whittle

UK
/ˈwɪt.əl/
US
/ˈwɪt.əl/
whittleverb
whittled
Präteritum
whittled
Partizip Perfekt
whittling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈwɪt.əl/
US
/ˈwɪt.əl/
Übersetzungen
The company had to whittle down its workforce to stay profitable.
Компании пришлось уменьшать численность сотрудников, чтобы оставаться прибыльной.
She used a knife to whittle the stick into a sharp point.
Она использовала нож, чтобы обтачивать палку до острого конца.
He likes to whittle small figures out of wood.
Ему нравится строгать маленькие фигурки из дерева.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
очищать резцом
Definitionen
To carve or shape (wood) by cutting small pieces from it.
He spent the afternoon whittling a small figurine from a block of wood.
To reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps.
The committee managed to whittle down the list of candidates to just three.
whittlesubstantiv
whittles
Pl.
UK
/ˈwɪt.əl/
US
/ˈwɪt̬.əl/
Übersetzungen
He spent the afternoon working on his whittle.
Он провел день, работая над своей резьбой.
Definitionen
(dialect) A knife, especially a large clasp knife or pocketknife used for carving or cutting wood.
He pulled out his old whittle to shave thin curls from the stick.