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Inflections of 'whittle v ⇒ conjugate )whittles v 3rd person singular whittling v pres p whittled v past whittled v past p
Principal Translations WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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.
Locuciones verbales WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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,[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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