carve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for carve in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

See also carve out

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

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

II.carve up VB [Brit kɑːv -, Am kɑrv -] (carve up [sb]) inf

I.carve out VB [Brit kɑːv -, Am kɑrv -] (carve out [sth], carve [sth] out)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to carve out one's or a niche

Translations for carve in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to sculpt, to carve (dans in)
to carve (dans out of)
to carve a head in the rock
to sculpt, to carve
to carve
to carve with a chisel
to sculpt, to carve out
to carve up
to carve up
to carve
to carve
to carve a statue in marble
to carve out [sth] for oneself

carve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carve in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for carve in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

carve Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to carve sth out from sth
to carve a name for oneself
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It is carved in sandalwood and ebony with ivory and silver inlay work.
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The chancel is divided from the body by an oak screen carved in open quatrefoils.
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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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The sculpture was carved "in situ", out of blocks already installed in the podium of the monument, rather than in the studio.
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The fascinating thing about this temple is that it has been carved out from a single huge rock.
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It is usually made of wood carved with traditional designs.
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Other animals, such as the horse, were carved mainly for trade.
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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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The realistically sculptured figures are 2.7 m (more than 12 ft.) high; each one was carved out of a tree trunk of lime (linden).
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It consists of a round bowl carved with figures, and simple ornamentation.
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