whittle down

UK
/ˈwɪt.əl daʊn/
US
/ˈwɪt̬.əl daʊn/
whittle downverb
whittled down
Präteritum
whittled down
Partizip Perfekt
whittling down
Gerundium
UK
/ˈwɪt.əl daʊn/
US
/ˈwɪt̬.əl daʊn/
Übersetzungen
They had to whittle down the budget for the project.
Им пришлось урезать бюджет проекта.
The company is trying to whittle down its expenses.
Компания пытается уменьшить свои расходы.
We need to whittle down the list of candidates.
Нам нужно сократить список кандидатов.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
To reduce something in size, amount, or number by gradual steps.
The committee managed to whittle down the list of candidates to just three.