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I.away [GB əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADJ Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.).
away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense. If away does not change the basic meaning of the verb only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = il ronflait. If away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.
This dictionary contains Usage Notes on topics like distance. For the index to these Notes see .

Voir aussi : walk, stay, run, put, practice run, look, keep, give, get, far, fairy, drive

I.walk [GB wɔːk, Am wɔk] SUBST à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

1. walk:

1. walk:

to walk it fam SPORT

1. walk:

1. stay (remain):

1. run (move quickly):

put FIN → put option

II.put <pprés putting, prét, ppas put> [GB pʊt, Am pʊt] VERBE trans

1. put (place):

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

6. put (express):

1. look (glance):

3. look (expression):

4. look (appearance):

air m
il a l'air sympa fam

1. look (gaze, stare):

1. look:

3. look (appear, seem):

+ subj it looks certain that

5. look:

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

1. keep (cause to remain):

II.give <prét gave, ppas given> [GB ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VERBE trans

1. give (hand over) person:

donner (to à)
offrir (to à)

4. give (allow, accord):

III.give <prét gave, ppas given> [GB ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VERBE intr

3. give (yield, break) → give way

passer un savon à qn fam
what gives? fam

I.get <pprés getting, prét got, ppas got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VERBE trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

1. get (receive):

get TV, RADIO channel, programme

II.get <pprés getting, prét got, ppas got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VERBE intr

get her fam!
get him fam in that hat!
to get it up arg vulg
bander arg vulg
to get it up arg vulg
to get one's in Am fam

1. far (to, at, from a long distance):

4. far (to a great degree, very much):

5. far (to what extent, to the extent that):

II.drive <prét drove, ppas driven> [GB drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VERBE trans

1. drive driver:

III.drive <prét drove, ppas driven> [GB drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VERBE intr

1. drive MOTOR:

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On the surface, it might not seem like a big deal to see the city whittle away at its rainy-day fund.
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Then you whittle away at them with interactions or attacks.
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It can be a daunting task to whittle away at pages of unread e-mails, she says, a chore that can leave you wishing you hadn't come back to the office.
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Try frantically rolling on the floor to whittle away that unwanted belly, advised one agony aunt in 1928.
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Organizational changes continued to whittle away at the wing's strength in 1966 and 1967.
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It explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved.
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Just stand in a control point to take control of it and whittle away at your opposition.
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Watch out for high mutual fund and management fees, which can whittle away at your savings.
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In recent years, studies have shown that stress can whittle away at telomeres, aging cells before their time.
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He taught me that my love is beautiful even though he can not receive it because it wants to whittle away at the shut-door of his own heart.
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