carve

carve
1. transitive verb
1) (cut up) tranchieren [Fleisch]
2) (from wood) schnitzen; (from stone) meißeln

carve something out of wood/stone — etwas aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein meißeln

2. intransitive verb
1) tranchieren
2)

carve in wood/stone — in Holz schnitzen/in Stein meißeln

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/85129/carve_out">carve out
- carve up
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verb
1) (to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc: A figure carved out of wood.) schnitzen
2) (to cut up (meat) into slices: Father carved the joint.) vorschneiden
- carving
- carve out
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carve
[kɑ:v, AM kɑ:rv]
I. vt
to \carve sth
1. (cut a figure) etw schnitzen; (with a chisel) etw meißeln; (cut a pattern) etw [ein]ritzen
to be \carved from stone aus Stein gemeißelt sein
2. FOOD (cut meat) etw tranchieren [o zerlegen
3. (cut) etw zerschneiden; (fig: establish) etw erreichen
to \carve a name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen
to \carve a niche for oneself eine [Markt]nische [für sich akk] finden
to \carve sth out etw herausschneiden
to \carve out a tunnel in a rock einen Tunnel in den Fels treiben [o schlagen
II. vi tranchieren
* * *
[kAːv]
1. vt
1) (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 sth 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

2) (COOK) aufschneiden, zerteilen, tranchieren
3) (fig)

to carve a road through the jungle — eine Straße durch den Dschungel schlagen

to carve one's way through the crowd — sich (dat)

to carve a niche for oneself (as), to carve oneself a niche (as) — sich (dat) seine Sporen verdienen (als)

2. vi (COOK)
tranchieren
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carve [kɑː(r)v]
A v/t
1. (in) Holz schnitzen, (in) Stein meißeln:
he carved the wood into a garden gnome er schnitzte aus dem Holz einen Gartenzwerg;
carved work Schnitzwerk n, -arbeit f, Schnitzerei f
2. ausschnitzen, -meißeln:
carve sth from (oder out of) stone etwas aus Stein meißeln oder hauen
3. einschneiden, -meißeln:
carve one’s initials on a tree trunk seine Initialen in einen Baumstamm (ein)ritzen
4. (mit Schnitzereien) verzieren:
carve a stone with figures einen Stein mit gemeißelten Figuren verzieren
5. a) Fleisch etc zerlegen, vorschneiden, tranchieren
b) carve (sb) a slice of the roast (jemandem) eine Scheibe vom Braten abschneiden
6. oft carve out fig gestalten:
carve out a fortune ein Vermögen machen;
carve out a career for o.s. sich eine Karriere aufbauen, Karriere machen
7. meist carve up einen Gewinn etc aufteilen
8. carve up umg jemanden mit einem Messer übel zurichten
9. carve up AUTO Br sl jemanden schneiden
B v/i
1. schnitzen, meißeln
2. (bei Tisch) vorschneiden, tranchieren
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (cut up) tranchieren [Fleisch]
2) (from wood) schnitzen; (from stone) meißeln

carve something out of wood/stone — etwas aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein meißeln

2. intransitive verb
1) tranchieren
2)

carve in wood/stone — in Holz schnitzen/in Stein meißeln

Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
(into) v.
einritzen v.
einschneiden (in) v.
schnitzen v.
zerschneiden v. v.
zerlegen v.

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