| Traduções principais |
| carving n | (artwork: [sth] carved) | entalhe sm |
| | | escultura sf |
| | | entalhadura, talha sf |
| | Sam made a beautiful carving of a forest scene. |
| | Sam fez um belo entalhe com uma paisagem florestal. |
| carving n | (act of cutting a material) | entalhadura sf |
| | They admired the sculptor's skilful carving of the marble. |
| carving n | (act of cutting designs, etc.) | entalhadura sf |
| | Carving is an ancient art form. |
| carving n | (act of cutting meat) (carne) | trinchar sf |
| | | cortar vt |
| | Let the roast beef rest for a while before you do the carving. |
| Traduções principais |
| carve [sth]⇒ vtr | (material: sculpt) | esculpir vt |
| | | entalhar vt |
| | The sculptor uses a chisel to carve the marble. |
| carve [sth] vtr | (shape: sculpt) | esculpir vt |
| | | entalhar vt |
| | With a knife, the man carved flowers and leaves into the wood. |
| | Com uma faca, o homem entalhou flores e folhas na madeira. |
carve [sth] out of [sth],
carve [sth] from [sth] v expr | (shape: sculpt from) | esculpir vt |
| | | entalhar vt |
| | Michelangelo liked to carve huge athletic nudes out of marble. |
| | Michelangelo gostava de esculpir nus, atléticos e gigantescos, em mármore. |
| carve [sth] vtr | (meat: cut, slice) | cortar vt |
| | Father always carves the turkey at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| | Papai sempre corta o peru no jantar de Ação de Graças. |
Locuções verbais
carve | carving |
carve [sth] out,
carve out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (career, etc.: build up) (figurativo - carreira, posição) | construir vt |
| | 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) (figurado, carreira) | construir vt |
| | She's succeeded in carving out a nice career for herself in marketing. |
| | Ela conseguiu construir uma boa carreira no marketing. |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (cut into pieces) | trinchar vt |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) | dividir, repartir vt |
| | 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) | sair correndo, sair voando loc v |
| | He enjoys carving up the road in his flashy sports car. |
| | Ele gosta de sair correndo (or: sair voando) na estrada com seu carro esportivo chamativo. |
| carve [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (injure with knife) | mutilar vt |
carve [sb] up,
cut [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative, slang (swerve in front of another vehicle) (figurado, veículo) | cortar vt |
| | | fechar vt |