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1 whittle down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<expenses\>\> recortar, reducir*; \<\<applicants\>\> reducir* el numero deVT + ADV [+ workforce, amount] reducirthe short-list has been whittled down to three — hemos reducido el número de candidatos preseleccionados a tres
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<expenses\>\> recortar, reducir*; \<\<applicants\>\> reducir* el numero de -
2 whittle down
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3 to whittle down
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4 whittle
'witl(to cut or shape (eg a stick) with a knife.) tallartr['wɪtəl]1) : tallar (madera)2)to whittle down : reducir, recortarto whittle down expenses: reducir los gastosv.• cortar pedazos a v.• sacar punta con el cuchillo v.• tallar v.'hwɪtḷ, 'wɪtḷtransitive verb tallarPhrasal Verbs:['wɪtl]VT [+ wood, shape] tallar (con cuchillo)* * *['hwɪtḷ, 'wɪtḷ]transitive verb tallarPhrasal Verbs: -
5 reducir
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce; reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth; reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth 2a) ( transformar):quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes 3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ ladrón› to overpower reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg (gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift ' reducir' also found in these entries: Spanish: bajar - ceniza - encaminada - encaminado - moler - disminuir - minimizar - mínimo - mira English: administrative - austerity - ax - axe - change down - corner - curtail - cut - cut back - cut down - decrease - deficit - deplenish - deplete - depress - downsize - effective - halve - lighten - lower - narrow down - prune - pulp - rate - receive - reduce - retrench - scale down - shorten - slow - wind down - bring - cost - deaden - decelerate - diminish - discount - get - lessen - loss - minimize - over - pare - scale - slacken - traffic - whittle - wind
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whittle down — verb cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑wear away • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌ … Useful english dictionary
whittle down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms whittle down : present tense I/you/we/they whittle down he/she/it whittles down present participle whittling down past tense whittled down past participle whittled down to reduce the number of people or things … English dictionary
whittle down — PHRASAL VERB To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller. [V n P to/from num/n] He had whittled eight interviewees down to two... [V n P to/from num/n] By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner... [V… … English 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 down — cut down, reduce … English contemporary dictionary
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 something down — ˌwhittle sthˈdown derived to reduce the size or number of sth • I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five. Main entry: ↑whittlederived … Useful english dictionary
whittle — whit|tle [ˈwıtl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: whittle large knife (15 19 centuries), from thwittle (14 19 centuries), from thwite to whittle (11 19 centuries), from Old English thwitan] 1.) also whittle down [T] to gradually make something smaller … Dictionary of contemporary English
whittle — whittler, n. /hwit l, wit l/, v., whittled, whittling, n. v.t. 1. to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife. 2. to form by whittling: to whittle a figure. 3. to cut off (a bit). 4. to reduce the amount … Universalium
whittle away — verb cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle down, ↑wear away • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌ … Useful english dictionary
whittle — [c]/ˈwɪtl / (say witl) verb (whittled, whittling) –verb (t) 1. to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by taking off bits with a knife. 2. to cut off (a bit or bits). –verb (i) 3. to cut bits or chips from wood or the like with a… …