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Traduzioni di whittle away nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.whittle away VB [ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (whittle away [sth]) fig

whittle away advantage, lead:

whittle away

ridurre, limitare

II.whittle away VB [ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (whittle away at [sth])

whittle away stick

tagliuzzare

whittle away fig advantage, lead, profits

ridurre

Traduzioni di whittle away nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.away [ingl brit əˈweɪ, ingl am əˈweɪ] AVV Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.). - Away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense: if away does not change the basic meaning of the verb, only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = russava; if away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.

1. away (not present, gone):

to be away

essere via, essere assente (from da)

to be away SCUOLA

essere assente (from da)

to be away (on business trip)

essere in trasferta

I'll be away (for) two weeks

starò via (per) due settimane

to be away on vacation, on business

essere in vacanza, via per affari

to be away from home

essere lontano or via da casa

I'll have to be away by 10

dovrò andare via entro le 10

she's away in Paris

è a Parigi

she's away at a conference

è via per una conferenza

2. away (distant in space):

3 km, 50 m away

a 3 km, 50 m (di distanza)

10 cm away from the edge

a 10 cm dal bordo

a weekend away in the country

un week-end in campagna

I hate to be away from home

odio essere lontano da casa

far away

lontano

away with you!

ma va'!

3. away (distant in time):

London is two hours away

Londra è a due ore da qui

my birthday is two months away

il mio compleanno è tra due mesi

the election, the exam is only days away

mancano solo pochi giorni all'elezione, all'esame

4. away (in the opposite direction):

to shuffle, crawl away

andarsene strascicando i piedi, arrancando

5. away (for emphasis):

away back in 1920

nel lontano 1920

away over the other side of the lake

sull'altra riva del lago

6. away SPORT:

away play, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

II.away [ingl brit əˈweɪ, ingl am əˈweɪ] AGG

1. away SPORT:

away goal, match, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

the away team

la squadra che gioca fuori casa

2. away ingl brit (drunk) colloq:

to be well away

essere partito

III.away [ingl brit əˈweɪ, ingl am əˈweɪ]

to be away with the fairies colloq

non esserci con la testa

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

whittle

tagliuzzare

whittle away nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di whittle away nel dizionario inglese»italiano

whittle away at VB vb trans

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

whittle away at

tagliuzzare

2. whittle away at fig (decrease):

whittle away at

ridurre gradualmente

Traduzioni di whittle away nel dizionario inglese»italiano

away [ə·ˈweɪ] AVV

1. away (distant):

10 miles away

a 10 miglia

as far away as possible

il più lontano possibile

to be miles away fig

non prestare attenzione

2. away (absent):

away

via

to be away on vacation

essere in vacanza

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

right away!

subito!

4. away (continuously):

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione

whittle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·t̬l] VB vb trans

whittle

tagliuzzare

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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In recent years, studies have shown that stress can whittle away at telomeres, aging cells before their time.

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It can be a daunting task to whittle away at pages of unread e-mails, she says, a chore that can leave you wishing you hadn't come back to the office.

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Just stand in a control point to take control of it and whittle away at your opposition.

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Our brains learn to whittle away at life's rough edges until we become who we are as adults.

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Try frantically rolling on the floor to whittle away that unwanted belly, advised one agony aunt in 1928.

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He taught me that my love is beautiful even though he can not receive it because it wants to whittle away at the shut-door of his own heart.

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Watch out for high mutual fund and management fees, which can whittle away at your savings.

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He delicately uses the chainsaw, feathering it against the trunk to whittle away at the piece.

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The songwriting process is sort of like automatic writing for us; make up some gibberish to go with a tune and then whittle away at it until meaning emerges.

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Organizational changes continued to whittle away at the wing's strength in 1966 and 1967.

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