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■ whittle away:■ whittle down:▶ whittle down [sth], whittle [sth] down réduire [number] (to à) ; we've whittled the number of applicants down to three on a réduit le nombre de candidats à trois. -
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whittle [ˊwɪtl]1. n уст. нож мясника́to whittle at smth. снима́ть стру́жку с чего́-л.
whittle away сточи́ть; перен. свести́ на не́т;to whittle away the distinction between уничто́жить разли́чие ме́жду
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vt▪ to \whittle down down ⇆ sth etw reduzierenArgentina had \whittle downd the gap down to one goal Argentinien hatte den Abstand auf ein Tor verkürzt* * *vt sep1) piece of wood herunterschneidento whittle down to size — zurechtschneiden, zurechtstutzen
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whittle [ˈwɪtl][+ piece of wood] tailler au couteau[+ costs, amount] réduire• he had whittled eight candidates down to two sur les huit candidats, il en avait retenu deux* * *['wɪtl], US ['hwɪt-]transitive verb tailler [quelque chose] au couteauPhrasal Verbs: -
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whittle away whittle down свести на нетThis may whittle away our liberties.
They were slyly whittling down the power of the Corleone family.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > whittle away
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whittle away whittle down свести на нетThis may whittle away our liberties.
They were slyly whittling down the power of the Corleone family.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > whittle down
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whittle ['wɪtəl]tailler (au couteau);∎ he whittled an arrow from an old stick, he whittled an old stick into an arrow il a taillé une flèche dans un vieux bâtontailler (au couteau)figurative amoindrir, diminuer;∎ they whittled away his resistance ils ont amoindri sa résistance(with knife) tailler;∎ he sat there whittling away at a piece of wood il était assis à tailler un morceau de bois avec un couteau;∎ figurative their constant teasing whittled away at his patience leurs moqueries constantes ont mis sa patience à bout(with knife) tailler (au couteau); figurative amenuiser, amoindrir;∎ rising fuel costs have whittled down our profits l'augmentation du prix du pétrole a fait baisser nos bénéfices;∎ we've whittled down the number of candidates nous avons réduit le nombre des candidats -
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=whittle* * *menghancurkan sedikit-sedikit; menghabiskan sediki* * *=whittle -
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whittle away [something] fig réduire [advantage, lead]; whittle away at [something] lit tailler [stick]; fig réduire [advantage, lead, profits] -
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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > whittle
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= whittle down сточи́ти; перен. звести́ наніве́цьto whittle away the distinction between... — усу́нути різни́цю між...
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > whittle down
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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > whittle down
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WHITTLE (F.) — Frank WHITTLE 1907 1996 L’aviation moderne doit à sir Frank Whittle l’invention qui révolutionna le transport aérien de l’après guerre, le moteur à réaction. Il fut en effet le premier, en janvier 1930, à déposer un brevet sur la propulsion par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Whittle Shortline — is a toy company owned and operated in the United States.Products* Wooden toy trains are their specialty. These are non motorized, and suitable for children. The cars and engines connect with magnets, and are easy to manipulate. Whittle Shortline … Wikipedia
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whittle — [hwit′ l, wit′ l] vt. whittled, whittling [< obs. whittle, a knife < ME whyttel, var. of thwitel, dim. < OE thwitan, to cut < IE base * twei , to strike, cut] 1. a) to cut or pare thin shavings from (wood) with a knife b) to make or… … English World dictionary
Whittle — Whit tle, n. [AS. hw[=i]tel, from hwit white; akin to Icel. hv[=i]till a white bed cover. See {White}.] (a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl. C. Kingsley. (b) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whittle — Whit tle, n. [OE. thwitel, fr. AS. pw[=i]tan to cut. Cf. {Thwittle}, {Thwaite} a piece of ground.] A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. A butcher s whittle. Dryden. Rude whittles. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] He wore a Sheffield whittle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whittle shawl — Whittle Whit tle, n. [AS. hw[=i]tel, from hwit white; akin to Icel. hv[=i]till a white bed cover. See {White}.] (a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl. C.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whittle something down — whittle (something) down to gradually reduce or destroy something. By halftime our team s lead had been whittled down to only two points. College is so expensive, after two years, my college fund has been whittled away to almost nothing. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
whittle down — whittle (something) down to gradually reduce or destroy something. By halftime our team s lead had been whittled down to only two points. College is so expensive, after two years, my college fund has been whittled away to almost nothing. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
whittle — ► VERB 1) carve (wood) by repeatedly cutting small slices from it. 2) make by whittling. 3) (whittle away/down) reduce by degrees. ORIGIN from dialect whittle «knife», from an Old English word meaning «cut, cut off» … English terms dictionary