English → Tetun
sharp
(edge) kroat; (point) meik
Example sentences
Be careful! This knife is very sharp.
Kuidadu! Tudik ne'e kro'at loos.
Dad, where did you buy such a sharp machete?
Pai hola katana iha ne'ebé mak kro'at loos ne'e?
How could this old metal become a good sharp machete?
Halo oinsá mak besi aat ne'e sai fali katana ne'ebé di'ak no kro'at?
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “sharp”
- Be careful! This knife is very sharp.Kuidadu! Tudik ne'e kro'at loos.
- Dad, where did you buy such a sharp machete?Pai hola katana iha ne'ebé mak kro'at loos ne'e?
- How could this old metal become a good sharp machete?Halo oinsá mak besi aat ne'e sai fali katana ne'ebé di'ak no kro'at?
- I am sharpening a knife because it is no longer sharp.Ha'u kadi hela tudik tanba la kro'at tiha ona.
- This knife is very sharp, and can be used to stab the pig.Tudik ne'e meik loos, bele uza hodi sona fahi.