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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscharf
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃaʁf
"Die Kurven der Straße biegen sich scharf nach links."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a sudden, rapid, and often unexpected manner.
"Temperatures dropped sharply overnight as the cold front moved in." - 2
With keen insight, severity, or critical precision.
"She responded sharply to the criticism, defending her team's decision."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'scearp', meaning keen, cutting, or biting, combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'. Over centuries, the term evolved from physical sharpness (as in blades) to sensory, intellectual, and behavioral sharpness, denoting suddenness, severity, or acute perception.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sharply" is said worldwide
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brusquement
Transliteration: bruskəmɑ̃
"Les prix ont augmenté brusquement."
scharf
Transliteration: ʃaʁf
"Die Kurven der Straße biegen sich scharf nach links."
brusquement
Transliteration: bruskamente
Script: bruscamente
"La temperatura è scesa bruscamente."
bruscamente
Transliteration: bɾuskaˈmente
"El coche frenó bruscamente para evitar el obstáculo."
bruscamente
Transliteration: bɾuskɐˈmẽtɨ
"O vento mudou de direção bruscamente."
तेज़ी से
Transliteration: tezi se
"तापमान में तेज़ी से गिरावट आई।"
急剧地
Transliteration: jíjù de
"气温急剧下降。"
급격히
Transliteration: geupgyeok-hi
"기온이 급격히 떨어졌습니다."
鋭敏に
Transliteration: eibin ni
"彼は市場の変化に鋭敏に反応した。"
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