Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to chip away
Serbian translation:
postepeno razvijati
Added to glossary by
Fikrija Skarep
Sep 14, 2008 21:07
15 yrs ago
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English term
to chip away
English to Serbian
Tech/Engineering
Petroleum Eng/Sci
"Scientists have also been chipping away at a second generation of biofuels."
Na internetu nalazim veoma kontradiktorna znachenja fraze "to chip away". Help? :)
Na internetu nalazim veoma kontradiktorna znachenja fraze "to chip away". Help? :)
Proposed translations
(Serbian)
3 +5 | postepeno razvijaju | Pavle Perencevic |
Proposed translations
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postepeno razvijaju
Naučnici takođe postepeno razvijaju drugu generaciju biogoriva"
Bez šireg konteksta, mislim da je to značenje ovde.
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Note added at 43 mins (2008-09-14 21:51:05 GMT)
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Ili "...sve su bliže stvaranju/proizvodnji druge generacije biogoriva"
Smisao "chip away" ovde jeste da naučnici uklanjaju jednu po jednu prepreku u osvajanju ove nove tehnologije.
Bez šireg konteksta, mislim da je to značenje ovde.
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Note added at 43 mins (2008-09-14 21:51:05 GMT)
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Ili "...sve su bliže stvaranju/proizvodnji druge generacije biogoriva"
Smisao "chip away" ovde jeste da naučnici uklanjaju jednu po jednu prepreku u osvajanju ove nove tehnologije.
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Reference:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chip away
Phrasal Verbs:
chip away
To reduce or make progress on something incrementally: We chipped away until the problem was solved.
Phrasal Verbs:
chip away
To reduce or make progress on something incrementally: We chipped away until the problem was solved.
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