carve out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de créer ou d'obtenir quelque chose par ses efforts, ou de retirer quelque chose en le découpant.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of creating or obtaining something through effort, or removing something by cutting.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Create or establishinformal

   To create or obtain something, often through effort or skill, especially a career or a role.

   se tailler, se ménager, créer

   • She carved out a successful career in journalism.
   • He carved out a niche for himself in the tech industry.
   • They carved out a new market for their products.

   Synonymesbuildcarvecreatedevelopestablishforgesecurewin

2. Remove by cuttingformal

   To remove a piece of something by cutting around it.

   découper en enlevant

   • The sculptor carved out a figure from the block of marble.
   • He carved out a small piece of wood to make a handle.
   • The artist carved out a design on the surface of the stone.

   Synonymescut outexcisegouge outhollow outscoop out

   Antonymesembedinsert

Verbe de basecarve