sharpening russian
прави́ло
tail (of a hound), brush
rudder, helm
straightener, strickle (for sharpening a scythe), reversing rod
обостре́ние
escalation intensification sharpening worsening, aggravation
брусо́к
bar, block, small beam
whetstone, sharpening stone, hone
назу́бок
by heart, thoroughly, inside and out
saw file, saw-sharpening file
точи́льный
sharpening, grinding, abrasive
источи́ть
to eat away, to gnaw full of holes, to riddle with holes
to grind down, to wear away by sharpening
to exude, to emit, to give off, to radiate
зато́чка
sharpening, grinding, whetting
shiv, homemade knife, shank
sharp point, cutting edge, grind (of a blade)
изощре́ние
refinement, sharpening, honing
cunning, guile, craftiness
обто́чка
turning (on a lathe), machining, rounding off
sharpening, pointing
перемо́л
grinding, milling
re-grinding, re-sharpening
точи́лка
pencil sharpener, sharpener
knife sharpener, sharpening tool, sharpening device
чи́нка
sharpening
точа́щий
sharpening, grinding, honing, boring
обостря́ющийся
aggravating, worsening, intensifying, sharpening
обостря́вшийся
intensifying, aggravating, sharpening
обостря́ющий
sharpening, aggravating, intensifying, exacerbating
обостря́вший
sharpening, exacerbating, intensifying, aggravating
отта́чивающий
sharpening, honing, perfecting, polishing
выта́чивавший
turning, sharpening, carving out, chiseling out
заостря́ющий
sharpening, pointing, accentuating, focusing
заостря́ющийся
tapering, pointed, sharpening
зата́чивающий
sharpening, honing
зата́чивавший
sharpening, that was sharpening
изощряющий
refining, sharpening, sophisticating, elaborating
изощрявший
honing, refining, sharpening (as a past active participle), that was honing
отта́чивавший
sharpening, honing, grinding
perfecting, refining, honing, polishing
подта́чивавший
sharpening, that was sharpening
undermining, eroding, sapping, gnawing away at
точи́вший
sharpening, having sharpened, grinding, whetting
gnawing, having gnawed, eroding, wearing away
Examples
Тебе карандаши́ надо поточить.
Your pencils need sharpening.
Your pencils need sharpening.
Э́ти карандаши́ нужно поточить.
These pencils need sharpening.
После чинки инструменты стали намного острее.
After sharpening, the tools were much sharper.
Мастер, оттачивавший нож, работал молча.
The master craftsman, who was sharpening the knife, worked in silence.
Мастер, заострявший колья, работал во дворе.
The craftsman, who was sharpening stakes, was working in the yard.
Я увидел деда, затачивающего топор.
I saw my grandfather sharpening an axe.
Рабочий, затачивавший инструмент, устал к вечеру.
The worker who was sharpening the tool was tired by evening.
Мастер, затёсывающий кол топором, не спешил.
The craftsman who was sharpening a stake with an axe was in no hurry.
Острота ножа, притупляющаяся от частого использования, требовала заточки.
The sharpness of the knife, blunted by frequent use, required sharpening.



















