whittled nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di whittled 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 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

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

Traduzioni di whittled nel dizionario francese»inglese

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

rogner sur économies

to whittle away

whittled nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di whittled 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