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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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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > whittle down
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1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbwhittle at something — an etwas (Dat.) [herum]schnitzen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93748/whittle_away">whittle away* * *['witl]* * *whit·tle[ˈ(h)wɪtl̩, AM ˈ(h)wɪt̬l̩]vt▪ to \whittle sth etw schnitzen* * *['wɪtl]1. vtschnitzen2. vi* * *whittle [ˈwıtl; ˈhwıtl]A v/t1. (zurecht-)schnitzena) (Stück für Stück) beschneiden, herabsetzen, kürzen:whittle down a salary ein Gehalt kürzenb) Gesundheit etc schwächen* * *1. transitive verbschnitzen an (+ Dat.)2. intransitive verbwhittle at something — an etwas (Dat.) [herum]schnitzen
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transitive verb(fig.)1) (completely) auffressen [Gewinn, Geldmittel usw.]whittle away somebody's rights/power — jemandem nach und nach alle Rechte/alle Macht nehmen
2) (partly) allmählich reduzieren [Anzahl, Team, Gewinn, Verlust]; verkürzen [Liste]* * *I. vi▪ to \whittle away away at sthII. vt▪ to \whittle away away ⇆ sth etw verringern* * *vt sep1) bark etc wegschneiden, wegschnitzen2) (= gradually reduce) allmählich abbauen, nach und nach abbauen; rights, power etc allmählich or nach und nach beschneiden or stutzenthe benefit/pay increase has been whittled away by inflation — der Gewinn/die Gehaltserhöhung ist durch die Inflation langsam zunichtegemacht worden
* * *transitive verb(fig.)1) (completely) auffressen [Gewinn, Geldmittel usw.]whittle away somebody's rights/power — jemandem nach und nach alle Rechte/alle Macht nehmen
2) (partly) allmählich reduzieren [Anzahl, Team, Gewinn, Verlust]; verkürzen [Liste] -
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vtto \whittle down down <-> sth etw reduzieren;Argentina had \whittle downd the gap down to one goal Argentinien hatte den Abstand auf ein Tor verkürzt -
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whit·tle [ʼ(h)wɪtl̩, Am ʼ(h)wɪt̬l̩] vtto \whittle sth etw schnitzen
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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
