trim

trim
trim
1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb
1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) cortar, recortar; arreglar; (jardinería) podar
2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) adornar, guarnecer
3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) orientar

2. noun
(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) corte

3. adjective
(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) arreglado, aseado, cuidado
- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim

trim vb recortar
the hairdresser trimmed my hair el peluquero me recortó el pelo
El pasado y participio pasado de trim se escribe trimmed; el gerundio se escribe trimming
trim
tr[trɪm]
adjective (comp trimmer, superl trimmest)
1 (neat, tidy) (bien) arreglado,-a, ordenado,-a, cuidado,-a
2 (person, figure) esbelto,-a, delgado,-a
she has a trim figure tiene buen tipo
noun
1 (cut) recorte nombre masculino
I'd like a trim, please ¿me puede cortar las puntas?
2 (decoration - on clothes) adornos nombre masculino plural; (- along edges) ribete nombre masculino; (upholstery) tapicería
a black dress with a red trim un vestido negro con un ribete rojo
3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL asiento, estiba
transitive verb (pt & pp trimmed, ger trimming)
1 (make neat) arreglar; (cut - hair) cortar, recortar; (- hedge etc) podar
your hair needs trimming tienes que cortarte el pelo
2 (reduce by cutting back) recortar, reducir
3 (decorate) adornar (with, con); (upholster) tapizar
4 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (sails) orientar; (ship) equilibrar, asentar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in trim / in good trim estar en forma, estar en buena forma
trim ['trɪm] vt, trimmed ; trimming
1) decorate: adornar, decorar
2) cut: recortar
3) reduce: recortar, reducir
to trim the excess: recortar el exceso
trim adj, trimmer ; trimmest
1) slim: esbelto
2) neat: limpio y arreglado, bien cuidado
trim n
1) condition: condición f, estado m
to keep in trim: mantenerse en buena forma
2) cut: recorte m
3) trimming: adornos mpl
trim
v.
afinar v.
afrailar v.
atusar (Pelo) v.
bordear v.
chapodar v.
cortar v.
desbarbar v.
escamondar v.
mondar v.
podar v.
recortar v.
ribetear v.
adj.
acicalado, -a adj.
aseado, -a adj.
en buen estado adj.
pulcro, -a adj.
n.
adorno s.m.
chambrana s.f.
estado s.m.
orientación s.f.
recorte s.m.

I trɪm
adjective -mm-
a) (slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizado
b) (neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte

II
noun
1) u (good condition)

to be in (good) trim — estar* en buen estado or en buenas condiciones

swimming keeps me in trim — la natación me mantiene en forma or en buen estado físico

2) c (cut) recorte m

just a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor

to give the hedge a trim — recortar el seto

3) u (on clothes) adornos mpl; (along edges) ribete m
4) (on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; (inside car) tapicería f

III
transitive verb -mm-
1)
a) (cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podar

trim the fat off the meat — quítele la grasa a la carne

b) (reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar
2)
a) (decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornar

trimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; (round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo

b) (upholster) (Auto) tapizar*
3) (Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar
4) (defeat decisively) (AmE colloq) darle* una paliza a (fam)
[trɪm]
1. ADJ
(compar trimmer) (superl trimmest)
1) (=neat) [garden] bien cuidado, arreglado; [person] arreglado; [clothes] de corte elegante; [moustache, beard] bien cuidado

a trim little house — una casita bien cuidada

2) (=slim) [person, figure] esbelto; [waist] delgado

to stay trim — conservar una figura esbelta

2. N
1) (=cut)

to get or have a trim — cortarse un poco el pelo; (on long hair) cortarse solo las puntas

to give one's beard a trim — recortarse la barba

to give the lawn/hedge a trim — recortar el césped/el seto

2) (=good physical condition)

to be in (good) trim — [person] estar en buena forma or en buen estado físico; [car, house] estar en buen estado or en buenas condiciones

to get in or into trim — ponerse en forma

to keep (o.s.) in (good) trim — mantenerse en buena forma or en buen estado físico

to keep sth in (good) trim — mantener algo en buen estado or en buenas condiciones

3) (=decoration)
a) (Sew) adorno m ; (on edge) ribete m , reborde m

a coat with a fur trim — un abrigo con ribetes or rebordes de piel

b) (Aut) (on outside of car) embellecedor m (Sp)

leather trim — tapizado m de cuero

wheel trim — tapacubos m inv , embellecedor m de la rueda (Sp)

3. VT
1) (=clip) [+ hair, beard, moustache] recortar; [+ hedge] cortar, podar; [+ lamp, wick] despabilar

to trim back — [+ plant, shoot] podar

trim excess fat from or off the chops — quitar el exceso de grasa de las chuletas

2) (=reduce) [+ costs, prices] recortar, reducir; [+ profits] recortar; [+ programme, policy] hacer recortes en; (also: trim back) [+ workforce] recortar, reducir
3) (=slim) [+ hips, thighs] adelgazar
4) (=decorate) [+ dress, hat] adornar; [+ Christmas tree] decorar

a dress trimmed with feathers/lace — un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje

5) (Naut) [+ sails] orientar; [+ boat] equilibrar
- trim one's sails
6) (Aer) equilibrar
7) (Orn) orientar
* * *

I [trɪm]
adjective -mm-
a) (slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizado
b) (neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte

II
noun
1) u (good condition)

to be in (good) trim — estar* en buen estado or en buenas condiciones

swimming keeps me in trim — la natación me mantiene en forma or en buen estado físico

2) c (cut) recorte m

just a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor

to give the hedge a trim — recortar el seto

3) u (on clothes) adornos mpl; (along edges) ribete m
4) (on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; (inside car) tapicería f

III
transitive verb -mm-
1)
a) (cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podar

trim the fat off the meat — quítele la grasa a la carne

b) (reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar
2)
a) (decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornar

trimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; (round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo

b) (upholster) (Auto) tapizar*
3) (Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar
4) (defeat decisively) (AmE colloq) darle* una paliza a (fam)

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