whittle away at в словаре PONS

Переводы whittle away at в словаре английский»болгарский

whittle away at ГЛ. перех.

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

whittle away at

отчупвам

whittle away at

дялам

2. whittle away at (gradually decrease):

whittle away at

намалявам

Переводы whittle away at в словаре английский»болгарский

to nibble away at sth

намалявам бавно нщ

to pound away at sth

барабаня по нщ

to pound away at sb/sth

обстрелвам с критика нкг/нщ непрекъснато

to gnaw away at sth

разяждам нщ

Переводы whittle away at в словаре болгарский»английский

преяждам

gnaw (away at)

по цял ден той се мотае из къщи

he idles the days away at home

заробвам се с тази работа

slave away at a piece of work

Переводы whittle away at в словаре английский»болгарский

whittle <-ling> [ˈwɪtl, Am ˈwɪt̬-] ГЛ. перех.

whittle

дялам

whittle

издялвам

at [ət] PREP

1. at (in location of):

at

в

at

на

at home/school

в къщи/училище

at the table/office

на масата/в офиса

at the window

на/до прозореца

at the dentist's

на зъболекар

2. at (during time of):

at the time

тогава

at the same time

по същото време

at present/once/times

понастоящем/веднага/от време на време

all at once

изведнъж

at noon/midnight/3:00

по обяд/в полунощ/в 3 ч.

at night

през нощта

at Easter

на Великден

while I am at it

докато се занимавам с това

3. at (towards):

to look/aim at sth/sb

гледам/целя се в нщ/нкг

to frown at sb

мръщя се някому

to laugh at sb

смея се някому

to point at people

соча нкг

to rush at sb/sth

нахвърлям се върху

4. at (in reaction to):

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

удивен/ядосан съм на нщ

at sb's request

по нечия молба

5. at (in amount of):

at all

изобщо

to buy at a pound

купувам срещу една лира

to sell sth at £10 a kilo

продавам срещу 10 лири за килограм

at 120 km/h

с 120 км/ч

6. at (in state of):

at first/last

в началото/накрая

at least/most

най-малко/най-много

at best/worst

в най-добрия/най-лошия случай

at war/peace

във война/в мир

at 20

на 20 г.

I feel at ease

спокойно ми е

to be at a loss

объркан съм

to be at lunch

на обяд съм

a child at play

дете, което играе

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

добре/зле съм с френския

to be at an advantage

в изгодно положение съм

8. at (repeatedly do):

to wear at sb's nerves

късам нечии нерви

to pull at sb's hair

дърпам нкг за косата

to tug at the rope

дърпам въжето

to be at sb/sth

занимавам се с нкг/нщ

to be mad at sb

ядосан [o. бесен] съм на нкг

to be unhappy at sth

недоволен съм от нещо

Выражения:

at hand

под ръка

at all

изобщо

did you know the film at all?

чувал ли си изобщо за този филм?

not at all!

няма защо!

nothing/not at all

нищичко

nobody at all

абсолютно никой

to hardly do sth at all

не правя почти нищо

away [əˈweɪ] НАРЕЧ.

1. away (distant):

away

далече

as far away as possible

колкото може по-далеч

to be miles away

много далеч съм

2. away (absent):

to be away on holiday

заминал съм на почивка

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

предстои само след седмица

right away!

веднага!

4. away (continuously):

to write away

пиша непрекъснато

to write away

продължавам да пиша

Одноязычные примеры (не проверены редакцией PONS)

английский

District officials were able to whittle away at that list over the summer, as others retired or quit, and financial projections at some schools changed.

sfpublicpress.org

Our brains learn to whittle away at life's rough edges until we become who we are as adults.

www.theverge.com

He taught me that my love is beautiful even though he can not receive it because it wants to whittle away at the shut-door of his own heart.

www.huffingtonpost.com

Just stand in a control point to take control of it and whittle away at your opposition.

business.financialpost.com

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

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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

en.wikipedia.org

It can be a daunting task to whittle away at pages of unread e-mails, she says, a chore that can leave you wishing you hadn't come back to the office.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

www.washingtonpost.com

Then you whittle away at them with interactions or attacks.

www.kotaku.com.au

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

www.afr.com