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1 trim
A n1 ( cut) ( of hair) coupe f d'entretien ; ( of hedge) taille f ; to have a trim se faire faire une coupe d'entretien ; to give sb ou sb's hair a trim faire une coupe d'entretien à qn ; to give one's beard a trim se tailler la barbe ; to give the lawn a trim tondre l'herbe ; the hedge needs a trim la haie a besoin d'être taillée ;2 ( good condition) to be in (good) trim être en bonne forme physique ; to keep oneself in trim se maintenir en bonne forme physique ; to get the garden in trim mettre le jardin en état ;3 ( border) ( on clothing) bordure f ; ( of braid) galon m ; ( on woodwork) moulure f ; (on furniture, work surface) baguette f ; ( on soft furnishings) frange f ;4 Aut finition f ; exterior trim finition f extérieure ; interior trim garniture f intérieure ; side trim baguette f de protection ;B adj1 ( neat) [appearance, garden, person] soigné ; [boat, house] en bon état ; [outline] net/nette ; to be neat and trim être très soigné ;1 ( cut) couper [branch, hair, grass, material, paper] ; tailler [beard, moustache, hedge] ; tondre [lawn] ; émarger [page] ; ébouter [wood] ; to trim (the wick of) a lamp moucher (la mèche d')une lampe ;2 ( reduce) réduire [budget, expenditure, workforce] (by de) ; raccourcir [article, speech] (by de) ; to trim 5% off the budget réduire le budget de 5% ;4 ( decorate) décorer [tree, furniture] (in en ; with avec) ; border [dress, curtain, handkerchief] (with de) ;6 ( modify) ajuster [opinion, utterances].■ trim away, trim off:▶ trim away [sth], trim [sth] away tailler [hair, fabric, branches] ; enlever [fat].■ trim down:▶ trim down [sth] réduire [budget, spending, workforce] ; réviser [qch] à la baisse [estimate, plans]. -
2 cut
cut [kʌt](verb: preterite, past participle cut)1. noun• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défensec. [of meat] morceau me. [of clothes] coupe f2. adjective[flowers, grass] coupé• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venub. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] coupere. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couperf. ( = reduce) réduire• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %g. ( = stop) couperh. [+ cards] couperi. [+ film] monterj. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-collera. [person, knife] couperb. [material] se couperc. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs• cut! coupez !5. compoundsde or en cristal taillé[problem, issue] touchera. [+ tree] couperb. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduireb. ( = disconnect) couper• to cut o.s. off from se couper de► cut out• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !b. [+ rival] supplanterd. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire[engine] caler► cut upa. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper* * *[kʌt] 1.1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f2) ( wound) coupure f3) ( hairstyle) coupe f4) (colloq) ( share) part f5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)job cuts — suppression f d'emplois
6) ( trim)to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]
7) Culinary morceau m8) ( of diamond) taille f9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f11) ( in editing) coupure f2.1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]
2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]7) ( liberate)to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]
to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)
8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]9) ( reduce) réduire10) ( grow)11) ( record) faire, graver [album]12) Computing couper [paragraph]13) Games couper [cards]14) ( intersect) [line] couper15) (colloq) ( stop)cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!
16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]17) ( snub) ignorer, snober3.1) (slice, make an incision) couperto cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]
2) (move, go) couperto cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un
3) Cinema4) Games couper5) fig4. 5.to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
cut past participle adjective1) (sliced, sawn) coupé2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant
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3 edge
A n1 ( outer limit) (of table, road, lake, field) bord m ; ( of coin) bordure f ; (of wood, clearing) lisière f ; at the water's edge au bord de l'eau ; on the edge of the city en bordure de la ville ; the film had us on the edge of our seats le film nous a tenus en haleine ;2 ( sharp side) tranchant m ; a blade with a sharp edge une lame bien aiguisée ; to put an edge on aiguiser, affûter [blade] ;4 ( sharpness) to give an edge to aiguiser [appetite] ; to take the edge off gâter [pleasure] ; calmer [anger, appetite] ; soulager [pain] ; there was an edge to his voice sa voix avait quelque chose de tendu ; to lose one's edge [writing, style] perdre sa vivacité ; [person] perdre sa vigueur ;5 ( advantage) to have the edge over ou on avoir l'avantage sur [competitor, rival] ; to give sb the edge over donner à qn l'avantage sur ; to have a slight edge avoir une légère avance (over sur) ;6 ( touchy) to be on edge [person] être énervé ; my nerves are on edge j'ai les nerfs fatigués ; that sound sets my teeth on edge ce bruit me fait grincer des dents ;7 fig ( extremity) to live on the edge vivre dangereusement ; the news pushed him over the edge cette nouvelle l'a achevé.B vtr1 ( move slowly) to edge sth towards approcher qch de ; he edged the car closer to the kerb il a rapproché la voiture du trottoir ; to edge one's way along longer la bordure de [cliff, parapet] ;2 ( trim) border [collar, handkerchief] ;3 Hort border [lawn].C vi ( advance) to edge forward avancer doucement ; to edge up to s'approcher doucement de ; to edge out of a parking space se dégager lentement d'une place de parking ; to edge closer to se rapprocher de [victory, independence] ; to edge towards s'approcher à petits pas de [door, victory].■ edge out [car, driver] ( of space) se dégager petit à petit (of de) ; ( of side street) sortir petit à petit (of de) ; I edged out of the room/door je me suis glissé hors de la pièce/par la porte ; to edge sb out of évincer qn de [job] ; we've edged our competitors out of the market nous avons éliminé tous nos concurrents du marché.■ edge up:▶ edge up1 [prices, figure] augmenter lentement ;2 to edge up to sb s'approcher à petits pas de qn.
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