CHISEL - Translation from English into Italian

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

English

Italian

I. chisel [Brit ˈtʃɪz(ə)l, Am ˈtʃɪzəl] N

chisel

cesello m

chisel

scalpello m

II. chisel <forma in -ing ecc. chiselling, chiselled, chiseling, chiseled Am> [Brit ˈtʃɪz(ə)l, Am ˈtʃɪzəl] VB trans

1. chisel:

chisel (shape)

sbozzare (con lo scalpello), scalpellare

chisel (finely)

cesellare

to chisel a figure out of a piece of wood

ricavare una figura da un pezzo di legno

to chisel a figure out of a piece of wood sculptor:

scolpire una figura in un pezzo di legno

2. chisel Am inf:

to chisel sb out of sth

fregare qc a qn

chisel in VB [ˈtʃɪz(ə)l -] Am inf (chisel in on sb)

chisel in

intervenire, intromettersi nella conversazione di qn

cold chisel [Am koʊld ˈtʃɪzəl] N

cold chisel

scalpello m a freddo

Italian

English

scalpello

chisel

scalpello a freddo, a caldo

cold, hot chisel

scalpello da falegname

wood(work) chisel

scalpello da muratore

stone mason's chisel

a colpi di scalpello

with a chisel

scalpellare

to chisel

scalpellare statua, blocco

to chisel out

fare la cresta (sulla spesa)

to chisel a bit on the shopping

cesello

chisel

lavorare di cesello

to chisel, to chase

cesellare

to chisel

sbozzare (con lo scalpello)

to chisel

scolpire una figura da un pezzo di legno

to chisel a figure out of a piece of wood

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Italian

I. chisel [ˈtʃɪ·zl] N

chisel

cesello m

II. chisel <-ll-, -l-> [ˈtʃɪ·zl] VB trans

1. chisel (cut):

chisel

cesellare

2. chisel inf (get by trickery):

chisel

fregare

Italian

English

scalpello (gener)

chisel

scalpellare

to chisel

cesellare

to chisel

cesello

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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

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The barn and the orchard house have similar dates chiseled over the entrances, indicating substantial reconstruction by the family.

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They are normally flat, chisel-shaped teeth that meet in an edge-to-edge bite.

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The dentition is complete with strong, procumbent, chisel-shaped incisors, strong sharp-pointed canines, and low-crowned cheek teeth with bilophodont molars.

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The nails were not coated with any substance, the only tools used were a hammer and tongs, an anvil and a chisel.

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