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I. chis·el [ˈtʃɪzəl] N

chisel: Meißel m <-s, ->

chisel (for wood): Beitel m <-s, ->

chisel (for wood): Stechbeitel m <-s, ->

hammer and chisel: Hammer und Meißel

II. chis·el <Brit -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [ˈtʃɪzəl] VB trans

1. chisel (cut):

to chisel sth [out of sth]: etw [aus etw dat heraus]meißeln

2. chisel pej inf (get by trickery):

to chisel sth out of sb: etw von jdm ergaunern inf

to chisel sb: jdn reinlegen inf

German

German

English

English

Meißel: chisel

Beitel: [wood] chisel

Stechbeitel: firmer chisel

Flachmeißel: flat [or spec cold] chisel

[an etw dat] meißeln: to chisel [at sth]

etw meißeln: to chisel sth

etw in etw acc meißeln: to chisel sth into sth

etw [aus etw dat] ausstemmen: to chisel out sth [of sth] sep

Flacheisen: flat-bladed chisel

etw [in etw acc] einmeißeln: to carve sth [into sth] [with a chisel]

Stemmeisen (Meißel): [mortise spec] chisel

Present
I	chisel
you	chisel
he/she/it	chisels
we	chisel
you	chisel
they	chisel

Past
I	chiselled / chiseled
you	chiselled / chiseled
he/she/it	chiselled / chiseled
we	chiselled / chiseled
you	chiselled / chiseled
they	chiselled / chiseled

Present Perfect
I	have	chiselled / chiseled
you	have	chiselled / chiseled
he/she/it	has	chiselled / chiseled
we	have	chiselled / chiseled
you	have	chiselled / chiseled
they	have	chiselled / chiseled

Past Perfect
I	had	chiselled / chiseled
you	had	chiselled / chiseled
he/she/it	had	chiselled / chiseled
we	had	chiselled / chiseled
you	had	chiselled / chiseled
they	had	chiselled / chiseled

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hammer and chisel: Hammer und Meißel

to chisel sth [out of sth]: etw [aus etw dat heraus]meißeln

to chisel sth out of sb: etw von jdm ergaunern inf

etw [aus etw dat] ausstemmen: to chisel out sth [of sth] sep

etw [in etw acc] einmeißeln: to carve sth [into sth] [with a chisel]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Ice sculptors also use razor-sharp chisels and hand saws that are specifically designed for cutting ice.

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Fester decided to continue without funding, and while chiseling the meteor, he struck a pocket of gas.

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The gates are also known as carved, flowery gates, as the ornamental motives are carved in the columns with different semicircular chisels.

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A keystone with the yeardate 1604 chiselled into it has been preserved.

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Once a tunnel is found, the woodpecker chisels out wood until it makes an opening into the tunnel.

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