WHITTLE AWAY - Αγγλικά-Γερμανικά μετάφραση

I. whittle away ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. whittle away (take bits off):

to whittle away at sth

an etw δοτ herumschneiden [o. οικ herumschnippeln]

2. whittle away μτφ (gradually decrease):

to whittle away at sth jobs

an etw δοτ sägen μτφ

to whittle away at sth rights

etw beschneiden τυπικ

II. whittle away ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

to whittle away ⇆ sth

etw verringern

whit·tle [ˈ(h)wɪtl̩, αμερικ ˈ(h)wɪt̬l̩] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

to whittle sth

etw schnitzen

I. away [əˈweɪ] ΕΠΊΡΡ αμετάβλ

1. away (elsewhere):

away

weg

to be away on business

geschäftlich unterwegs sein

to go away

weggehen

to go away

fortgehen

to move away

wegziehen

she's away from work with a cold

sie ist heute nicht bei der Arbeit, da sie erkältet ist

2. away (distant):

away

weg

oh, but it's miles away

aber das ist ja ewig weit weg von hier! οικ

to move away from somewhere

sich von etw δοτ entfernen

five miles away [from here]

fünf Meilen [von hier] entfernt

as far away as possible

so weit weg wie möglich

away from the city

außerhalb der Stadt

away from each other

voneinander entfernt

to keep [or stay]away from sb/sth

sich αιτ von jdm/etw fernhalten

3. away (in another direction):

away

weg

to look away

wegsehen

to turn away

sich αιτ abwenden

αμερικ ΧΡΗΜΑΤΙΣΤ the bid is away from the market

das Angebot liegt unter dem Kursniveau

4. away μτφ (from subject, trouble):

to move a discussion away from sth

das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema bringen

5. away (in future time):

to be two days/six months away event

in zwei Tagen/sechs Monaten sein

to be still/only a week away

erst/schon in einer Woche sein

summer still seems a long time away

der Sommer scheint noch weit entfernt

6. away (through entire period of time):

we danced the night away

wir tanzten die ganze Nacht durch

you're dreaming your life away

du verträumst noch dein ganzes Leben

7. away (continuously):

away

dahin-

to drink the night away

die ganze Nacht über trinken

to be laughing away

ständig am Lachen sein

to write away

drauflosschreiben οικ

8. away ΑΘΛ (at opponents' ground):

to play away

auswärts spielen

9. away απαρχ λογοτεχνικό:

away!

hinweg! λογοτεχνικό απαρχ

II. away [əˈweɪ] ΕΠΊΘ αμετάβλ, προσδιορ ΑΘΛ

away

auswärts

away

Auswärts-

away game [or fixture] [or match]

Auswärtsspiel ουδ <-(e)s, -e>

away team

Gastmannschaft θηλ <-, -en>

away win

Auswärtssieg αρσ

Present

I	whittle away
you	whittle away
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we	whittle away
you	whittle away
they	whittle away

Past

I	whittled away
you	whittled away
he/she/it	whittled away
we	whittled away
you	whittled away
they	whittled away

Present Perfect

I	have	whittled away
you	have	whittled away
he/she/it	has	whittled away
we	have	whittled away
you	have	whittled away
they	have	whittled away

Past Perfect

I	had	whittled away
you	had	whittled away
he/she/it	had	whittled away
we	had	whittled away
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they	had	whittled away

Μονόγλωσσα παραδείγματα (μη ελεγχόμενα από το λεξικογραφικό τμήμα)

On the surface, it might not seem like a big deal to see the city whittle away at its rainy-day fund.

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It explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved.

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Watch out for high mutual fund and management fees, which can whittle away at your savings.

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Through deductive reasoning and the evidence provided, the pair must whittle away at the culprit's defenses until they confess.

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Organizational changes continued to whittle away at the wing's strength in 1966 and 1967.

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