Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sharpening
Russian translation:
уточнить / конкретизировать
Added to glossary by
Alexander Ryshow
Nov 7, 2008 11:11
15 yrs ago
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English term
Moldova
15+ years of experience
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Romanian to Russian, and 1 more.
sharpening
English to Russian
Bus/Financial
Insurance
pension insurance
These reforms have succeeded in sharpening eligibility standards
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +1 | уточнить / конкретизировать |
Alexander Ryshow
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| 4 +1 | ужесточить/усилить(повысить) |
Roman Lipchanskiy
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Nov 8, 2008 14:23: Alexander Ryshow Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian 
, Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
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уточнить / конкретизировать
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Comment: "Спасибо, Александр!"
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Roman Lipchanskiy
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
8 years of in-house translation
Native in: Ukrainian , Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
ужесточить/усилить(повысить)
Благодаря этим реформам удалось ужесточить/усилить(повысить) требования к...
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-11-07 11:25:02 GMT)
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sharpen Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to make something stronger:
Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines.
The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-11-07 11:25:50 GMT)
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ХОТЯ может быть и в значении улучшить, нужно смотреть контекст шире
2 to improve:
I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills.
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-11-07 11:25:02 GMT)
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sharpen Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to make something stronger:
Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines.
The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-11-07 11:25:50 GMT)
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ХОТЯ может быть и в значении улучшить, нужно смотреть контекст шире
2 to improve:
I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills.
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