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wick [wɪk](a) (for candle, lamp) mèche f∎ to dip one's wick (have sex) tremper son biscuit∎ to get on sb's wick taper sur les nerfs à qn -
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(a) (neat → appearance) net, soigné; (→ person) d'apparence soignée; (→ garden, flowerbed) bien entretenu; (→ ship) en bon ordre;∎ the garden is looking very trim le jardin a l'air très bien entretenu(b) (svelte → figure) svelte, mince(a) (cut → roses) tailler, couper; (→ hair, nails) couper; (→ beard) tailler; (→ candle wick) tailler, moucher; (→ paper, photo) rogner;∎ to trim one's nails se couper les ongles;∎ I had my hair trimmed je me suis fait raccourcir les cheveux;∎ trim the frayed edges off égalisez les bords du tissu∎ a hat trimmed with fur un chapeau bordé ou orné de fourrure;∎ the collar was trimmed with lace le col était bordé ou garni de dentelle;∎ we trimmed the Christmas tree with tinsel on a décoré le sapin de Noël avec des guirlandes∎ figurative to trim one's sails réviser son jugement(d) (cut back → budget, costs) réduire, limiter;∎ they were able to trim several thousand pounds from the budget ils ont pu réduire le budget de plusieurs milliers de livres3 noun∎ to be in good trim être en bon état;∎ the garden doesn't look in very good trim le jardin a l'air un peu à l'abandon(b) (fit condition → of person)∎ to get in or into trim se remettre en forme;∎ are you in (good) trim for the match? êtes-vous en forme pour le match?;∎ in fighting trim prêt pour le combat∎ she gave the hedge a trim elle a taillé la haie;∎ she gave her nails a trim elle s'est coupé les ongles;∎ to have a trim (at hairdresser's) se faire raccourcir les cheveux;∎ just a trim, please vous me les raccourcissez juste un peu, s'il vous plaît(d) (UNCOUNT) (moulding, decoration) moulures fpl; (on car) aménagement m intérieur, finitions fpl intérieures; (on dress) garniture f; American (in shop window) composition f d'étalage;∎ Cars interior trim finitions fpl intérieures, garnissage m;∎ seat trim habillage m des sièges►► trim track, trim trail parcours-santé m(b) (budget, costs) réduire(spend less) réduire ses dépenses; (shed staff) réduire ses effectifs∎ to trim the fat off the meat enlever le gras de la viande -
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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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