afilado

adj.

sharp, cutting, edgy, keen.

m.

sharpening, whet.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: afilar.

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afilado

► nombre masculino

1 sharpening

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afilado

► participio pasado

1→ {{link=afilar}}afilar

► adjetivo

1 sharp

2 (con punta) pointed

3 figurado (cara, nariz) long and thin

► nombre masculino afilado

1 sharpening

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(f. - afilada)

adj.

sharp

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ADJ [borde] sharp; [punta] tapering, sharp

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-da adjetivo

1)

a) <borde/cuchillo> sharp

b) <nariz> pointed; <rasgos> sharp; <dedos> long

de rostro afilado — with a long, thin face

2) (mordaz) <lengua> sharp; <pluma> biting

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= sharpening, razor-sharp.

Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.

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* más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.

* más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.

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-da adjetivo

1)

a) <borde/cuchillo> sharp

b) <nariz> pointed; <rasgos> sharp; <dedos> long

de rostro afilado — with a long, thin face

2) (mordaz) <lengua> sharp; <pluma> biting

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= sharpening, razor-sharp.

Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.

* más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.

* más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.

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afilado¹ -da

adjective

A

1 ‹borde/lápiz/cuchillo› sharp

2 ‹nariz› pointed; ‹rasgos› sharp; ‹dedos› long

una vieja de rostro afilado an old woman with a long, thin face

B (mordaz) ‹lengua› sharp; ‹pluma› biting

afilado²

masculine

sharpening

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Del verbo afilar: (conjugate afilar)

afilado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
afilado    
afilar
afilado

◊ -da adjetivo

1

a) ‹borde/cuchillo› sharp

b) ‹nariz› pointed;

‹rasgos› sharp;
‹dedos› long
2 (mordaz) ‹lengua› sharp;
‹pluma› biting
afilar (conjugate afilar) verbo transitivo ‹navaja/cuchillo› to sharpen, hone
afilado,-a adjetivo sharp
afilar verbo transitivo to sharpen
'afilado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afilada
- puntiaguda
- puntiagudo
English:
gouge out
- keen
- sharp
- sharp-edged

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afilado, -a

♦ adj

1. [cuchillo, punta, lápiz] sharp

2. [dedos, rasgos] pointed

3. [comentario, crítica] cutting;

tiene la lengua muy afilada he has a very sharp tongue

♦ nm

sharpening

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afilado

I adj sharp

II m sharpening

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afilado, -da adj

1) : sharp

2) : long, pointed

una nariz afilada: a sharp nose

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afilado adj sharp