carve in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for carve in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.carve [Brit kɑːv, Am kɑrv] VB trans

1. carve (shape):

carve wood, figure

intagliare

to carve a piece of wood into a figure

ricavare una figura da un pezzo di legno

2. carve (sculpt):

carve stone, figure

scolpire

3. carve channel:

carve

aprire (out of, from in)

4. carve (inscribe):

carve letters, name, motif

incidere (onto su; in in)

5. carve FOOD:

carve meat, joint

tagliare, trinciare, scalcare

to carve a slice off the joint

tagliare una fetta d'arrosto

6. carve (create) → carve out

II.carve [Brit kɑːv, Am kɑrv] VB intr

carve

tagliare la carne (a tavola)

will you carve?

vuoi tagliare la carne?

See also carve out

carve out VB [kɑːv -] (carve out [sth], carve [sth] out)

1. carve out fig:

carve out name, reputation, career

crearsi, farsi

carve out niche, market

ricavarsi, ritagliarsi

2. carve out gorge, channel:

carve out

aprire

carve-up [Brit, Am ˈkɑrvˌəp] N Brit inf, pej

carve-up

spartizione f

carve out VB [kɑːv -] (carve out [sth], carve [sth] out)

1. carve out fig:

carve out name, reputation, career

crearsi, farsi

carve out niche, market

ricavarsi, ritagliarsi

2. carve out gorge, channel:

carve out

aprire

I.carve up VB [kɑːv -] (carve up [sth], carve [sth] up)

1. carve up (share) inf, pej:

carve up territory, market, industry, spoils

spartire

2. carve up FOOD:

carve up meat

tagliare, trinciare, scalcare

II.carve up VB [kɑːv -] (carve up [sb])

1. carve up inf:

carve up (with knife)

accoltellare

carve up (with razor)

sfregiare

2. carve up MOTOR:

carve up

superare tagliando la strada

Translations for carve in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scalcare pollo

to carve (up)

lottizzazione

carve-up inf

lottizzare

to carve up inf

panneggiare

to carve drapery

scolpire

to carve

scolpire pietra, marmo, legno

to carve

scolpire iscrizione

to carve

intagliare legno

to carve

intagliare una figura nel legno

to carve a piece of wood into a figure

carve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carve in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.carve [kɑ:rv] VB trans

1. carve (cut):

carve

ritagliare

to carve (out) a name for oneself fig

farsi un nome

2. carve (stone, wood):

carve

intagliare

3. carve (cut meat):

carve

tagliare

II.carve [kɑ:rv] VB intr

carve

ritagliare

Translations for carve in the Italian»English Dictionary

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trinciare

to carve

scolpire (legno)

to carve

lottizzare

to carve up

incidere (tagliare)

to carve

incidere il legno

to carve wood

carve Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to carve (out) a name for oneself fig

farsi un nome

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The most varied were carved in 1130-1170.

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Tombstones of even the modestly rich middle class sometimes exhibit portraits of the otherwise unknown deceased carved in relief.

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It consists of a round bowl carved with figures, and simple ornamentation.

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For this reason, a niche was carved into this quay wall.

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This station is only one of a few tunnels in the world where the walls and the ceiling were carved from solid rock.

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Trees were protected and houses were carved into forested lots.

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The plane can be repaired if a new propeller could be carved out of local wood.

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Although only the base and lower part of the shaft survive, it stands over five feet high and is carved on all four faces.

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In these circumstances, slotted wires are often used, whereby rectangular holes are carved in the wires.

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It is usually made of wood carved with traditional designs.

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