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sharpen

['ʃɑːp(ə)n] брит. / амер.

гл.

заострять; точить, затачивать
1. обострять, усиливать, углублять
2. обостряться, усиливаться
уст. заостряться

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sharpen

увеличивать резкость (изображения)

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Other popular ways to waste time are sorting papers on the desk, wandering around the office, and chatting to colleagues. Some people watch TV or slowly sharpen pencils.
Многие занимаются перекладыванием бумаг на столе, бродят по офису и болтают с коллегами, смотрят телевизор и даже точат карандаши.
© The Well, 2009
http://www.thewell.ru/ 11/28/2007

In this context, UNIFEM is currently reviewing the operation of the Trust Fund in order to further clarify its role and sharpen its future strategies.
В этом контексте в настоящее время ЮНИФЕМ рассматривает деятельность Целевого фонда, чтобы дополнительно разъяснить его роль и уточнить его будущие стратегии.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 06.02.2011
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 06.02.2011

I thought that if I only could hear a star twinkle or a blade of grass sharpen itself I could compose myself to rest.
Мне казалось, что, если бы я только услышал, как мерцает звездочка, и как заваривается травинка, я мог бы довести себя до сна.
O.Henry / Let Me Feel your PulseГенри, О. / Дайте пощупать ваш пульс!
Дайте пощупать ваш пульс!
Генри, О.
Let Me Feel your Pulse
O.Henry

Some preliminary contacts have been made with US Treasury officials to sharpen this sector's understanding of the problem.
Установлены предварительные контакты с руководством министерства финансов США для более глубокого осознания данным сектором этой проблемы.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 14.10.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 14.10.2010

Instead, they requested their weapons back an impressive collection of axes, pikes, and broad swords and on receiving them sat down and began in a leisurely fashion to sharpen the blades.
Вместо этого они потребовали назад свое оружие — впечатляющее количество топоров, пик и широких мечей — и, получив все обратно, уселись и начали неторопливо точить его.
Brooks, Terry / The Scions of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Потомки Шаннары
Потомки Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Scions of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1990 by Terry Brooks

I helped Pinniewinks to sharpen his pincers and his poking-awl, and I saw the warrant from Justice Blindas."
Я сама помогала Пинниуинксу точить его клещи и шило и видала предписание на арест от судьи Блиндаса.
Scott, Walter / KenilworthСкотт, Вальтер / Кенилворт
Кенилворт
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1963
Kenilworth
Scott, Walter
© BiblioLife, LLC

“Please do,” he said, and it seemed to Dnark the enticing purr of a cat looking to sharpen its claws.
— Пожалуй, - произнес он, и в его голосе Днарку послышалось урчание кота, готового выпустить когти.
Salvatore, Robert / The Orc KingСальваторе, Роберт / Король орков
Король орков
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 2008 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© И. Савельева, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
The Orc King
Salvatore, Robert
© 2008 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

In return he mumbled a benediction: "May She strengthen your arm and sharpen your eye."
Он пробормотал ответное благословение: – Да придаст Она силу твоей руке и остроту твоему глазу...
Duncan, Dave / Coming of WisdomДункан, Дэйв / Обретение мудрости
Обретение мудрости
Дункан, Дэйв
Coming of Wisdom
Duncan, Dave
© 1988 by D. J. Duncan

The tragedy of 11 September must compel us to sharpen our sense of urgency and to respond effectively to the dangers we face.
Трагедия 11 сентября должна заставить нас осознать всю остроту и безотлагательность проблемы и принять эффективные меры по устранению нависшей над нами опасности.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 28.12.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 28.12.2010

'Did you sharpen this!' he asked.
— Ты заточил его?
Eddings, David / Diamond ThroneЭддингс, Дэвид / Алмазный трон
Алмазный трон
Эддингс, Дэвид
Diamond Throne
Eddings, David
© 1989 by David Eddings

Standing at his own sector, behind the radar controller about to go off duty, Keith already felt his mental acuity sharpen, his speed of thinking consciously accelerate.
Став у своего сектора, позади диспетчера, которого он сменял, Кейз сразу почувствовал, как обострилось его восприятие, усилилась работа мысли.
Hailey, Arthur / AirportХейли, Артур / Аэропорт
Аэропорт
Хейли, Артур
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
Airport
Hailey, Arthur
© 1968, 2000 by Arthur Hailey, Ltd.

I doubt that it is everlasting, but it is a good blade and I've never had to sharpen it.
Не думаю, что оно вечное, но пока я не правил его.
Simak, Clifford D. / Ring Around the SunСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Кольцо вокруг Солнца
Кольцо вокруг Солнца
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© 1980 by Clifford D. Simak
© Перевод. А. Григорьев, 2004
Ring Around the Sun
Simak, Clifford D.

Sharpen your nose and smell without sentimentality!
Прочисти нос и нюхай без всяких сантиментов!
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererЗюскинд, Патрик / Парфюмер. История одного убийцы
Парфюмер. История одного убийцы
Зюскинд, Патрик
© Э.В. Венгерова, перевод, 1999
© "Азбука-классика", 2002
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG

Sharpen the saw.
Формируйте себя всесторонне.
Butler-Bowdon, Tom / 50 self-help classics : 50 inspirational books to transform your lifeБатлер-Боудон, Том / 50 книг и великих идей, которые помогут вам изменить свою жизнь
50 книг и великих идей, которые помогут вам изменить свою жизнь
Батлер-Боудон, Том
50 self-help classics : 50 inspirational books to transform your life
Butler-Bowdon, Tom
© Tom Butler-Bowdon 2003

Now, ten minutes or so after the delegation filed into Mel's office, the dislike was sharpening to downright loathing.
А еще через десять минут эта неосознанная антипатия переросла в чувство отвращения.
Hailey, Arthur / AirportХейли, Артур / Аэропорт
Аэропорт
Хейли, Артур
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
Airport
Hailey, Arthur
© 1968, 2000 by Arthur Hailey, Ltd.

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'ʃɑːp(ə)nVerbзаострять; точить; затачиватьExamples

to sharpen the edge — затачивать лезвие

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Collocations

sharpen contradictions

обострять противоречия

sharpen picks

заправлять зубки врубовой машины

sharpen the edge

затачивать лезвие

sharpen a pulse

обострять импульс

sharpen smooth

править

beam-sharpening

сужение луча

Doppler beam-sharpening

сужение луча доплеровской РЛС

drill-sharpening

бурозаправочный

edge sharpening

повышение резкости края изображения

end-mill sharpening

заточка концевой фрезы

gear-sharpening

зуботочение

off-normal sharpening

заточка под углом к линии зуба

pulse sharpening

заострение импульса

saw sharpening wheel

круг для заточки пил

self-sharpening

самозатачивание

Word forms

sharpen

verb

Basic forms
Past	sharpened
Imperative	sharpen
Present Participle (Participle I)	sharpening
Past Participle (Participle II)	sharpened

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sharpen	we sharpen
you sharpen	you sharpen
he/she/it sharpens	they sharpen

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sharpening	we are sharpening
you are sharpening	you are sharpening
he/she/it is sharpening	they are sharpening

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sharpened	we have sharpened
you have sharpened	you have sharpened
he/she/it has sharpened	they have sharpened

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sharpening	we have been sharpening
you have been sharpening	you have been sharpening
he/she/it has been sharpening	they have been sharpening

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sharpened	we sharpened
you sharpened	you sharpened
he/she/it sharpened	they sharpened

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sharpening	we were sharpening
you were sharpening	you were sharpening
he/she/it was sharpening	they were sharpening

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sharpened	we had sharpened
you had sharpened	you had sharpened
he/she/it had sharpened	they had sharpened

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sharpening	we had been sharpening
you had been sharpening	you had been sharpening
he/she/it had been sharpening	they had been sharpening

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sharpen	we shall/will sharpen
you will sharpen	you will sharpen
he/she/it will sharpen	they will sharpen

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sharpening	we shall/will be sharpening
you will be sharpening	you will be sharpening
he/she/it will be sharpening	they will be sharpening

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sharpened	we shall/will have sharpened
you will have sharpened	you will have sharpened
he/she/it will have sharpened	they will have sharpened

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sharpening	we shall/will have been sharpening
you will have been sharpening	you will have been sharpening
he/she/it will have been sharpening	they will have been sharpening

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sharpen	we should/would sharpen
you would sharpen	you would sharpen
he/she/it would sharpen	they would sharpen

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sharpening	we should/would be sharpening
you would be sharpening	you would be sharpening
he/she/it would be sharpening	they would be sharpening

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sharpened	we should/would have sharpened
you would have sharpened	you would have sharpened
he/she/it would have sharpened	they would have sharpened

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sharpening	we should/would have been sharpening
you would have been sharpening	you would have been sharpening
he/she/it would have been sharpening	they would have been sharpening

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sharpened	we are sharpened
you are sharpened	you are sharpened
he/she/it is sharpened	they are sharpened

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sharpened	we are being sharpened
you are being sharpened	you are being sharpened
he/she/it is being sharpened	they are being sharpened

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sharpened	we have been sharpened
you have been sharpened	you have been sharpened
he/she/it has been sharpened	they have been sharpened

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sharpened	we were sharpened
you were sharpened	you were sharpened
he/she/it was sharpened	they were sharpened

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sharpened	we were being sharpened
you were being sharpened	you were being sharpened
he/she/it was being sharpened	they were being sharpened

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sharpened	we had been sharpened
you had been sharpened	you had been sharpened
he/she/it had been sharpened	they had been sharpened

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sharpened	we shall/will be sharpened
you will be sharpened	you will be sharpened
he/she/it will be sharpened	they will be sharpened

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sharpened	we shall/will have been sharpened
you will have been sharpened	you will have been sharpened
he/she/it will have been sharpened	they will have been sharpened

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