whittled in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for whittled in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.whittle [Am ˈ(h)wɪdl, Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l] VB trans

whittle wood/stick:

whittle

tallar

I whittled the ends down to a point

les saqué punta a los extremos (con una navaja, un cuchillo etc)

II.whittle [Am ˈ(h)wɪdl, Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l] VB intr

whittle

hacer tallas

whittle down VB [Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -, Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

whittle down expenses:

whittle down

recortar

whittle down

reducir

to whittle sth down to sth we've whittled the applicants down to five

hemos reducido el número de candidatos a cinco

I.whittle away VB [Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -, Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (reduce)

whittle away funds/resources

ir mermando

whittle away influence

ir reduciendo

whittle away influence

ir disminuyendo

whittle away rights

ir menoscabando

gambling had whittled away his savings

el juego le había ido mermando los ahorros

gambling had whittled away his savings

el juego le había ido comiendo los ahorros inf

II.whittle away VB [Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -, Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + adv)

to whittle away at sth

ir minando or socavando algo

these failures have been whittling away at her self-confidence

estos fracasos han ido minando or socavando su confianza en sí misma

he sat there whittling away at a stick

estaba allí sentado tallando una vara

whittled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whittled in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

whittle

tallar

whittle down VB trans

whittle down

reducir gradualmente

whittle away at VB trans

1. whittle away at (take little bits off):

whittle away at

cortar pedazos de

2. whittle away at fig (decrease):

whittle away at

reducir poco a poco