whittled in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for whittled in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

whittle

tagliuzzare

whittle down VB [ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (whittle down [sth], whittle [sth] down)

whittle down number:

whittle down

ridurre (to a)

we've whittled the number of applicants down to three

abbiamo ridotto a tre il numero dei candidati

I.whittle away VB [ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (whittle away [sth]) fig

whittle away advantage, lead:

whittle away

ridurre, limitare

II.whittle away VB [ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (whittle away at [sth])

whittle away stick

tagliuzzare

whittle away fig advantage, lead, profits

ridurre

Translations for whittled in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tagliuzzare (facendo graffi e incisioni)

to whittle bastone, ramo

abbiamo ridotto a tre il numero dei candidati

we've whittled the number of applicants down to three

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Translations for whittled in the English»Italian Dictionary

whittle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·t̬l] VB trans

whittle

tagliuzzare

whittle down VB trans

whittle down

ridurre gradualmente

whittle away at VB trans

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

whittle away at

tagliuzzare

2. whittle away at fig (decrease):

whittle away at

ridurre gradualmente