B2verb · intransitive · rare

carve

carve · carves · carved · carving

вирізати, розрізати, вирізувати, висікати

разрезать, резать, вырезать, высекать

zerlegen, schnitzen, kerben, tranchieren

To cut meat in order to serve itTo cut meat in order to serve it.

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UK/kɑːv/US/kɑɹv/

» Tom and Mary carved their initials into the tree.

Том и Мария вырезали свои инициалы на дереве.

Том та Мері вирізали на дереві свої ініціали.

Meaning

6 senses

To cut meat in order to serve it.
You carve the roast and I’ll serve the vegetables.
tranchieren, zerlegen
разреза́тьrazrezátʹ, ре́затьrézatʹ, разре́затьrazrézatʹ
розрі́затиrozrízaty, розрі́зуватиrozrízuvaty
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.
to carve a name into a tree
einkerben, kerben, schnitzen
выреза́тьvyrezátʹ, высека́тьvysekátʹ
ви́різатиvýrizaty, вирі́зуватиvyrízuvaty, висіка́тиvysikáty
To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
(figuratively)To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
(archaic)To cut.
schneiden
ре́затьrézatʹ, выреза́тьvyrezátʹ
рі́затиrízaty, ви́різатиvýrizaty
cut to pieces

Examples

116 sentences

Tom and Mary carved their initials into the tree.
Том та Мері вирізали на дереві свої ініціали. — deniko
ruТом и Мария вырезали свои инициалы на дереве. — Selena777
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He carved me a wooden doll.
ruОн вырезал мне куклу из дерева. — Ooneykcall
deEr hat mir eine Puppe aus Holz geschnitzt. — Espi
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The boy carved his name on the tree.
ruМальчик вырезал своё имя на дереве. — sharptoothed
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The boy carved his name in the tree.
ruМальчик вырезал своё имя на дереве. — sharptoothed
deDer Junge schnitzte seinen Namen in den Baum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The couple carved their initials into the oak tree.
ruЭта пара вырезала свои инициалы на дубе. — Biga
deDas Pärchen schnitzte seine Initialen in den Eichenbaum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

to cut:

to cut meat:

to shape to sculptural effect:

Русский

By meaning 3

to cut:

to cut meat:

to shape to sculptural effect:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to cut:

to cut meat:

to shape to sculptural effect:

Origin

From Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban, fr

From Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch”). Cognate with West Frisian kerve, Dutch kerven, Low German karven, German kerben (“to notch”); also Old Prussian gīrbin (“number”), Old Church Slavonic жрѣбии (žrěbii, “lot, tallymark”), Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “to scratch, etch”).

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