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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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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 -
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2) ре́зать, нареза́ть ( мясо за столом)3) дели́ть, дроби́ть (обыкн. carve up)4) разде́лывать ( тушу)а) отреза́ть;б) де́лать карье́ру;а) разделя́ть (наследство, территорию);б) ре́зать, разреза́ть ( мясо на порции);в) пора́нить кого-л. ( ножом)◊to carve one's way пробива́ть себе́ доро́гу
;to carve out a career for oneself сде́лать карье́ру
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carve up [sth.], carve [sth.] up colloq. spreg. (share) spartire [territory, market]; carve up [sb.] colloq.1) (with knife) accoltellare; (with razor) sfregiare2) aut. superare tagliando la strada* * *vt + adv(meat) tagliare, (fig: country, money, profits) suddividere* * *carve up [sth.], carve [sth.] up colloq. spreg. (share) spartire [territory, market]; carve up [sb.] colloq.1) (with knife) accoltellare; (with razor) sfregiare2) aut. superare tagliando la strada -
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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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carve out [sth.], carve [sth.] out1) fig. crearsi, farsi [name, reputation, career]; ricavarsi, ritagliarsi [niche, market]2) aprire [gorge, channel]* * *(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) costruire* * *carve out [sth.], carve [sth.] out1) fig. crearsi, farsi [name, reputation, career]; ricavarsi, ritagliarsi [niche, market]2) aprire [gorge, channel] -
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carve out1 uitsnijden ⇒ afsnijden, (uit)houwen♦voorbeelden:he carved out a name for himself • hij heeft zich met veel moeite een naam opgebouwd -
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■ carve outv. t. + avv.2 creare ( all'interno di un ambito più vasto); ritagliare; ritagliarsi; farsi: to carve out a new market, creare un nuovo mercato; to carve out a niche for oneself, ritagliarsi uno spazio (o una nicchia); He carved out a career ( for himself) in the second-hand business, si è fatto una carriera nell'usato. -
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carve up [something], carve [something] up1) (colloq) ( divide) partager [proceeds]; morceler [estate, territory]2) Culinary découpercarve up [somebody] (colloq)3) ( with knife) taillader4) Automobile faire une queue de poisson à -
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carve up а) coll. разделять что-л. Europe was carved up after World War I.б) coll. делить (деньги) The thieves carved up the profit from the robbery. в)sl. намеренно ранить кого-л. Threaten to carve him up if he won't give themoney, that should make him do it! г) coll. перегонять кого-л. на машине Yes, he does get there sooner, but only by carving up the rest of the traffic onthe way - one day he'll have a nasty accident. -
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16 carve in relief
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carve out издълбавам, изрязвам; -
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carve up 1) разделям (наследство, територия); 2) разг. наръгвам, посичам (с нож). -
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carve-up[´ka:v¸ʌp] n 1. sl дял (от нещо разделено); 2. нагласен конкурс, предварително уреждане на състезание. -
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carve from marble
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carve — [ka:v US ka:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make object or pattern)¦ 2¦(cut something into a surface)¦ 3¦(cut meat)¦ 4¦(job/position/life)¦ 5¦(water/wind)¦ 6¦(reduce something)¦ Phrasal verbs carve somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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carve — O.E. ceorfan (class III strong verb; past tense cearf, pp. corfen) to cut, cut down, slay; to carve, cut out, engrave, from W.Gmc. *kerfan (Cf. O.Fris. kerva, Du. kerven, Ger. kerben to cut, notch ), from PIE root *gerbh to scratch, making carve… … Etymology dictionary
carve-up — UK US noun [countable] [singular carve up plural carve ups] british informal the division of something such as land between different people or countries, especially in a way that seems unfair Thesaurus: favo … Useful english dictionary