whittle nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di whittle nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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

whittle wood/stick:

whittle

tallar

I whittled the ends down to a point

les saqué punta a los extremos (con una navaja, un cuchillo etc)

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

whittle

hacer tallas

I.whittle away VB [ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl -, ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (reduce)

whittle away funds/resources

ir mermando

whittle away influence

ir reduciendo

whittle away influence

ir disminuyendo

whittle away rights

ir menoscabando

gambling had whittled away his savings

el juego le había ido mermando los ahorros

gambling had whittled away his savings

el juego le había ido comiendo los ahorros colloq

II.whittle away VB [ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl -, ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + adv)

to whittle away at sth

ir minando or socavando algo

these failures have been whittling away at her self-confidence

estos fracasos han ido minando or socavando su confianza en sí misma

he sat there whittling away at a stick

estaba allí sentado tallando una vara

whittle down VB [ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl -, ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

whittle down expenses:

whittle down

recortar

whittle down

reducir

to whittle sth down to sth we've whittled the applicants down to five

hemos reducido el número de candidatos a cinco

whittle nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di whittle nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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

whittle

tallar

whittle down VB vb trans

whittle down

reducir gradualmente

whittle away at VB vb trans

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

whittle away at

cortar pedazos de

2. whittle away at fig (decrease):

whittle away at

reducir poco a poco

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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

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Over one weekend the forty were whittled down to twenty.

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There were 95 entries for the competition from around the world, whittled down to a shortlist of six.

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