Polish
| Example in Polish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| - Panowie, temperujcie ołówki. | - Gentlemen, sharpen your pencils. |
| Zawsze temperowałam je dla rodzeństwa. | I sharpened all my brothers' and sisters' pencils |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | hvæsse, skærpe, slibe | Dutch | aanpunten, aanscherpen, aanvijlen, scherpen, verscherpen |
| English | sharpen | Esperanto | akrigi |
| Faroese | eggja | French | affiler, affuter, aiguiser, s’aiguiser, s’aimer, s’airbnbiser, s’ajourner, s’ajouter, s’ajuster, s’alaindeloniser, s’alangourer, s’alanguir |
| German | anspitzen, spitzen | Greek | ακονίζω, ακριβοπουλώ |
| Hungarian | élesít, fen | Italian | acuire, acuirsi, affilare, aguzzare, appuntare, appuntire, arrotare, inacutire, temperare |
| Japanese | 研ぐ | Latvian | trīt |
| Lithuanian | drožti, galąsti | Norwegian | spisse |
| Portuguese | afiar, afilar | Spanish | afilar, afilarse, agudizar, agudizarse, aguzar |