whittled in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whittled in the English»French Dictionary

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

whittle

tailler [qc] au couteau

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

whittle down number:

whittle down

réduire (to à)

we've whittled the number of applicants down to three

on a réduit le nombre de candidats à trois

I.whittle away VB [Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle away [sth]) fig

whittle away advantage, lead:

whittle away

réduire

II.whittle away VB [Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle away at [sth]) lit

whittle away stick

tailler

whittle away fig advantage, lead, profits

réduire

Translations for whittled in the French»English Dictionary

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whittled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whittled in the English»French Dictionary

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

whittle

parer

whittle down VB trans

whittle down

réduire petit à petit

whittle away at VB trans

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

whittle away at

tailler en petits morceaux

2. whittle away at (gradually decrease):

whittle away at

rogner petit à petit