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chip away [paint, plaster] saltareto chip away at — incidere [ stone]; fig. intaccare [authority, confidence]; chip away [sth.], chip [sth.] away fare saltare [ plaster]
* * *chip away [paint, plaster] saltareto chip away at — incidere [ stone]; fig. intaccare [authority, confidence]; chip away [sth.], chip [sth.] away fare saltare [ plaster]
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chip away [paint, plaster] s'écaillerto chip away at — tailler [stone]; fig affaiblir [quelque chose] progressivement [authority]; miner [confidence]
chip away [something], chip [something] away enlever [quelque chose] petit à petit [plaster] -
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chip away at 1) подкопавам, подронвам, постепенно отслабвам; 2) намалявам (сума, дълг); -
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■ chip away atv. t. + avv. + prep.1 colpire ( un blocco di marmo, ecc.) ripetutamente ( con un arnese tagliente); scheggiare; scalpellare2 (fig.) demolire a poco a poco; intaccare. -
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фраз. гл.1) ( chip away at) урезывать; сокращатьInflation has steadily chipped away at our savings. — Инфляция неуклонно сокращала наши сбережения.
2) ( chip away at) ослаблять, подрыватьHer constant criticisms chipped away at my self-confidence. — Постоянная критика с её стороны постепенно ослабила мою уверенность в себе.
The new director learned to chip away at the firm's methods, rather than try to change everything at once. — Новый директор понял, что методы работы фирмы нужно менять не спеша, и не стараться переделать всё сразу.
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1. phr v урезывать; сокращать2. phr v ослаблять -
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1.VT + ADV [+ paint, varnish] desconchar2.VI + ADV [paint, varnish] desconcharseto chip away at — [+ lands] ir usurpando; [+ authority] ir minando or debilitando
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урезывать;
сокращать (at) The new director learned to chip away at the firm's methods, rather than try to change everything at once. ≈ Новый директор понял, что стиль работы фирмы надо изменять не спеша. урезывать;
сокращать - to * at a budget урезывать бюджет ослаблять - to * at forms of communal life подрывать формы жизни общиныБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > chip away
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Общая лексика: постепенно разрушать (The constant bombardment of television and the internet is chipping away at the unique identity of this indigenous tribe.) -
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hew away — отрубать, откалывать, отсекать
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chip away — verb remove or withdraw gradually: These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life • Syn: ↑chip away at • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
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chip away — verb To reduce or weaken bit by bit. Iraneus contrasts the unity and integrity of these writings with the distorted, contextless citations of the Gnostics. He describes the code of textual harassment that allows these heretics to chip away at the … Wiktionary
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