WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| whittle [sth]⇒ vtr | (carve: wood) (madera) | tallar⇒ vtr |
| | Ron showed me how to whittle a twig into a whistle. |
| | Ron me enseñó cómo tallar una rama para hacer un silbato. |
| whittle [sth] vtr | (carve: [sth] from wood) | tallar⇒ vtr |
| | My grandfather whittles farm animals out of balsa wood. |
| | Mi abuelo talla animales de granja en madera de balsa. |
| whittle⇒ vi | (carve, sculpt wood) | tallar⇒ vtr |
| | Matthew likes to whittle using a pocket knife. |
| | A Matthew le gusta tallar usando una navaja. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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| whittle [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce, eliminate) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | (gerundio) | ir reduciendo loc verb |
| whittle away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (reduce) | reducir⇒ vtr |
whittle [sth] down,
whittle down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (cut, reduce) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| | Your speech is a bit long; you should try to whittle it down. |
| whittle [sth] down to [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part | figurative (cut, reduce to [sth]) | reducir a vtr + prep |
| | The teacher advised her student to whittle down his essay to half the length. |