Pointed vs Sharp

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Pointed

Top 2000 (courant) B2 adjective

Sharp

Top 1000 (très courant) B1 adjective

Le plus courant: Sharp

	Pointed	Sharp
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈpɔɪntɪd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈpɔɪntɪd/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ʃɑːp/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ʃɑːrp/"]/
Sens	Sharp; having a sharp end. Sharp; having a sharp end.	Having a thin edge or point that can cut things.
Exemple	a pointed chin	The knife is sharp enough to cut through meat easily.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	B2	B1
Nature grammaticale	adjective	adjective
Collocations	pointed remarks, pointed end, pointed object, pointed questions	be, feel, look, extremely, fairly, very, as sharp as a razor, be, extremely, fairly, very, be, feel, look, extremely, fairly, very, as sharp as a razor, be, seem, stay, extremely, fairly, very, be, sound, extremely, fairly, very, with, be, sound, extremely, fairly, very, with
Antonymes	blunt, dull	blunt, dull
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'pointing' which refers to indicating direction., Used inappropriately with abstract concepts when describing emotions, e.g. 'pointed feelings'., Misused in past tense; only use 'pointed' as a past participle.	Confused with 'sharper' as a noun instead of as an adjective., Used to describe something that is not related to cutting, like 'sharp' for taste., Incorrectly said as 'sharped' instead of just 'sharp'.
Notes d'usage	Used to describe objects with a sharp end or to describe comments that are clear and direct. Not appropriate for casual or vague contexts. Used to describe objects with a sharp end or to describe comments that are clear and direct. Not appropriate for casual or vague contexts.	Use 'sharp' when describing knives, tools, or things that can cut. Not typically used for emotional or social contexts, where 'sharp' might imply intelligence instead.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

Sherlock › S1 E1

There's shaving foam behind your left ear. Nobody's pointed it out to you.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. › S1 E1

I had my shotgun mic pointed at the window before the blast.

Sherlock › S1 E1

There's shaving foam behind your left ear. Nobody's pointed it out to you.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. › S1 E1

I had my shotgun mic pointed at the window before the blast.

Pointed

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

It's not even sharp.

Top Gear › S1 E1

-It's sharp and it's a Mazda. -I know.

Can you find something, anything, sharp? I'm trying.

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

It's not even sharp.

Top Gear › S1 E1

-It's sharp and it's a Mazda. -I know.

Sharp

Questions fréquentes : Pointed vs Sharp

Quelle est la différence entre Pointed et Sharp ?

Pointed: Sharp; having a sharp end. Sharp: Having a thin edge or point that can cut things.

Lequel est le plus courant : Pointed et Sharp ?

Sharp est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Pointed et Sharp ?

Pointed est le niveau le plus élevé, à B2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Pointed et Sharp sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Pointed: B2, Sharp: B1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Pointed et Sharp ?

Pointed: adjective, Sharp: adjective.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Pointed: a pointed chin Sharp: The knife is sharp enough to cut through meat easily.

Puis-je utiliser Pointed et Sharp de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Pointed et Sharp sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.