German-English translation for "meißeln"

"meißeln" English translation

meißeln
[ˈmaisəln]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>

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chisel out, carve, sculpt
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meißeln
[ˈmaisəln]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i

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work with a chisel, carve
eine Büste in Stein meißeln
to carve a bust in stone
eine Büste in Stein meißeln
Our tools today don't look like shovels and picks.
Unsere Werkzeuge von heute sehen nicht aus wie Schippen und Meißel.
Source: TED
If you did, it would be because people had carved them.
Und wenn, dann, weil Menschen sie gemeißelt haben.
Source: TED
Guess what? Some of these stories I sculpt a little, here and there.
An manchen dieser Erzählungen meißle ich etwas hier und da.
Source: TED
Your 401 just got nailed.
Dein 401 wurde gerade in Stein gemeißelt.
Source: TED
Why not chisel a coral reef out of marble?
Warum meißelt man ein Korallenriff nicht aus Marmor?
Source: TED
The statue is carved out of stone.
Die Statue ist aus Stein gemeißelt.
Source: Tatoeba
The European Union's action plan is not cast in stone.
Der Aktionsplan der Europäischen Union ist nicht in Stein gemeißelt.
Source: Europarl
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