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Meanings of sharper in English

Catalan
tafur
Spanish
tahúr

A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games.

tafur
Usage of sharper in English
1
It should mean sharper images and clearer sound: progress, in other words.
The Irish Times
2
A sharper-definition option, known as 4K, is planned for later this year.
Reuters
3
But while screen resolutions kept getting sharper, resolution independence never quite came.
Wired
4
The cold outside felt sharper than it had a few minutes ago.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
5
Recently, however, the whole affair was pulled into sharper, more subjective focus.
The Irish Times
6
That was one advantage since the change: his vision was much sharper.
Blue noon
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He came for her, his long sharp fangs growing longer, and sharper.
The Valley of Horses
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Regardless of timing, two decisive factors will come into sharper focus soon.
Reuters
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Yet in many ways the Kia range offers sharper, less conservative, styling.
The Irish Times
10
But in recent weeks the exchanges have grown sharper and more personal.
Reuters
11
Sadly, the contrast with some members of Fianna Fail is even sharper.
The Irish Times
12
The longer he played the clearer and sharper the plan stood out.
What's Bred in the Bone
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Their incision would be far sharper and more obvious after the interval.
The Guardian
14
Blu-ray uses advanced digital technology to produce a sharper picture than DVDs.
Reuters
15
You tell me, he replied, sharper than necessary, sharper than he'd intended.
The brazen gambit
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The images that now appeared on the screen were indeed much sharper.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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Translations for sharper
Spanish
tahúr
Sharper through the time
Sharper across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common