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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

  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.

cleave — full definition

  1. verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
  2. verb To stick closely or stay loyal to something, especially a belief, plan, or person (an older, more formal use).

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