carve out


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carve out

vb
(tr, adverb) to make or create (a career): he carved out his own future.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Verb1.carve out - establish or create through painstaking effort; "She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues"
create - bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"
2.carve out - remove from a larger whole; "the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a year"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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Translations
يشق يَشُقُّ لِنَفْسِهِ طَريقا في الحَياه
dobýt sivybudovat si
opbyggeskabe
ryîja sér braut

w>carve out

vt sep
(in wood) → schnitzen; (in stone) → meißeln
(fig) piece of land → abtrennen, loslösen
to carve out a career for oneself → sich (dat) → eine Karriere aufbauen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

carve

(kaːv) verb
1. to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc. A figure carved out of wood.
2. to cut up (meat) into slices. Father carved the joint.
ˈcarving noun
a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc.
carve out
to achieve or gain (something). He carved out a career for himself.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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