aguzar

v.

1 to whet (apetito).

2 to sharpen.

Yo agucé mi sentido del oído I sharpened my sense of hearing.

Pedro aguza tijeras para vivir Peter sharpens scissors for a living.

3 to exacerbate, to whet, to stimulate.

El filete aguzó mi hambre The fillet exacerbated my hunger.

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aguzar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (afilar) to sharpen

2 (estimular) to spur on, prick

► verbo pronominal aguzarse

1 to become sharper

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguzar el oído to prick up one's ears

aguzar la vista to look attentively

la necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention

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VT

1) (=afilar) to sharpen

2) (fig) (=incitar) to incite, stir up; [+ ingenio] to sharpen; [+ apetito] to whet

aguzar el oído — to prick up one's ears

aguzar la vista — to keep one's eyes peeled *

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verbo transitivo to sharpen

aguzó el oído — he pricked up his ears

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= sharpen.

Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.

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* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

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verbo transitivo to sharpen

aguzó el oído — he pricked up his ears

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= sharpen.

Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.

* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

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aguzar [A4 ]

vt

to sharpen

aguzó el oído he pricked up his ears

la necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention

tendrá que aguzar la inteligencia para resolverlo she'll have to sharpen up if she's going to find a solution

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aguzar (conjugate aguzar) verbo transitivo
to sharpen;

◊ aguzó el oído he pricked up his ears

aguzar verbo transitivo (agudizar, afinar) to sharpen: el hambre aguza el ingenio, hunger sharpens the wits

'aguzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ingenio
- oído
English:
prick up

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aguzar vt

1. [afilar] to sharpen

2. [apetito] to whet

3. [sentido, mente] to sharpen;

aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits;

aguza el oído, a ver si oyes qué dicen listen carefully and see if you can hear what they're saying

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aguzar

v/t sharpen;

aguzar el ingenio sharpen one’s wits;

aguzar el oído prick up one’s ears

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aguzar {21} vt

1) : to sharpen

aguzar el ingenio: to sharpen one's wits

2)

aguzar el oído : to prick up one's ears