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

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

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I.away [ingl am əˈweɪ, ingl brit əˈweɪ] AVV away often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back away, do away with, slip away, etc.). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, do, slip, etc.).

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

Vedi anche: wipe away, waste away, wash away, take away, fire away, fade away, die away, blow away

wipe away VB [ingl am waɪp -, ingl brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (remove)

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waste away VB [ingl am weɪst -, ingl brit weɪst -] (v + adv)

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wash away VB [ingl am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -, ingl brit wɒʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.take away VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.take away VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv)

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III.take away VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + adv + o) ingl brit

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fire away VB [ingl am ˈfaɪ(ə)r -, ingl brit ˈfʌɪə -] (v + adv) colloq usu in imperative

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fade away VB [ingl am feɪd -, ingl brit feɪd -] (v + adv)

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die away VB [ingl am daɪ -, ingl brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

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blow away VB [ingl am bloʊ -, ingl brit bləʊ -] sl (v + o + adv)

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at [ingl am æt, ət, ingl brit at, ət] PREP

1. at (indicating location, position):

at
en
she was waiting at the door/restaurant
estaba esperando en la puerta/el restaurante
at Daniel's
en casa de Daniel
at Daniel's
donde Daniel
at Daniel's
en lo de Daniel RíoPl
I stayed at a hotel
me quedé en un hotel
we were at church
estábamos en la iglesia
to be at the table or form at table
estar sentados a la mesa
don't call me at the office
no me llames a la oficina
at the back or rear of the house
al fondo de la casa
who was at the wedding?
¿quién estuvo en la boda?
where we're/they're/it's at colloq I want some figures that'll tell us exactly where we're at
quiero cifras que nos digan exactamente cómo andamos

4. at (indicating time):

at 6 o'clock
a las seis
you can't call at this time!
¡no puedes llamar a esta hora or a estas horas!
at noon/nightfall
a mediodía/al anochecer
at Christmas
en Navidad
at Christmas
por Navidades Spagna
at night
por la noche
at night
de noche
at this stage in the game
a esta altura del partido
at that very moment
en ese mismo momento
at a later date
más adelante
at a later date
en fecha posterior form
at the last count
en el último recuento
where did you go at lunchtime?
¿dónde fuiste a la hora de comer?
at your age
a tu edad
he left home at the age of 20
se fue de casa a los 20 años

5.2. at (occupied with):

people at work
gente trabajando
children at play
niños jugando
she's at dinner
está cenando
what are you at?
¿qué haces?
what are you at?
¿en qué andas? colloq
to be at it colloq she's been hard at it studying all morning
ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando colloq
to be at it colloq she's been hard at it studying all morning
ha estado toda la mañana dale que te pego estudiando Spagna colloq
the neighbors are hard at it again!
¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que dale!
the neighbors are hard at it again!
¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que te pego! Spagna
the children are at it again!
¡los niños han vuelto a empezar!
while you're at it you can wipe the table
ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa
to be at sth I know she's been at my things
sé que ha estado hurgando en mis cosas
Joe's been at the brandy again
Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy colloq
to be (on) at sb
darle la lata a alguien colloq
his wife's been on at him to stop smoking
su mujer le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

6.1. at (with measurements, numbers, rates etc):

I'd put the crowd at 2, 000
yo diría que habría unas 2.000 personas
they sell them at around $80/at half price
las venden a alrededor de $80/a mitad de precio
three at a time
de tres en tres
we sold it at a higher price
lo vendimos más caro
at 80 mph/100 degrees
a 80 mph/100 grados
to do something at a run
hacer algo corriendo
at a trot
al trote
at high temperatures
a altas temperaturas
at a staggering seven foot two inches, she is the country's tallest woman athlete
con la asombrosa estatura de siete pies y dos pulgadas, es la atleta más alta del país
at a depth of 200m
a una profundidad de 200m

7. at (because of):

he was surprised at the decision
le sorprendió la decisión
she smiled at their antics
sus travesuras le hicieron gracia
no one laughed at the joke
nadie se rió con el chiste
don't laugh at me!
¡no te rías de mí!
they cried at the news
lloraron al enterarse de la noticia
they fled at the sound of footsteps
huyeron al oír pasos
I faint at the sight of blood
me desmayo al ver sangre or cuando veo sangre
at sb's request
a petición de alguien
at sb's request
a pedido de alguien AmLat
I did it at his insistence
lo hice porque él insistió
his spirits rose at the thought of …
se le levantaba el ánimo al pensar …

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Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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

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at2 [ɑ:t, æt] (in email address)

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Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese
It explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved.
www.washingtonpost.com
He delicately uses the chainsaw, feathering it against the trunk to whittle away at the piece.
www.theobserver.ca
On the surface, it might not seem like a big deal to see the city whittle away at its rainy-day fund.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
Just stand in a control point to take control of it and whittle away at your opposition.
business.financialpost.com
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.
www.digitaljournal.com
District officials were able to whittle away at that list over the summer, as others retired or quit, and financial projections at some schools changed.
sfpublicpress.org
Either a death by a thousand cuts, where you whittle away at their funding, or their support, even their office space.
abcnews.go.com
Our brains learn to whittle away at life's rough edges until we become who we are as adults.
www.theverge.com
Through deductive reasoning and the evidence provided, the pair must whittle away at the culprit's defenses until they confess.
www.kotaku.com.au
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.
www.theglobeandmail.com

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