Translation of "whittling down" to Russian

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Dictionary translations for "whittling down"

whittling down noun

сведение на нет ср.р. (action)

whittle down verb

сводить на нет

Contexts with "whittling down"

Through months of bilateral contact and negotiation among ministers, we have succeeded in whittling down the outstanding issues to a point where a fair and balanced overall package is achievable. Многие месяцы двустороннего сотрудничества и переговоров на уровне министров позволили нам свести решение чрезвычайно важных проблем к возможности справедливого и гармоничного урегулирования по всему комплексу вопросов.

I will never sell my friend down the river for anything in the world. Ни за какие сокровища мира я друга не предам.

Whittling microseconds off ‘latency’ – the time it takes their message to reach the exchange and return. Для уменьшения на микросекунды «времени ожидания» – времени, за которое сообщение дойдет до биржи и вернется.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Я люблю свиней. Собаки смотрят на нас снизу вверх. Кошки - сверху вниз. Свиньи обращаются с нами как с равными.

Yesterday, one fell out, and I had to explain to a roomful of nurses that I was whittling. Вчера один выпал, и мне пришлось объяснять целой комнате медсестер, что я занимаюсь резьбой по дереву.

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