Traduções para „whittle down“ no dicionário Inglês » Alemão

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

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Towers that whittle down their numbers as they swarm over the map, towards that final point of your homebase.

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So it was something of a formidable task then, to whittle down their back-catalogue to the 12 greatest - but we just about managed it.

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Carefully whittle down the end of a round stick so it fits snugly in the end, reaching down to the beginning of the hole.

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Errant rock even flew through the roof of a nearby home and the blasting, grinding and drilling continues to whittle down the mountain.

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Multiple drafts of the budget may be required to whittle down costs.

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I was in heaven but also in agony trying to whittle down my nominations.

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The government's prudent approach has meant that it has managed to whittle down projected deficits for five years in a row, she said.

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At the same time, authorities sought to whittle down their list of unaccounted for individuals.

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My first drafts are frequently hundreds of words over count, forcing me to whittle down and condense my critique to its core elements and ideas.

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It was a comfortable margin, but defections always seemed to whittle down the lead and sometimes produced defeat.

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