Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | afilar, estimular |
| hollanti | slijpen, scherpen, wetten |
| italia | stimolare, stuzzicare, raffilare, acuire, solleticare |
| kreikka | ακονίζω (akonízo) |
| latina | acuō, asperō |
| portugali | afiar, aguçar |
| ranska | aiguiser, affiler, affuter, affûter |
| ruotsi | bryna, fila, skärpa, slipa, vässa |
| saksa | wetzen, schleifen |
| suomi | hioa |
| tanska | hvæsse |
| tšekki | brousit |
| venäjä | править (pravit), точить (totšit), возбуждать (vozbuždat), разжигать (razžigat), обострять (obostrjat) |
Määritelmät
Verbi
- (transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- (transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.
- (transitive, obsolete) To preen.
Substantiivi
- The act of whetting something.
- That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
Esimerkit
- The mower whets his scythe.
- Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
- to whet one's appetite or one's courage
- Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, / I have not slept.
- In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.
- Spectator
- sips, drams, and whets
- whet one's appetite
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | whetted |
| Imperfekti | whetted |
| Partisiipin preesens | whetting |
| Monikko | whets |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | whets |
