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1 whittle away
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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