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carve

UK: /kɑːv/ US: /kɑːrv/ [carved, carving]

Translation

v [t]
esculpir
to carve a statue
esculpir una estatua
tallar
grabar
trinchar
to carve the turkey
trinchar el pavo
to carve one's way through the crowd
abrirse paso entre la multitud
to carve sth out (for oneself) to carve sth up [m]
(Definition of carve v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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