tallar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carve verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
- cleave verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- 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.
- scrub verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
- whittle verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.
- work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
Senses
tallar 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.
- cleave (intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
- cut To form or shape by cutting.
- 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.
- scrub (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- work To shape, form, or improve a material.
carve — full definition
- verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
- verb To create or establish something, especially with effort, such as a reputation or path.
cleave — full definition
- verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
- verb To stick closely or stay loyal to something, especially a belief, plan, or person (an older, more formal use).