Sharps

/ʃɑrps/ noun

Definition

In music, notes raised one semitone higher than their natural pitch, indicated by the # symbol; also refers to sharp objects or medical needles.

Etymology

From Middle English 'sharp' meaning having a keen edge or point, later adopted in musical terminology in the 17th century to describe sounds pitched higher; evolved from Old English 'scearp'.

Kelly Says

In music, a 'sharp' literally raises a note by the smallest step possible in Western music—one semitone—and the term beautifully connects to the original meaning of sharp (keen, cutting) because it cuts the note higher in pitch.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጣጣ (ṭṭṭ)
t-t-t
ARالعربية
رصاص (risāṣ)
ri-sa-as
BNবাংলা
বন্দুকের গুলি (banduker guli)
ban-du-ker gu-li
CACatalà
trets
trets
CSČeština
střely
stre-ly
DADansk
skud
skud
DEDeutsch
Schüsse
shü-sər
ELΕλληνικά
βολές (voles)
vo-les
ESEspañol
tiros
tee-ros
FAفارسی
گلوله (golūleh)
go-loo-leh
FISuomi
laukauksit
la-kau-k-sit
FRFrançais
tir
teer
GUGU
ગોળીઓ (goliyo)
go-li-yo
HAHA
baki
ba-ki
HEעברית
כדורים (kdorim)
k-dor-im
HIहिन्दी
गोली (golee)
go-lee
HUMagyar
lövések
lo-ve-sek
IDBahasa Indonesia
peluru
pe-lu-ru
IGIG
akụkụ
a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
colpi
kol-pi
JA日本語
命中弾 (chūmeihin)
choo-mei-hin
KKKK
жауты (jawty)
jaw-ty
KMKM
បាញ់ (baanh)
ba-anh
KO한국어
精确射 (gye-jeok-sa)
gye-jeok-sa
MRMR
गोळ्या (goḷyā)
go-l-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
peluru
pe-lu-ru
MYမြန်မာ
အမှန် (a-ma-han)
a-ma-han
NLNederlands
kogels
ko-gels
NONorsk
skudd
skudd
PAPA
ਗੋળੀਆਂ (goliā)
go-li-an
PLPolski
strzały
strza-ły
PTPortuguês
tiros
tee-ros
RORomână
glont
glo-nt
RUРусский
выстрелы (vstrely)
vstre-ly
SVSvenska
skott
skott
SWKiswahili
risasi
ri-sa-si
TAதமிழ்
பட்டைகள் (pattaigal)
pat-tai-gal
TEతెలుగు
గుండు (gundu)
gun-du
THไทย
นัด
nat
TLTL
baril
ba-ril
TRTürkçe
atışlar
a-ti-sh-lar
UKУкраїнська
заряд (zaryad)
za-ryad
URاردو
گولیاں (goliyān)
go-li-yan
VITiếng Việt
tên
ten
YOYO
ọpọ
o-po
ZH中文
精确射击 (jīng xué shè jī)
jing-h-sh-e-ji
ZUZU
izinkomo
i-zin-ko-mo

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