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Summary

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whittle:
- feilschen; zwacken; schachern; knabbern; knausern
Wiktionary:
- whittle → schnitzen
- whittle → meißeln, schneiden, hacken, hauen

English

Detailed Translations for whittle from English to German

whittle:

whittle verbe

whittle (haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; go short)
feilschen; zwacken; schachern; knabbern; knausern
- feilschen verbe (feilsche, feilschst, feilscht, feilschte, feilschtet, gefeilscht)
- zwacken verbe (zwacke, zwackst, zwackt, zwackte, zwacktet, gezwackt)
- schachern verbe (schachere, schacherst, schachert, schacherte, schachertet, geschachert)
- knabbern verbe (knabbere, knabberst, knabbert, knabberte, knabbertet, keknabbert)
- knausern verbe (knausere, knauserst, knausert, knauserte, knausertet, geknausert)

Translation Matrix for whittle:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
feilschen	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	bargain; chaffer; haggle; mediate; negociate; negotiate; pinch and scrape
knabbern	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick
knausern	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle
schachern	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	grabble
zwacken	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	go short
-	pare

Related Words for "whittle":

whittling

Synonyms for "whittle":

Whittle; Frank Whittle; Sir Frank Whittle; aeronautical engineer
pare; cut

Related Definitions for "whittle":

cut small bits or pare shavings from¹
- whittle a piece of wood¹

Wiktionary Translations for whittle:

whittle

verb

cut or shape wood with a knife
- whittle → schnitzen

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• whittle	→ meißeln	↔ buriner — travailler au burin.
• whittle	→ meißeln	↔ ciseler — (cuisine) Couper un aliment en cubes très fin, en coupant 3 fois de haut en bas et 3 fois dans le sens de la largeur en laissant le pédoncule entier (pour qu'il tienne les tranches), ensuite on coupe très finement l'oignon perpendiculairement au incisions préalablement faites. (par exemple l' oignon), ou à in
• whittle	→ meißeln; schneiden; hacken; hauen	↔ tailler — couper, retrancher d’une matière, en ôter avec le marteau, le ciseau, ou tout autre instrument, ce qu’il y a de superflu, pour lui donner une certaine forme, pour la rendre propre à tel ou tel usage.

Whittle:

Translation Matrix for Whittle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	Frank Whittle; Sir Frank Whittle

Related Definitions for "Whittle":

English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)¹

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University