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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessculpter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: skylpte
"Il aime sculpter le bois pendant son temps libre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cut hard material in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.
"He spent hours trying to carve a wooden bird out of a block of pine." - 2
To slice meat into portions or slices for serving.
"My father stood at the head of the table to carve the roasted turkey."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'ceorfan', meaning to cut, tear, or kill, which has Germanic roots. It shares an etymological ancestor with the Old High German 'kerban' and Greek 'graphein' (to write or scratch), evolving over centuries to primarily mean cutting or shaping hard materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Carve" is said worldwide
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sculpter
Transliteration: skylpte
"Il aime sculpter le bois pendant son temps libre."
schnitzen
Transliteration: shnitzen
"Der Großvater schnitzt eine Holzfigur für seinen Enkel."
scolpire
Transliteration: skolpire
"L'artista sa come scolpire il marmo con precisione."
tallar
Transliteration: talyar
"El carpintero sabe tallar hermosos diseños en la madera."
entalhar
Transliteration: en-tal-yar
"Ele gosta de entalhar figuras na madeira durante o inverno."
तराशना
Transliteration: tarashna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"शिल्pकार ने पत्थर से एक सुंदर मूर्ति तराशी।"
雕刻
Transliteration: diāokè
Script: 中文汉字
"艺术家用石头雕刻出一只狮子。"
조각하다
Transliteration: jogakhada
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 나무로 아름다운 새를 조각했다."
彫刻する
Transliteration: chōkoku suru
Script: 日本語
"職人は木材を丁寧に彫刻する。"
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