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trim
1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (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) podar2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) adornar, guarnecer3) (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- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim
trim vb recortartr[trɪm]1 (neat, tidy) (bien) arreglado,-a, ordenado,-a, cuidado,-a2 (person, figure) esbelto,-a, delgado,-a1 (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) tapicería3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL asiento, estiba2 (reduce by cutting back) recortar, reducir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in trim / in good trim estar en forma, estar en buena forma1) decorate: adornar, decorar2) cut: recortar3) reduce: recortar, reducirto trim the excess: recortar el exceso1) slim: esbelto2) neat: limpio y arreglado, bien cuidadotrim n1) condition: condición f, estado mto keep in trim: mantenerse en buena forma2) cut: recorte m3) trimming: adornos mplv.• 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 trɪma) ( slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizadob) ( neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte
II
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 mjust a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor
4) ( on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; ( inside car) tapicería f
III
1)a) ( cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podarb) ( reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar2)a) ( decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornartrimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; ( round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo
3) ( Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar4) ( 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 cuidado2) (=slim) [person, figure] esbelto; [waist] delgado2. N1) (=cut)to get or have a trim — cortarse un poco el pelo; (on long hair) cortarse solo las puntas
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 ma 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. VT1) (=clip) [+ hair, beard, moustache] recortar; [+ hedge] cortar, podar; [+ lamp, wick] despabilarto 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, reducir3) (=slim) [+ hips, thighs] adelgazar4) (=decorate) [+ dress, hat] adornar; [+ Christmas tree] decorara dress trimmed with feathers/lace — un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje
5) (Naut) [+ sails] orientar; [+ boat] equilibrar- trim one's sails6) (Aer) equilibrar7) (Orn) orientar- trim off* * *
I [trɪm]a) ( slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizadob) ( neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte
II
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 mjust a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor
4) ( on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; ( inside car) tapicería f
III
1)a) ( cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podarb) ( reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar2)a) ( decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornartrimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; ( round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo
3) ( Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar4) ( defeat decisively) (AmE colloq) darle* una paliza a (fam) -
2 prune
I pru:n verb(to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches: He pruned the roses.) podar
II pru:n noun(a dried plum.) ciruela pasaprune n ciruela pasatr[prʊːn]1 ciruela pasa————————tr[prʊːn]1 (hedge, rosebush, etc) podar2 (essay, novel, etc) acortar; (budget, costs, etc) reducir, recortarprune ['pru:n] vt, pruned ; pruning : podar (arbustos, etc.), acortar (un texto), recortar (gastos, etc.)prune n: ciruela f pasan.• ciruela pasa s.f.v.• desbarbillar v.• despampanar v.• entresacar v.• escamondar v.• mondar v.• podar (Agricultura) v.
I pruːnnoun ciruela f pasa or (CS) seca
II
a) ( Hort) podarb) \<\<essay/article\>\> pulir y acortar; \<\<costs/workforce\>\> reducir*, recortar
I
[pruːn]N1) (=fruit) ciruela f pasa2) * (=person) bobo(-a) m / f, majadero(-a) * m / f
II
[pruːn]VT [+ tree, branches] podar; (fig) reducir, recortar* * *
I [pruːn]noun ciruela f pasa or (CS) seca
II
a) ( Hort) podarb) \<\<essay/article\>\> pulir y acortar; \<\<costs/workforce\>\> reducir*, recortar
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