WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| whittling n | (art of wood carving) | sculpture, sculpture sur bois nf |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| whittle [sth]⇒ vtr | (carve: wood) (du bois) | tailler (au couteau), buriner⇒ vtr |
| | Ron showed me how to whittle a twig into a whistle. |
| | Ron m'a montré comment tailler une brindille pour en faire un sifflet. |
| whittle [sth] vtr | (carve: [sth] from wood) (une statue) | tailler⇒, sculpter⇒ vtr |
| | My grandfather whittles farm animals out of balsa wood. |
| whittle⇒ vi | (carve, sculpt wood) | sculpter⇒ vi |
| | Matthew likes to whittle using a pocket knife. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
Verbes à particule
whittle | whittling |
| whittle [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce, eliminate) | réduire⇒ vtr |
| whittle away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (reduce) | grignoter⇒ vtr |
| whittle [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (cut, reduce) | réduire⇒ vtr |
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