chisel
/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ verbe C1En français : ciseler
- To use a chisel.
- To work something with a chisel. · She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
- To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
- To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time. · Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
- To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating. · He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.· She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.
He/she/it chisels · Prétérit chiseled · Participe passé chiseled · Forme en -ing chiseling
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- chisel
- He/she/it
- chisels
- Prétérit
- chiseled
- Participe passé
- chiseled
- Forme en -ing
- chiseling
Dans la bibliothèque
And that is a chisel, both handle and blade,
Bring with you a jemmy, a dark lantern, a chisel, and a revolver.—S.H.
Holmes pried it open with his chisel.
“Have you the chisel and the bags?
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