carve

carve
carve
A vtr
1 (shape, sculpt) tailler, sculpter [wood, stone, figure] ; creuser [channel] (out of, from dans) ; to carve sth into tailler qch en forme de [motif, figure] ;
2 (inscribe) graver [letters, name, motif] (onto sur ; in dans) ;
3 Culin découper [meat, joint] ; to carve a slice off the joint découper une tranche dans le rôti ;
4 (create) = carve out.
B vi découper ; will you carve? voulez-vous découper la viande?
C carved pp adj [figure, mantelpiece, wood] sculpté.
Phrasal verbs
■ carve out :
▶ carve out [sth], carve [sth] out
1 fig se faire [niche, name] ; se tailler [reputation, market] ; se construire [career] ;
2 lit creuser [gorge, channel].
■ carve up :
▶ carve up [sth], carve [sth] up
1 ○ péj (share) partager [territory, market, industry, spoils] ;
2 Culin découper [meat] ;
▶ carve up [sb] ○
1 (with knife, razor) taillader le visage à ;
2 Aut faire une queue de poisson à.

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