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carve [kɑ:v](a) (stone, wood) tailler;∎ to carve a statue in or out of marble sculpter une statue dans le marbre;∎ a carved lion un lion sculpté;∎ she carved their names on the tree trunk elle a gravé leurs noms sur le tronc de l'arbre;∎ the river had carved a channel through the rock la rivière s'était creusé un lit dans le rocher∎ to carve a figure out of marble tailler une silhouette dans du marbre;∎ the company carved out a niche in the market la société s'est taillé une place sur le marché;∎ figurative she carved out a career for herself in the arts elle a fait carrière dans les arts∎ they carved up the profits among them ils se sont partagé les profits
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