English-Spanish Dictionary
Spanish Translation of “whittle away”
whittle away
Translations
transitive verb + adverb
- (= reduce)
- [+ savings, amount]
ir reduciendo
our sovereignty is gradually being whittled away
poco a poco está mermando nuestra soberanía
- [+ savings, amount]
intransitive verb + adverb
- ⇒
to whittle away at sth
(literal)tallar algo
(figurative),ir reduciendo algo
See whittle
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