WHITTLE AWAY - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

I. whittle away ΡΉΜΑ [ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (whittle away [sth]) μτφ

whittle away advantage, lead:

whittle away

ridurre, limitare

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

whittle away stick

tagliuzzare

whittle away μτφ advantage, lead, profits

ridurre

I. away [βρετ əˈweɪ, αμερικ əˈweɪ] ΕΠΊΡΡ Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.). - Away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense: if away does not change the basic meaning of the verb, only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = russava; if away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.

1. away (not present, gone):

to be away

essere via, essere assente (from da)

to be away ΣΧΟΛ

essere assente (from da)

to be away (on business trip)

essere in trasferta

I'll be away (for) two weeks

starò via (per) due settimane

to be away on vacation, on business

essere in vacanza, via per affari

to be away from home

essere lontano or via da casa

I'll have to be away by 10

dovrò andare via entro le 10

she's away in Paris

è a Parigi

she's away at a conference

è via per una conferenza

2. away (distant in space):

3 km, 50 m away

a 3 km, 50 m (di distanza)

10 cm away from the edge

a 10 cm dal bordo

a weekend away in the country

un week-end in campagna

I hate to be away from home

odio essere lontano da casa

far away

lontano

away with you!

ma va'!

3. away (distant in time):

London is two hours away

Londra è a due ore da qui

my birthday is two months away

il mio compleanno è tra due mesi

the election, the exam is only days away

mancano solo pochi giorni all'elezione, all'esame

4. away (in the opposite direction):

to shuffle, crawl away

andarsene strascicando i piedi, arrancando

5. away (for emphasis):

away back in 1920

nel lontano 1920

away over the other side of the lake

sull'altra riva del lago

6. away ΑΘΛ:

away play, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

II. away [βρετ əˈweɪ, αμερικ əˈweɪ] ΕΠΊΘ

1. away ΑΘΛ:

away goal, match, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

the away team

la squadra che gioca fuori casa

2. away βρετ (drunk) οικ:

to be well away

essere partito

III. away [βρετ əˈweɪ, αμερικ əˈweɪ]

to be away with the fairies οικ

non esserci con la testa

whittle [βρετ ˈwɪt(ə)l, αμερικ ˈ(h)wɪdl] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

whittle

tagliuzzare

whittle away at ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

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

whittle away at

tagliuzzare

2. whittle away at μτφ (decrease):

whittle away at

ridurre gradualmente

away [ə·ˈweɪ] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. away (distant):

10 miles away

a 10 miglia

as far away as possible

il più lontano possibile

to be miles away μτφ

non prestare attenzione

2. away (absent):

away

via

to be away on vacation

essere in vacanza

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

right away!

subito!

4. away (continuously):

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione

whittle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·t̬l] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

whittle

tagliuzzare

Present

I	whittle away
you	whittle away
he/she/it	whittles away
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
you	had	whittled away
they	had	whittled away

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There were 95 entries for the competition from around the world, whittled down to a shortlist of six.

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It passed its second reading, but was considerably whittled down in committee, and when eventually it became law it only partially represented its sponsor's intentions.

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Whittle's team experienced near-panic when the engine would not stop, accelerating even after the fuel was switched off.

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These 200 pubs then go through to the regional competition, which then whittles down to 4 pubs to go to the national final.

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After some immediate closures due to unprofitability, the chain was whittled down to 10 and started to sell all of its stock at discounted prices.

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