English-German translation for "whittle"

"whittle" German translation

whittle
[ˈ(h)witl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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schnitzen wegschnitzen, -schnippeln More examples...
  • wegschnitze(l)n, -schnippeln
    whittle cut down
    whittle cut down
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  • usually | meistmeist meist whittle down, whittle away taskset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    usually | meistmeist meist whittle down, whittle away taskset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
whittle
[ˈ(h)witl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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sich abhärmen herumschnitzen, schnippeln
  • (herum)schnitze(l)n, (-)schnippeln (at andative (case) | Dativ dat)
    whittle
    whittle
  • sich abhärmen (about wegen)
    whittle fret dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
    whittle fret dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
whittle
[ˈ(h)witl]noun | Substantiv s dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial

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langes TaschenMesser
  • (langes Taschen)Messer
    whittle
    whittle
Der OLAF-Überwachungsausschuß hat eine Liste mit 11 Namen herausgefiltert.
The OLAF monitoring committee whittled this down to a list of 11 names.
Source: Europarl
Man hat erneut die Befugnisse des Parlaments beschnitten.
Once again, the powers of the European Parliament have been whittled away.
Source: Europarl
Wir müssen der Tendenz entgegenwirken, dass diese Witwenrenten immer mehr abgebaut werden.
We must reverse the trend whereby these widows' pensions are being whittled away.
Source: Europarl
Wir haben unsere anderen außenpolitischen Prioritäten nicht weiter rupfen lassen.
We refused to allow our other foreign policy priorities to be whittled away still further.
Source: Europarl
Dieser Vorschlag würde die Rechte des Parlaments beschneiden und mindern.
This proposal would whittle away Parliament' s rights.
Source: Europarl
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