affilato

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /af.fiˈla.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: af‧fi‧là‧to

Adjective

affilato (feminine affilata, masculine plural affilati, feminine plural affilate, superlative affilatissimo)

  1. sharp
    Synonyms: appuntito, arrotato, tagliente, acuminato, molato
    una lama affilata ― a sharp blade
  2. biting, mordant, barbed, sharp
    Synonyms: pungente, mordace, tagliente
    ha una lingua affilata ― he has a sharp tongue
    • 2020 October 8, Anna Lombardi, “Kamala Harris contro Mike Pence: il dibattito. Scontro su Covid e tasse. Harris ribatte tre volte a Pence che la interrompe: "Ora sto parlando io" [Kamala Harris against Mike Pence: the debate. Clash on Covid and taxes. Harris retorts three times to Pence when he interrupts her: "I am speaking now"]”, in la Repubblica‎:
      "Biden non l'ha mai combattuta" risponde affilato Pence infilando una delle poche frasi offensive della serata: "Biden è la cheerleader della Cina".
      "Biden never fought it" responds Pence, sharp, slipping in one of the few offensive sentences of the evening: "Biden is China's cheerleader".
  3. skinny, thin (chiefly of the face)
    Synonyms: scarno, smunto, magro, patito
    un naso affilato ― a thin nose

Participle

affilato (feminine affilata, masculine plural affilati, feminine plural affilate)

  1. past participle of affilare

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