sharpen

[US]/ˈʃɑːpən/
[UK]/ˈʃɑːrpən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. kufanya kosa kwa kipimo (kwa kipimo, kwa ujumla) v. kubeba kosa v. kubeba kosa kwa mabaya zaidi
Word Forms
Present Participlesharpening
Past Tensesharpened
Past Participlesharpened
Third Person Singularsharpens
Pluralsharpens

Phrases & Collocations

sharpen a pencil

kuchuma mpenda

sharpen a knife

kuchuma mpira

sharpen a skill

kuchuma kifaa

sharpen focus

kuchuma uwekwa

sharpen a saw

kuchuma mchanga

sharpen a blade

kuchuma mpira

sharpen the mind

kuchuma mdomo

sharpen up

kuchuma

Example Sentences

Please sharpen this pencil.

Tafadhali kushauri mpendo hili.

sharpen one's knife for sb.

kutua mchaa mchanga kwa mtu.

Debates sharpen one's wits.

Majadiliano huongeza akili za mtu.

This exercise will help students sharpen up their reading skills.

Mazoezi hii itafanya mwanafunzi kusafirisha ujuzi wa kusoma.

Discipline has sharpened them up.

Ukame ni umepungua wao.

I sharpened the leads to a fine point.

Nimewa kwenye matoke kwa mstari mpya.

When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.

Wakati unewa mpenda, unatumia matoke.

She needs to sharpen up before next month’s competition.

Aya anachangia kusafirisha mbele ya mchezo wa mwezi uliyofuata.

coal producers must sharpen up or risk losing half their business.

wazalishaji wa makaa ya mawe lazima waongeze kasi au hatimaye watapoteza nusu ya biashara yao.

A knife is sharpened on the grindstone;steel is tempered in fire.

Mkono hujikamsha kwenye mpira; nyumba ya mpira hujikamsha kwenye moto.

The training is designed to sharpen the fighter’s reflexes.

mazoezi yana matokeo ya kushirika ya mchezaji.

Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone.

mikono yana kuchangia kwa mizani ya mizani ya mizani.

"Start sharpening your transferrable skills," Levit said.

"Tunze kusafirisha ujuzi wako wa kuchangia," Levit alisema.

Dealing with suppliers directly, the importers are able to compute the cost of purchase more pellucidly, sharpen their own competitive edge and enlarge their proportion of the market share.

Kwa kushughuliana na wasilishi moja kwa moja, waimbaji wanaweza kuhesabu gharama ya ununuzi kwa uwazi zaidi, kuweka mkali fao yao ya ushindani na kupanua idadi yao ya thamani ya soko.

Real-world Examples

It was the sound of a knife being sharpened.

Hili ilikuwa kasi ya panga ambayo inapatikana kwa kuchangia.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The tip of the pencil needs to be sharpened.

Kichwa cha mpende kinaomba kuchangia.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

That helps to reduce stress and sharpen concentration.

Hili inafaa kusahihisha mshindani na kuchangia mafakiri.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Feifei, can you explain to our listeners why I'm sharpening an axe in the studio.

Feifei, unaweza kujitafuta kwa mwanafunzi wetu kwa nini mimi nawechangia panga katika studio.

Source: BBC Authentic English

Sharpen your pencils before the test.

Wachangie mpende yako kabla ya test.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

The scientists are excited about how the technology might sharpen the pictures produced by radio telescopes.

Wafisiki wanaamini kwa kiasi kikubwa kwa jinsi ya teknolojia inaweza kuchangia picha zilizotumia na teleskopi za michele.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American December 2022 Compilation

When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.

Wakati unachangia mpende, unapewa kichwa.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

The goal is to sharpen their people skills.

Matokeo ya kuchangia mafundamano yao ya wanao.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Tip number one is to sharpen the axe.

Tip ya namba moja ni kuchangia panga.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

Ellie sharpened her creative skills at school.

Ellie alichangia mafundamano yake ya kusahihisha katika shule.

Source: VOA Special English - Life

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