to whittle
01
tälja, skära
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
Exempel
The grandfather whittled a small figurine from a block of wood.
Farfadern snidade en liten figur ur en träkloss.
He whittled a pointed stick for roasting marshmallows over the fire.
Han täljde en spetsig pinne för att rosta marshmallows över elden.
02
gradvis minska, stegvis reducera
to gradually reduce something in size or number
Transitive: to whittle size or number of something
Exempel
To save space, she decides to whittle her collection of ornaments.
För att spara utrymme bestämmer hon sig för att minska sin samling av ornament.
While studying, she whittled her notes into a concise summary.
Medan hon studerade snidade hon ner sina anteckningar till en koncis sammanfattning.
Lexikalt Träd
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