whittle down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whittle down in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

whittle down VB trans

whittle down

намалявам

Translations for whittle down in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

whittle <-ling> [ˈwɪtl, Am ˈwɪt̬-] VB trans

whittle

дялам

whittle

издялвам

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

пух m

down (feathers)

перушина f

down (hairs)

косъмчета nt мн

down on body

мъх m

down on face

брада f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

надолу

to fall down

падам

to lie down

лягам

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

отивам в Брайтън/на морето

down South

на юг

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

изхабен съм

the wind died down

вятърът утихна

the sun is down

слънцето залязва

the fire is burning down

огънят гасне

the tyres are down

гумите са спаднали

the price is down

цената падна

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

от 1900 година до днес

down through the ages

през вековете

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

записвам нщ

Phrases:

to be down in the mouth

чувствам се нещастен

to be down in the mouth

умърлушен съм

to make a down payment

давам капаро

to be down on sb

нахвърлям се върху нкг

to be down on sb

имам зъб на нкг

down with the dictator!

долу диктатора!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

слизам по стълбите

to run down the slope

спускам се по склона

2. down (along):

to go down the street

вървя по улицата

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The government's prudent approach has meant that it has managed to whittle down projected deficits for five years in a row, she said.

www.torontosun.com

The couple's main goal is to whittle down their debt.

www.moneysense.ca

The judges will then whittle down each band from eight members to five who will then go through to the live final.

www.radiotimes.com

At the same time, authorities sought to whittle down their list of unaccounted for individuals.

www.rte.ie

He said the changes are necessary as the province works to whittle down a $16-billion deficit.

www.northernlife.ca

In the end, he had 2.5 million words, which he had to whittle down to 110,000.

www.thejournal.ie

So it was something of a formidable task then, to whittle down their back-catalogue to the 12 greatest - but we just about managed it.

www.gigwise.com

Towers that whittle down their numbers as they swarm over the map, towards that final point of your homebase.

www.pcgamer.com

However, little, if anything, had been done either to whittle down the budgetary difficulties or begin filming.

en.wikipedia.org

Carefully whittle down the end of a round stick so it fits snugly in the end, reaching down to the beginning of the hole.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk