op scherp gezet
English translation: to sharpen
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| 03:57 Feb 12, 2006 |
| Dutch to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / from a Dutch novel, modern arabic history | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Dennis Seine United States Local time: 19:38 | ||||||
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| 4 | put into perspective |
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| 4 | to sharpen (during his... he sharpened his thoughts on...) |
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| 4 | heighten people's awareness |
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| 3 | sharpen |
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8 mins confidence: 
put into perspective Explanation: normally used for: taking a gun 'off safety/cocking a pistol/arming a grenade', so used as a metaphore I guess. |
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9 mins confidence:
sharpen Explanation: [the journey] sharpened his views/thoughts on [...] |
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15 mins confidence:
to sharpen (during his... he sharpened his thoughts on...) Explanation: Komt oorspronkelijk uit de hoefsmederij, een paard werd 'op scherp gezet', wat betekende dat de hoefijzers van het paard van ijzeren punten werd voorzien om het paard niet uit te laten glijden bij glad weer. In meer figuurlijke zin hangt het samen met een zeer verfijnd onderscheidingsvermogen, een soort maximale focus. Ik stel voor dicht bij de tekst te blijven en te kiezen voor 'to sharpen' en dan voor de actieve variant in tegenstelling tot de passieve. |
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2031 days confidence:
| op scherp gezet; op scherp zetten heighten people's awareness Explanation: Whether it be horseshoes or guns, I think this works. Example sentence(s):
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