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1 slim
A adj1 ( shapely) [person, waist, figure] mince ; [ankle, wrist, leg, finger] fin, mince ; of slim build mince ; to get slim devenir mince, s'amincir ;3 ( slight) [chance, hope, margin, majority] mince.B vtr ( p prés etc - mm-) réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser ○ [business] ; réduire [budget, workforce].■ slim down:1 [person] maigrir, perdre du poids ;2 [company, organization] réduire ses effectifs ;▶ slim [sth] down, slim down [sth] réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser ○ [industry, company] ; réduire [portfolio, workforce]. -
2 slim
∎ tall and slim élancé;∎ a slim-hipped young man un jeune homme aux hanches étroites;∎ to keep slim rester mince(b) (book, wallet) mince∎ they have only a slim chance of winning the next election ils n'ont que de faibles chances de gagner les prochaines élections(get thin) maigrir, mincir; (diet) faire ou suivre un régime(of diet, exercise) faire maigrir(b) figurative (industry) dégraisser; (workforce) réduire; (ambitions, plans) limiter, réduire; (design, car) épurer, alléger;∎ the company is slimming down its electronics operation la société réduit ses activités dans le domaine de l'électronique;∎ a slimmed-down version of the old model une version épurée de l'ancien modèle(b) (company, army etc) diminuer de taille -
3 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] -
4 slender
slender ['slendə(r)]∎ Peter is tall and slender Peter est grand et élancé(b) (limited → resources) faible, maigre, limité; (→ majority, margin) étroit, faible; (→ hope, chance) maigre, faible; (→ knowledge) faible, limité;∎ the slenderest of margins une marge des plus étroites;∎ there is a very slender chance that… il y a une chance très faible que… + subjunctive;∎ euphemism he's a person of slender means il ne roule pas sur l'or
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waist — n. 1) a slender, slim waist 2) around, round the waist (she wore a belt around her waist) * * * [weɪst] slim waist round the waist (she wore a belt around her waist) a slender around … Combinatory dictionary
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waist — noun 1 part around the middle of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow, slender, slim, small, thin, tiny ▪ 34 inch, etc. VERB + WAIST … Collocations dictionary
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waist — noun (C) 1 the narrow part in the middle of the human body: wearing a belt around his waist | from the waist up/down (=in the top or bottom half of your body): Lota was paralysed from the waist down. | stripped to the waist (=not wearing any… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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shirt|waist|er — «SHURT WAYS tuhr», noun. a one piece dress with a shirtwaist top: »Of these charming shirtwaisters, some printed, others in woven cotton, the best are high waisted, slim (Observer) … Useful english dictionary
Tightlacing — A corset reducing the circumference of the waist to 16 inches (41 cm). Tightlacing (also called corset training and waist training) is the practice of wearing a tightly laced corset to achieve extreme modifications to the figure and posture… … Wikipedia