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whittling

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
whittling n	(art of wood carving)	tallado nm

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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.

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Locuciones verbales whittle | whittling
Inglés		Español
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.

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