sharpening russian
прави́ло
(hunters jargon) tail / brush of an animal
straightener, reversing rod, strickle (for sharpening scythes)
rudder, helm (rudder)
обостре́ние
escalation intensification sharpening worsening, aggravation
точи́льный
sharpening, grinding, abrasive
точи́лка
knife-sharpener
sharpening tool
чи́нка
sharpening
выта́чивавший
turning, sharpening, carving out, chiseling out
выта́чивающий
turning, lathing, carving out, grinding out, sharpening
заостря́ющий
sharpening, pointing, accentuating, focusing
заостря́ющийся
tapering, pointed, sharpening
зата́чивавший
sharpening, that was sharpening
зата́чивающий
sharpening, honing
изощря́ющийся
sophisticated, elaborate, intricate, refining (oneself), sharpening (one's skill)
изощрявший
honing, refining, sharpening (as a past active participle), that was honing
изощряющий
refining, sharpening, sophisticating, elaborating
обостря́вший
sharpening, exacerbating, intensifying, aggravating
обостря́вшийся
intensifying, aggravating, sharpening
обостря́ющий
sharpening, aggravating, intensifying, exacerbating, heightening
обостря́ющийся
aggravating, worsening, intensifying, sharpening, escalating, becoming more acute
отта́чивавший
sharpening, honing, grinding
perfecting, refining, honing, polishing
отта́чивающий
sharpening, honing, perfecting, polishing
подта́чивавший
sharpening, that was sharpening
undermining, eroding, gnawing away at, sapping
точа́щий
sharpening, grinding, honing, boring, eroding, gnawing
точи́вший
sharpening, having sharpened, grinding, having ground, whetting, having whetted
gnawing, having gnawed, eroding, having eroded, wearing away, having worn 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.



















