scharf
adj · /ʃarf/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Compare Low German scharp, Dutch scherp, English sharp, Danish skarp.
Translation
- sharp; able to cut (of a knife, edge)
- sharp; tight (of a turn on a route)
- sharp; discerning (of perception, intellect, mind)
- sharp; severe; harsh (of criticism, attacks, glances)
- in focus (of a picture, video)
- hot; spicy; pungent (of food)
- keen on; excited for; strongly looking forward to informal
- hot; sexy; attractive colloquial
- hot; aroused; horny colloquial
- live; hot (of a bomb, firearm, ammunition)