement continu; les brûlures vives, les déchirements secs s’étaient apaisés, et ils s’abandonnaient à cet étouffement de leur être, comme une personne lasse qui se laisse aller au sommeil.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

sharp edge
bord coupant
sharp ear
oreille fine
sharp practice
pratique malhonnête
sharp turn
virage serré
sharp-pointed
pointu
card-sharper
tricheur

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