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whittle ['wɪtəl]tailler (au couteau);∎ he whittled an arrow from an old stick, he whittled an old stick into an arrow il a taillé une flèche dans un vieux bâtontailler (au couteau)figurative amoindrir, diminuer;∎ they whittled away his resistance ils ont amoindri sa résistance(with knife) tailler;∎ he sat there whittling away at a piece of wood il était assis à tailler un morceau de bois avec un couteau;∎ figurative their constant teasing whittled away at his patience leurs moqueries constantes ont mis sa patience à bout(with knife) tailler (au couteau); figurative amenuiser, amoindrir;∎ rising fuel costs have whittled down our profits l'augmentation du prix du pétrole a fait baisser nos bénéfices;∎ we've whittled down the number of candidates nous avons réduit le nombre des candidats
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