get sharp

[ɡɛt ʃɑrp]

verb phrase

ficar atento; melhorar; aprimorar-se

1. To become alert, attentive, or quick-witted

You need to get sharp if you want to pass that test.

Você precisa ficar atento se quiser passar nesse teste.

2. To improve or enhance one's skills or appearance

He got sharp with a new haircut and designer clothes.

Ele melhorou muito com um novo corte de cabelo e roupas de grife.

3. To become fashionable or stylish in dress

She really got sharp for the party.

Ela ficou muito elegante para a festa.

NYC Slang

get your head in the game; get with it

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

ficar atento; melhorar; aprimorar-se

Most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

ficar ligado; melhorar

More colloquial, using 'ligado' for alertness

São Paulo

se aprimorar; ficar esperto

Formal and casual usage both common

Portugal

ficar atento; melhorar; apurar

Similar usage as Brazilian Portuguese

sharpen up

get it together

get one's act together

wise up

stay sharp

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