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Detailed Translations for whittle from English to German

whittle:

whittle verb

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

Translation Matrix for whittle:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther 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":

  1. cut small bits or pare shavings from1
    • whittle a piece of wood1

Wiktionary Translations for whittle:

whittle
verb
  1. cut or shape wood with a knife

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
whittle meißeln burinertravailler 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 taillercouper, 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.

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Translation Matrix for Whittle:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- Frank Whittle; Sir Frank Whittle

Related Definitions for "Whittle":

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

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