Dictionary Romanian – English

ascuți



Verb tranzitiv
1.

to sharpen


2. (cuțitul, toporul etc. și)

to grind


3. (la tocilă)

to whet


4. (briciul)

to strop


5. fig.

to sharpen


6. (a rafina)

to refine


7. (a rafina)

to cultivate



Verb reflexiv pasiv
1.

to be sharpened


2.

to sharpen


3.

to become sharp etc. v. ascuTit


4. fig. (d. cineva)

to become sharp sau sharper


Expressions:
a-și ascuți urechile  =  to prick up one's ears