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1 trim
trim [trɪm]1. adjectivea. ( = neat) bien tenub. ( = slim) svelte ; [waist] mince2. nounb. ( = haircut) coupe f (d')entretien• to give a trim ( = to trim)b. ( = reduce) to trim costs réduire les dépenses► trim away, trim off separable transitive verbenlever aux ciseaux (or au couteau or à la cisaille)* * *[trɪm] 1.2) ( good condition)3) ( border) ( on clothing) bordure f; ( of braid) galon m; ( on woodwork) moulure f4) Automobileexterior trim — finition f extérieure
2.interior trim — garniture f intérieure
adjective [garden, person] soigné; [boat, house] bien tenu; [figure] svelte; [waist] fin3.transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) ( cut) couper [hair, grass, material]; tailler [beard, hedge]; ébouter [wood]2) ( reduce) réduire [budget, expenditure, workforce] (by de); raccourcir [article, speech] (by de)3) Culinary dégraisser [meat]4) ( decorate) décorer [tree, furniture]; border [dress, handkerchief] -
2 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].
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