Whet
//ˈwɛt//
Translations of "whet" (33 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | حَدَّدَ(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), شَحَذَ(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | ḥaddada, šaḥaḏa | |
| Belarusian | тачы́ць(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | tačýcʹ | |
| Bulgarian | възбуждам(stimulate or make more keen), изострям(stimulate or make more keen), остря(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), точа(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | vǎzbuždam, izostrjam, ostrja, toča | |
| Catalan | esmolar(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 磨(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Czech | brousit(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), nabrousit(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), nabudit(stimulate or make more keen), naostřit(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), ostřit(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), podnítit(stimulate or make more keen), povzbudit(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Dutch | scherpen(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), scherpen(stimulate or make more keen), slijpen(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), wetten(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), wetten(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Finnish | hioa(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), teroittaa(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| French | aiguiser(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), attiser(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| German | wetzen(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Hungarian | köszörül(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Ingrian | luisata(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Irish | faobhraigh(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), géaraigh(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), géaraigh(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Italian | affilare(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), stimolare(stimulate or make more keen), stuzzicare(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Lao | ລັບ(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | lap | |
| Latin | acuō(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | schläifen(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), schäerfen(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), wetzen(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Macedonian | остри(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), точи(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | ostri, toči | |
| Māori | oroi(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), whakapuku(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Maranao | bagid(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Nuosu | ꍚ(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | zhur | |
| Polish | naostrzyć(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), ostrzyć(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Portuguese | afiar(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), aguçar(stimulate or make more keen), amolar(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), estimular(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Romanian | ascuţi(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), aţâţa(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Russian | возбужда́ть(stimulate or make more keen), обостря́ть(stimulate or make more keen), пра́вить(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), разжигать(stimulate or make more keen), точи́ть(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | vozbuždátʹ, obostrjátʹ, právitʹ, razžigatʹ, točítʹ | |
| Sicilian | allisciari(stimulate or make more keen), mmulari(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), scummàttiri(stimulate or make more keen), stuzzinijari(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Slovak | brúsiť(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), nabrúsiť(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), naostriť(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), ostriť(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Spanish | afilar(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), estimular(stimulate or make more keen) | — | |
| Swedish | fila(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), skärpa(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening), slipa(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — | |
| Tamil | இடங்கம்(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | iṭaṅkam | |
| Thai | ลับ(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | láp | |
| Ukrainian | точи́ти(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | točýty | |
| Woiwurrung | kirk-kirk-konak(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | — |
esmolar
brousit, nabrousit, nabudit, naostřit, ostřit, podnítit, povzbudit
scherpen, scherpen, slijpen, wetten, wetten
hioa, teroittaa
aiguiser, attiser
wetzen
köszörül
luisata
faobhraigh, géaraigh, géaraigh
affilare, stimolare, stuzzicare
acuō
schläifen, schäerfen, wetzen
oroi, whakapuku
bagid
naostrzyć, ostrzyć
afiar, aguçar, amolar, estimular
ascuţi, aţâţa
возбужда́ть, обостря́ть, пра́вить, разжигать, точи́ть
vozbuždátʹ, obostrjátʹ, právitʹ, razžigatʹ, točítʹ
allisciari, mmulari, scummàttiri, stuzzinijari
brúsiť, nabrúsiť, naostriť, ostriť
afilar, estimular
fila, skärpa, slipa
kirk-kirk-konak
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