whittle nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di whittle nel dizionario inglese»francese

whittle [ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl] VB vb trans

whittle

tailler [qc] au couteau

I.whittle away VB [ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle away [sth]) fig

whittle away advantage, lead:

whittle away

réduire

II.whittle away VB [ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle away at [sth]) lett

whittle away stick

tailler

whittle away fig advantage, lead, profits

réduire

I.whittle down VB [ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle down [sth], whittle [sth] down)

whittle down number:

whittle down

réduire (to à)

we've whittled the number of applicants down to three

on a réduit le nombre de candidats à trois

Traduzioni di whittle nel dizionario francese»inglese

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

rogner sur économies

to whittle away

whittle nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di whittle nel dizionario inglese»francese

whittle <-ling> [ˈwɪtl, ingl am ˈwɪt̬-] VB vb trans

whittle

parer

whittle down VB vb trans

whittle down

réduire petit à petit

whittle away at VB vb trans

1. whittle away at (take little bits off):

whittle away at

tailler en petits morceaux

2. whittle away at (gradually decrease):

whittle away at

rogner petit à petit

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

The list was whittled down to two dozen ring leaders who were tried in military court.

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In the first week they were whittled down to ten: five men and five women.

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It was a comfortable margin, but defections always seemed to whittle down the lead and sometimes produced defeat.

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After some immediate closures due to unprofitability, the chain was whittled down to 10 and started to sell all of its stock at discounted prices.

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It passed its second reading, but was considerably whittled down in committee, and when eventually it became law it only partially represented its sponsor's intentions.

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He took a stick and whittled it, so it was whiter than his brothers' horses, and rode off on it.

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As a boy his primary interest was in whittling, and carving small figures.

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The 40 demands were whittled down to 24 in subsequent political negotiations.

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Whittle's team experienced near-panic when the engine would not stop, accelerating even after the fuel was switched off.

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These 200 pubs then go through to the regional competition, which then whittles down to 4 pubs to go to the national final.

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