"tallar" in English

QUICK TRANSLATIONS

"tallar" in English

tallar {verb}

to carve- to chisel- to cut

tallar {transitive verb}

to hew- to whittle- to measure- to rub- to scrub- to sculpt

tallar {intransitive verb}

to be too tight

Translations & Examples Synonyms

TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES

tallar [tallando · tallado] {verb}

tallar(also: trinchar, cincelar, labrar)

to carve [carved · carved; carven] {vb}

Los artefactos van desde complicadas cajas de madera maleable hasta un sombrero tejido y bellamente pintado; desde anzuelos tallados hasta tótems.

The artifacts range from intricate bentwood boxes to a beautifully painted woven hat; from carved fish-hooks to model totem poles.

tallar(also: labrar)

to chisel [chiseled; chiselled · chiseled; chiselled] {v.t.} (wood, metal)

tallar

to cut [cut · cut] {v.t.} (carve, shape)

tallar [tallando · tallado] {transitive verb}

tallar(also: cortar, labrar)

to hew [hewed · hewed; hewn] {vb}

tallar

to whittle [whittled · whittled] {v.t.}

tallar(also: medir, compasar, medirse, dimensionar)

to measure [measured · measured] {vb}

Una Unión más grande exige unas pautas de medición más grandes y en este sentido este Tratado no da la talla.

A larger Union requires a longer yardstick and, measured by that yardstick, this Treaty falls some way short.

Lo cierto es que en momentos difíciles como éstos, es cuando se mide la talla histórica de los dirigentes políticos.

What is certain is that it is in difficult times such as these that the historic stature of political leaders is measured.

A juzgar por el objetivo que da la misma Comisión en la comunicación, a saber, la publicación de las medidas que deberían ser tomadas, la Comisión no da la talla.

Measured by the yardstick which the Commission itself attaches to the communication, namely publication of the actions that have to be taken, the Commission has fallen short.

tallar(also: restregar, friccionar, frotar, frisar)

to rub [rubbed · rubbed] {vb}

tallar(also: restregar, fregar)

to scrub [scrubbed · scrubbed] {vb}

tallar(also: esculpir, modelar, amoldar)

to sculpt {vb}

tallar [tallando · tallado] {intransitive verb}

tallar(also: tirar, apretar)

to be too tight {vb}

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "tallar":

tallar