chisel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chisel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

chisel (for stone)

cincel m

chisel (for wood)

formón m

chisel (for wood)

escoplo m

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

1.1. chisel:

chisel stone

cincelar

chisel wood/metal

labrar

chisel wood/metal

tallar

chisel groove/slot/inscription

grabar

chisel groove/slot/inscription

cincelar

the statue was chiseled out of granite

la estatua estaba esculpida en granito

1.2. chisel <chiseled, pp >:

his finely chiseled features

sus finamente cincelados or dibujados rasgos

2. chisel (cheat) sl:

to chisel sb out of sth

birlarle algo a alguien inf

to chisel sb out of sth

tumbarle algo a alguien Col inf

Translations for chisel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cincel (de escultor)

chisel

cincel (de albañil)

chisel

cincel (de albañil)

cold chisel

bedano

chisel

formón

chisel

escoplo

chisel

escoplear

to chisel

cortafrío

cold chisel

cortafierro

cold chisel

buril

engraver's chisel

cincelar piedra

to chisel

chisel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chisel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chisel [ˈtʃɪzl] -ll-, Am -l- N

chisel

cincel m

II.chisel [ˈtʃɪzl] -ll-, Am -l- VB trans

1. chisel (cut):

chisel

esculpir

2. chisel Am inf (get by trickery):

chisel

estafar

Translations for chisel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cincel

chisel

formón

chisel

buril

engraver's chisel

cincelar

to chisel

esculpir a cincel

to sculpt using a chisel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Only large, or high-quality work required the square ends and smoothed sides of a precise mortise, trimmed by this variety of chisels.

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The sculptor will then chisel and carve the details of the object.

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The designs are commonly cut from tissue paper using a guide and small chisels, creating as many as forty banners at a time.

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A gouge, one type of chisel, is used, particularly in woodworking, woodturning and sculpture, to carve small pieces from the material.

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However, professional carvers tend to refer to them all as' chisels'.

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The skull had a tall arch anterior to the eyes, consisting of the bony nares, a number of other openings, and spatulate teeth (resembling chisels).

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

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They developed a rationale for the use of chisels instead.

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Males are portrayed in the media as having to have strong, muscular, chiseled bodies in order to be successful in life.

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