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esculpir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • carve verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
  • grave noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
  • hew verb To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
  • sculpt verb To shape something, especially by carving, modelling, or casting, into a three-dimensional form.
  • sculpture noun A three-dimensional work of art made by carving, modelling, casting, or assembling material.

Senses

esculpir is used for these senses in English:

  • carve To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.
  • carve To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
  • grave (transitive, obsolete) To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
  • hew (transitive, US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.
  • sculpt (intransitive) To work as a sculptor.

carve — full definition

  1. verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
  2. verb To create or establish something, especially with effort, such as a reputation or path.

grave — full definition

  1. noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
  2. adj Very serious, especially in a way that causes worry or concern.

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