Traduções para „whittle“ no dicionário Inglês » Alemão

whit·tle [ˈ(h)wɪtl̩, americ ˈ(h)wɪt̬l̩] VERBO trans

to whittle sth

etw schnitzen

whittle down VERBO trans

to whittle down ⇆ sth

etw reduzieren

Argentina had whittled the gap down to one goal

Argentinien hatte den Abstand auf ein Tor verkürzt

I . whittle away VERBO intr

1. whittle away (take bits off):

to whittle away at sth

an etw Dat herumschneiden [o. coloq herumschnippeln]

2. whittle away fig (gradually decrease):

to whittle away at sth jobs

an etw Dat sägen fig

to whittle away at sth rights

etw beschneiden elev

II . whittle away VERBO trans

to whittle away ⇆ sth

etw verringern