| Κύριες μεταφράσεις |
| carve [sth]⇒ vtr | (material: sculpt) | σκαλίζω, λαξεύω ρ μ |
| | (λόγιος: κυρίως μάρμαρο) | γλύφω ρ μ |
| | The sculptor uses a chisel to carve the marble. |
| carve [sth] vtr | (shape: sculpt) | σκαλίζω, λαξεύω ρ μ |
| | With a knife, the man carved flowers and leaves into the wood. |
carve [sth] out of [sth],
carve [sth] from [sth] v expr | (shape: sculpt from) (κάτι από κάτι) | σκαλίζω, λαξεύω ρ μ |
| | (πιο απλά: κτ από κτ) | φτιάχνω ρ μ |
| | Michelangelo liked to carve huge athletic nudes out of marble. |
| | Στον Μιχαήλ Άγγελος άρεσε να λαξεύει τεράστια γυμνασμένα γυμνά από μάρμαρο. |
| carve [sth] vtr | (meat: cut, slice) | κόβω, τεμαχίζω ρ μ |
| | Father always carves the turkey at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| | Ο πατέρας κόβει πάντα τη γαλοπούλα στο δείπνο των Ευχαριστιών. |
Phrasal verbs
carve | carven |
carve [sth] out,
carve out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (career, etc.: build up) (μτφ: καριέρα, κτλ) | χτίζω, διαμορφώνω ρ μ |
| | Jack hopes to carve out a career in software development. |
carve [sth] out for yourself,
carve out [sth] for yourself vtr phrasal sep | figurative (career, etc.: build up) (καριέρα) | κάνω ρ μ |
| | (μεταφορικά) | χτίζω ρ μ |
| | She's succeeded in carving out a nice career for herself in marketing. |
| | Κατάφερε να κάνει καλή καριέρα στο μάρκετινγκ. |
carve [sth] up,
carve up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cut into pieces) | κόβω ρ μ |
| Σχόλιο: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Paul carved up the slices of ham into small pieces so that his daughter could eat them. |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) (μεταφορικά) | μοιράζω, τεμαχίζω ρ μ |
| | After the war, the victors carved the defeated nations up into new administrative regions. |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (drive fast along: road) (αργκό, αυτοκίνητο) | το πατάω, το σανιδώνω έκφρ |
| | He enjoys carving up the road in his flashy sports car. |
| carve [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (injure with knife) | μαχαιρώνω ρ μ |
| | (αργκό) | χαρακώνω ρ μ |
carve [sb] up,
carve up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, UK (swerve in front of another vehicle) (καθομιλουμένη) | κάνω σφήνα σε κπ, χώνομαι σε κπ ρ αμ + πρόθ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη, μεταφορικά) | κόβω ρ μ |
| | An idiot in a sports car carved me up as I was approaching a junction! |