WHITTLE DOWN - английски-български превод

whittle down ГЛАГ прх

whittle down

намалявам

whittle <-ling> [ˈwɪtl, Am ˈwɪt̬-] ГЛАГ прх

whittle

дялам

whittle

издялвам

down¹ [daʊn] СЪЩ

down (feathers)

пух м

down (feathers)

перушина f

down (hairs)

косъмчета ср мн

down on body

мъх м

down on face

брада f

I. down² [daʊn] НРЧ

1. down (movement):

down

надолу

to fall down

падам

to lie down

лягам

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

отивам в Брайтън/на морето

down South

на юг

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

изхабен съм

the wind died down

вятърът утихна

the sun is down

слънцето залязва

the fire is burning down

огънят гасне

the tyres are down

гумите са спаднали

the price is down

цената падна

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

от 1900 година до днес

down through the ages

през вековете

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

записвам нщ

Phrases:

to be down in the mouth

чувствам се нещастен

to be down in the mouth

умърлушен съм

to make a down payment

давам капаро

to be down on sb

нахвърлям се върху нкг

to be down on sb

имам зъб на нкг

down with the dictator!

долу диктатора!

II. down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

слизам по стълбите

to run down the slope

спускам се по склона

2. down (along):

to go down the street

вървя по улицата

Present

I	whittle down
you	whittle down
he/she/it	whittles down
we	whittle down
you	whittle down
they	whittle down

Past

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

Present Perfect

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

Past Perfect

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

едноезични примери (не са проверени от PONS редакцията)

In the first week they were whittled down to ten: five men and five women.

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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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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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As a boy his primary interest was in whittling, and carving small figures.

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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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