dièse — meaning in English

English meaning

• hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
• sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.

Senses

dièse is used for these senses in English:

• hash (typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
• sharp (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

hash — full definition

1. noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
2. noun A confused, jumbled mess.
3. noun The # symbol.
4. noun In computing, the fixed-length code produced by feeding data through a hash function.
5. noun Informal short form of hashish.

sharp — full definition

1. adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
2. adj Quick to notice, understand, or think; mentally alert.
3. adj Sudden and intense; abrupt.
4. adj Harsh or critical in tone.
5. adj (music) Raised in pitch by a semitone, or higher in pitch than intended.

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