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whittle

UK
/ˈwɪt.əl/
US
/ˈwɪt.əl/
whittle down
whittleverb
whittled
Past Simple
whittled
Past Participle
whittling
Gerund
UK
/ˈwɪt.əl/
US
/ˈwɪt.əl/
Traduzioni
réduireSe dit d’une diminution progressive par étapes.
The committee managed to whittle down the list of candidates to just three.
Le comité est parvenu à réduire la liste des candidats à trois seulement.
taillerEn parlant du bois : couper en petits copeaux pour façonner.
He spent the afternoon whittling a small figurine from a block of wood.
Il a passé l’après-midi à tailler une petite figurine dans un bloc de bois.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
sculpterEmploi plus large, avec l’idée de façonner le bois par enlèvement de matière.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
reduce
chisel
cut down
pare
trim
shape
carve
whittlenoun
whittles
pl
UK
/ˈwɪt.əl/
US
/ˈwɪt̬.əl/
Traduzioni
canifSens dialectal : petit couteau, souvent pliant, utilisé pour tailler le bois.
He pulled out his old whittle to shave thin curls from the stick.
Il a sorti son vieux canif pour enlever de fins copeaux du bâton.
Definizioni
(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.
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