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to whittle
01
tallar, labrar
to carve or shape small pieces from a material, usually wood, using a knife or similar tool
Transitive: to whittle an object or shape | to whittle a piece of wood into an object or shape
Ejemplos
The grandfather whittled a small figurine from a block of wood.
El abuelo talló una pequeña figura de un bloque de madera.
He whittled a pointed stick for roasting marshmallows over the fire.
Él talló un palo puntiagudo para asar malvaviscos sobre el fuego.
02
reducir poco a poco, tallar gradualmente
to gradually reduce something in size or number
Transitive: to whittle size or number of something
Ejemplos
To save space, she decides to whittle her collection of ornaments.
Para ahorrar espacio, decide reducir su colección de adornos.
While studying, she whittled her notes into a concise summary.
Mientras estudiaba, redujo sus notas a un resumen conciso.
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