hew in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hew in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hew <pt hewed, pp hewn> [Brit hjuː, Am hju] VB trans

hew timber

abbattere

hew coal

estrarre

hew stone, branch

tagliare (out of da)

to be hewn in sth letters, pattern:

essere inciso in qc

to hew a path through sth

aprirsi un sentiero or una strada attraverso qc

II.hew <pt hewed, pp hewn> [Brit hjuː, Am hju] VB intr Am

to hew to sth

uniformarsi a

rough-hew <pt rough-hewed, pp rough-hewn> [Brit ˌrʌfˈhjuː, Am ˌrəfˈhju] VB trans

rough-hew wood, stone:

rough-hew

sgrossare

Translations for hew in the Italian»English Dictionary

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digrossare materiale

to rough-hew

digrossare diamante

to rough-hew

dirozzare

to rough-hew

dirozzare marmo, metallo

to rough-hew

sbozzare

to rough-hew

sgrossare pietra, blocco di marmo, legno

to rough-hew

incidere (iscrivere)

to hew iniziali

hew in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hew in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hew <hewed, hewed [or hewn]> [hju:] VB trans

1. hew (cut away):

hew

tagliare

2. hew (cut into shape):

to hew stone/wood

intagliare la pietra/il legno

II.hew <hewed, hewed [or hewn]> [hju:] VB intr (conform)

to hew to sth

attenersi a qc

hew Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hew stone/wood

intagliare la pietra/il legno

to hew to sth

attenersi a qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the basilled broadaxe the handle may curve away from the flat side to allow a flush stroke when hewing without injuring one's hand.

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He made the door with a hatchet, hewing it out of a koa tree slab.

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He discerned the pain of a man, and hewed to it integrally from beginning to end.

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Tie hackers used a crosssaw and a broadaxe to hand hew railroad ties until they were phased out by sawmills by the early 1940s.

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The wives and daughters had carried out the coal hewed by the men up ladders on their backs.

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The closer the art hews to perfect imitation, the more the art is "realistic".

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The youngest son heard something hewing, and went off.

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Hew work has been described as halfway between a performance (capturing an instant), and body art (the body itself as the absolute protagonist).

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The lumberjacks could hew up to 50 ties a day.

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Hew was admitted to the bar in 1824.

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