Cortar virutas de madera para darle forma a algo.
Cut small slices from wood to shape it.
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Se sentó junto al fuego y talló un pajarito de madera con un trozo de pino. — He sat by the fire and whittled a small wooden bird from a piece of pine.
La empresa tuvo que reducir su presupuesto tras perder varios clientes. — The company had to whittle down its budget after losing several clients.
Mi tío es capaz de tallar un silbato con una rama de sauce. — My uncle can whittle a whistle out of a willow branch.
Cada semana reducimos la lista de la compra a diez artículos. — We whittle the shopping list to ten items every week.
Talla la punta hasta que entre en el agujero. — Whittle the end down until it fits the hole.
¿Puedes reducir todavía más la lista de invitados? — Can you whittle the guest list any further?
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