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
Using a pocket knife, she carefully whittled the branch into the shape of a spoon.
Med hjälp av en fickkniv snidade hon noggrant grenen till en skedform.
02
gradvis minska, stegvis reducera
to gradually reduce something in size or number
Transitive: to whittle size or number of something
Exempel
The team will whittle the project timeline to meet the deadline.
Teamet kommer att successivt minska projektets tidsplan för att möta deadline.
Lexikalt Träd
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