carve

carve

 (kärv)

v. carved, carv·ing, carves

v.tr.

1.

a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.

b. To divide by parceling out: carve up an estate.

2. To cut into a desired shape; fashion by cutting: carve the wood into a figure.

3. To make or form by or as if by cutting: carve initials in the bark; carved out an empire.

4. To decorate by cutting and shaping carefully.

5. To make (a turn or turns) smoothly and without skidding, as when skiing or riding a snowboard, by leaning sharply into the direction of the turn.

v.intr.

1. To engrave or cut figures as an art, hobby, or trade.

2. To disjoint, slice, and serve meat or poultry.

3. To carve turns, as when skiing.

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[Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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carv′er n.

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carve

(kɑːv)

vb

1. (tr) to cut or chip in order to form something: to carve wood.

2. (Art Terms) to decorate or form (something) by cutting or chipping: to carve statues.

3. (Cookery) to slice (meat) into pieces: to carve a turkey.

[Old English ceorfan; related to Old Frisian kerva, Middle High German kerben to notch]

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carve

(kɑrv)

v. carved, carv•ing. v.t.

1. to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.

2. to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone.

3. to cut into pieces or slices, as meat.

4. to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface.

5. to make or create for oneself (often fol. by out): He carved out a career in business.

v.i.

6. to form figures, designs, etc., by carving.

7. to carve meat.

[before 1000; Middle English kerven, Old English ceorfan to cut, c. Old Frisian kerva, Middle Dutch kerven, Middle High German kerben]

carv′er, n.

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carve

Past participle: carved
Gerund: carving

Imperative

carve

carve

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" hew, hew out - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" grave, sculpt, sculpture - shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" fret - carve a pattern into
	2.	carve - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark" chip at chisel - carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" engrave, etch - carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	3.	carve - cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham" cut up shave - make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish" filet, fillet - cut into filets; "filet the fish" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

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carve

verb

1. sculpt, form, cut, chip, sculpture, whittle, chisel, hew, fashion One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful chess set.

2. etch, engrave, inscribe, fashion, slash He carved his name on his desk.

3. slice, hack Carve the beef into slices.

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carve

verb

1. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:

cleave, cut, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split.

2. To cut (a design or inscription) into a hard surface, especially for printing:

engrave, etch, grave, incise.

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Translations

يَقْطَعُ اللحْمَ إلى شَرائِحيَنْحِتُيَنْقُشُ، يَحْفُرُ، يُصَمِّمُ

vyřezatvyřezávatkrájetporcovat

udskæreskære

schnitzentranchierenvorschneidenzerlegenschneiden

λαξεύω

tallaresculpirgrabartrincharcortar

kaivertaa

découpergraversculptertaillerburiner

rezbariti

faragkifaragró

skeraskera út; rista; tálga

intagliarescolpiresculturatagliotrinciare

彫る

...을 새기다

drožinysdrožtiišdrožtisupjaustyti

grebtgrieztsagriezt

snijden

skjæreskjære uthogge utmeisle

wyrzeźbić

talhar

вырезатьковаться

krájať

rezatirezbaritivrezati

skära

แกะสลัก

oymakparçalamakyontmakkesmek

chạm khắc

雕刻切开

carve

[kɑːv]

A. VT (Culin) [+ meat] → trinchar; [+ stone, wood] → tallar, esculpir; [+ name on tree etc] → grabar
to carve one's way through the crowd (fig) → abrirse camino a la fuerza por entre la multitud

B. VI (Culin) → trinchar la carne

carve out VT + ADV [+ piece of wood] → tallar; [+ piece of land] → limpiar; [+ statue, figure] → esculpir; [+ tool] → tallar
to carve out a career for o.s → abrirse camino

carve up VT + ADV

1. [+ meat] → trinchar

2. (fig) [+ country] → repartirse [+ person] → coser a puñaladas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

carve

[ˈkɑː^rv] vt

[+ meat] → découper

[+ wood, stone] → sculpter; [+ wax] → tailler

[+ initials] → graver

carve up

vt [+ property, estate] → morceler

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

carve

vt

(Art: = cut) wood → schnitzen; stone etc → (be)hauen; carved out of or in wood → aus Holz geschnitzt; carved out of or in marble → aus Marmor gehauen; carved in(to) the wood → in das Holz geschnitzt; carved in(to) the stone → in den Stein gehauen or gemeißelt; to carve something on a stone → etw in einen Stein einmeißeln; to carve one’s initials on a tree → seine Initialen in einen Baum einritzen or schnitzen; a frieze carved with flowers → ein geschnitzter or (in stone) → gemeißelter Blumenfries; the sculptor was still carving the face → der Bildhauer schnitzte or (in stone) → meißelte noch das Gesicht

(Cook) → aufschneiden, zerteilen, tranchieren

(fig) to carve a road through the jungle → eine Straße durch den Dschungel schlagen; to carve one’s way through the crowd → sich (dat) → seinen Weg durch die Menge bahnen; to carve a niche for oneself (as), to carve oneself a niche (as) → sich (dat) → seine Sporen verdienen (als)

vi (Cook) → tranchieren

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carve

[kɑːv]

1. vt (Culin) (meat) → tagliare; (stone, wood) → scolpire, intagliare; (name on tree) → incidere
to carve out a career for o.s → farsi una carriera

2. vi (Culin) → tagliare la carne

carve up vt + adv (meat) → tagliare (fig) (country, money, profits) → suddividere

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carve

(kaːv) verb

1. to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc. A figure carved out of wood. uitsny, graveer يَنْقُشُ، يَحْفُرُ، يُصَمِّمُ издълбавам talhar vyřezávat, vyřezat schnitzen skære σκαλίζω, χαράσσω tallar, grabar, esculpir nikerdama منبت کاری کردن؛ حکاکی کردن veistää sculpter לְגָלֵף लकड़ी काट कर चित्र बनाना rezbariti, gravirati (ki)farag memahat skera út; rista; tálga scolpire, incidere 刻んでつくる 조각하다 (iš)drožti grebt; griezt mengukir snijdenskjære ut; hugge ut, meisle rzeźbić توږل، كيندل (حكاكى): پرېكول، په ټاكلو اشكالو غوڅول talhar a ciopli (în) вырезать vyrezať rezbariti klesati snida, skära แกะสลัก oymak, yontmak 雕刻 вирізати کندہ کاری کرنا tạc 刻

2. to cut up (meat) into slices. Father carved the joint. sny يَقْطَعُ اللحْمَ إلى شَرائِح нарязвам trinchar krájet, porcovat vorschneiden udskære; skære for κόβω, τεμαχίζωcortar, trinchar viiludeks lõikama قاچ کردن؛ باریکه باریکه بریدن viipaloida découper לַחתוֹך टुकड़ों में काटना razrezati (fel)vág mengiris skera trinciare 切り分ける (고기를) 바라내다 supjaustyti sagriezt potong voorsnijdenskjæreciąć قاچاقول trinchar a tăia резать кусочками krájať razrezati rezati skära upp, tranchera ตัด kesmek, parçalamak 切成片 нарізувати گوشت کو ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا thái 切开

ˈcarving noun

a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc. sneewerk نقْش، حفْر резбарство gravura řezba die Schnitzerei billedskærerarbejde σκάλισμα, χαραγμένο σχέδιο escultura, talla nikerdis حکاکی puuleikkaus sculpture גִילוּף लकड़ी या पतथर काटकर बनाना rezbarenje, rezbarija (fa)faragás pahatan útskurður intaglio 彫刻 조각물 drožinys griezums; grebums ukiran stuk snijwerk treskjæring, utskjæringrzeźba حکاکی gravura sculptură резьба; резная работа rezba; plastika lesorez drvrorez snideri, träskulptur ไม้หรือหินแกะสลัก oyma, yontma 雕刻品 різьблення по дереву نقش و نگار vật hoặc mẫu được khắc 雕刻品

carve out

to achieve or gain (something). He carved out a career for himself. jou weg in die wêreld baan يشق يَشُقُّ لِنَفْسِهِ طَريقا في الحَياه извоювам conquistar dobýt si, vybudovat si aufbauen skabe; opbygge πετυχαίνω, κερδίζω forjarse, hacerse rajama با کوشش بدست آوردن saavuttaa se tailler לְהַרווִיח, לְהָשִׂיג कुछ पाना या हासिल करना izboriti elér vmit mencapai ryðja sér braut costruire 切り開く 달성하다 pasiekti panākt mencapai opbouwenskape, oppnå osiągać د هڅه لاسته راورل conquistar a-şi croi делать dosiahnuť ustvariti si izgraditi karijeru tillkämpa sig, vinna, förvärva พยายามอย่างมากเพื่อประสบความสำเร็จ ulaşmak 開創 досягати اپنے لئے آپ راستہ پیدا کرنا ، قوتِ بازو سے آگے بڑھنا tạo dựng 创造出…

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carve

→ يَنْحِتُ vyřezat udskære schnitzen λαξεύω tallar kaivertaa découper rezbariti intagliare 彫る ...을 새기다 snijden skjære (ut) wyrzeźbić talhar вырезать skära แกะสลัก oymak chạm khắc 雕刻

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