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	sharp	deutlich; klar; scharf umrissen {adj}
	sharp; steep	plötzlich; unvermittelt {adj}
	a sharp increase/fall (in sth.)	ein plötzlicher Anstieg/Rückgang (bei etw.)
	illegal scheme; bit of sharp practice; racket [coll.]	illegales Geschäft {n}; illegale Sache {f} [ugs.]; Gaunerei {f}; Job [slang]
	extortion rackets	Erpressungsgeschäfte {pl}
	immigration rackets	Schlepperaktivitäten {pl}
	Their racket was breaking into houses available for sale.	Ihr kriminelles Geschäftsmodell bestand darin, in Häuser einzubrechen, die zum Verkauf standen.
	E; E sharp; E flat; E double sharp; E double flat	E {n}; Eis {n}; Es {n}; Eisis {n}; Eses {n} [mus.]
	E Major	E-Dur {n}
	E minor	e-Moll {n}
	sharp	scharf; spitz {adj}
	sharper	schärfer
	sharpest	am schärfsten
	sharp	stechend; beißend; scharf; schneidend {adj}
	biting; cutting; mordant; pungent; stinging; sharp; acid; acidulous [rare]; tart; caustic; snarky [Am.]; trenchant [formal]; mordacious [rare] (statement) [fig.]	beißend; bissig; ätzend; scharf; giftig; gallig [selten]; kaustisch [geh.] [selten] {adj} (Äußerung) [übtr.]
	a caustic remark	eine scharfe Bemerkung
	mordant ridicule	beißender Spott
	a mordant remark	eine sarkastische Bemerkung
	on the stroke of; on the dot (prepositive); precisely; sharp; on the dot; on the nose [Am.] on the button [Am.] [coll.] (postpositive) (+ time of the day)	(um) Punkt, genau um; Schlag [veraltet] (+ Uhrzeit)
	at three o'clock exactly/precisely	genau um drei Uhr
	to arrive on the dot at ten o'clock / at ten o'clock sharp / at ten on the nose	(um) Punkt zehn (Uhr) ankommen
	It was 11 o'clock precisely.	Es war Punkt 11 Uhr.; Es war auf den Glockenschlag genau 11 Uhr. [geh.]
	Each day, at the stroke of nine, she knocked softly at my door.	Jeden Tag, Schlag neun, klopfte sie leise an meine Türe.
	D; D sharp; D flat; D double sharp; D double flat	D {n}; Dis {n}; Des {n}; Disis {n}; Deses {n} [mus.]
	C; C sharp; C flat; C double sharp; C double flat	C {n}; Cis {n}; Ces {n}; Cisis {n}; Ceses {n} [mus.]
	sharp sign; sharp	Kreuzzeichen {n}; Kreuz {n}; Erhöhungszeichen {n} [mus.]
	sharp signs	Kreuzzeichen {pl}; Kreuze {pl}; Erhöhungszeichen {pl}
	double sharp	Doppelkreuz {n}
	alert; sharp; quick-witted (of a person); wide-awake (of a person or place)	aufgeweckt; ausgeschlafen [ugs.] (Person); lebendig (Person, Ort) {adj}
	a sharp mind	ein wacher Verstand
	to have alert eyes; to have quick eyes	wache Augen haben
	to be alert	ein heller Kopf sein; helle sein [Berlin]
	G; G sharp; G flat; G double sharp; G double flat	G {n}; Gis {n}; Ges {n}; Gisis {n}; Geses {n} [mus.]
	sharp	pünktlich; Punkt ...
	sharp-sighted; sharp-eyed; quick-sighted; lynx-eyed; keen-sighted	scharfsichtig; scharfäugig {adj}
	more sharp-sighted	scharfsichtiger
	most sharp-sighted	am scharfsichtigsten
	sharp-witted	scharfsinnig {adj}
	more sharp-witted	scharfsinniger
	most sharp-witted	am scharfsinnigsten
	sharp mountain ridge; sharp-topped crest	Gebirgsgrat {m}; Berggrat {m}; Grat {m} [geogr.] (→ Gebirgskamm)
	sharp mountain ridges; sharp-topped crests	Gebirgsgrate {pl}; Berggrate {pl}; Grate {pl}
	sharp fire	Glattbrand {m}; Glattfeuer {n}
	sharp keys	Kreuztonarten {pl} [mus.]
	sharp price fluctuations; price gyrations (stock exchange)	Kursausschläge {pl} (Börse) [fin.]
	sharp eye; gimlet eye	Scharfblick {m}
	gimlet-eyed	mit scharfem Blick; mit stechenden Augen
	sharp set	ausgehungert; sehr hungrig {adj}
	sharp (answer); forceful (speech); strong (letter)	geharnischt {adj} [übtr.]
	sharp	schrill; durchdringend {adj}
	sharp	unvermittelt; abrupt {adj}
	A; A sharp; A flat; A double sharp; A double flat	A {n}; Ais {n}; As {n}; Aisis {n}; Ases {n} [mus.]
	A major	A-Dur {n}
	number sign; sharp; hash sign; hashtag sign; hash; pound sign [Am.]; octothorp [rare]; octothorpe [rare] (often wrongly: hashtag)	Doppelkreuz-Zeichen {n}; Rautezeichen {n}; Raute {f} [ugs.]; Lattenkreuz {n} [humor.]; Gartenzaun {n} [Süddt.] [humor.]; Gartenhag {n} [BW] [Schw.] [humor.] [ling.] [print]
	F; F sharp; F flat; F double sharp; F double flat	F {n}; Fis {n}; Fes {n}; Fisis {n}; Feses {n} [mus.]
	card sharp; card sharper; sharper; cardshark [Am.]	Falschspieler {m} (beim Kartenspiel)
	card sharps; card sharpers; sharpers; cardsharks	Falschspieler {pl}
	B; B sharp; B flat; B double sharp; B double flat	H {n}; His {n}; B {n}; Hisis {n}; Heses {n} [mus.]
	crack (sharp noise)	Knacken {m}
	snap (sharp thin sound)	Knacks {m}; Klicken {n}
	focusing; sharp focussing	Scharfeinstellung {f} [photo.]
	razor-sharp; needle-sharp	messerscharf; gestochen scharf {adj}
	sharp-lipped; sharp-edged (orifice)	scharfkantig {adj} (Öffnung)
	sharp-edged; sharp-cornered	scharfkantig {adj}
	astute; perceptive; sharp as a tack; tack-sharp	scharfsinnig {adj}
	sharp-tongued	spitzzüngig {adj}
	He has a sharp tongue. [fig.]	Er hat Haare auf den Zähnen. [übtr.]
	to bring/put sth. into sharp relief	etw. stark hervortreten lassen; etw. stark hervorheben {vt}
	sharp-tailed ibis	Spitzschwanzibis {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-shinned hawk	Eckschwanzsperber {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-tailed grouse	Schweifhuhn {n} [ornith.]
	sharp-tailed sandpiper	Spitzschwanz-Strandläufer {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-tailed streamcreeper	Bachstachelschwanz {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-billed treehunter	Spitzschnabel-Baumspäher {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-tailed tyrant	Spitzschwanztyrann {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-tailed greybird	Spitzschwanz-Raupenfänger {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-beaked ground finch	Spitzschnabel-Grundfink {m} [ornith.]
	sharp-tailed glossy starling	Keilschwanz-Glanzstar {m} [ornith.]
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