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1 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) se tailler -
2 carve
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 -
3 carve
carve [kα:v]• carved out of wood/ivory en bois/ivoire sculpté• to carve one's initials on or in sth graver ses initiales sur qch[+ statue, figure] sculpter ; [+ reputation, market share, role] se tailler• to carve out a career (for o.s.) (as) faire carrière (comme)► carve up [+ meat] découper ; [+ country] morceler[of estate, country] morcellement m* * *[kɑːv] 1.transitive verb1) ( sculpt) tailler, sculpter [wood, stone, figure]; creuser [channel] (out of, from dans)3) Culinary découper2.intransitive verb découperPhrasal Verbs:- carve up -
4 carve
A vtr1 (shape, sculpt) tailler, sculpter [wood, stone, figure] ; creuser [channel] (out of, from dans) ; to carve sth into tailler qch en forme de [motif, figure] ;2 ( inscribe) graver [letters, name, motif] (onto sur ; in dans) ;B vi découper ; will you carve? voulez-vous découper la viande?■ carve out:▶ carve out [sth], carve [sth] out2 lit creuser [gorge, channel].■ carve up:▶ carve up [sth], carve [sth] up2 Culin découper [meat] ;▶ carve up [sb] ○1 (with knife, razor) taillader le visage à ;2 Aut faire une queue de poisson à.
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