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21 trim
I 1. [trɪm]1) (cut) (of hair) taglio m., spuntata f.; (of hedge) spuntata f., potatura f.3) (border) (on clothing) bordo m., bordura f.; (of braid) gallone m.; (on woodwork) modanatura f., listello m.4) aut. finiture f.pl.2.1) (neat) [ person] curato, ordinato; [ garden] ordinato, ben tenuto; [ boat] in buon assetto; [ house] ordinato, pulito, lindoII [trɪm]2) (reduce) ridurre [budget, expenditure, workforce] (by di); tagliare, abbreviare [article, speech] (by di)3) gastr. sgrassare [ meat]4) (decorate) decorare, addobbare [tree, furniture] (in con; with con); bordare, guarnire [dress, handkerchief] ( with con)* * *[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.) spuntare2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) tagliare, ritagliare3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) assettare2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) spuntata3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) curato- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim* * *[trɪm]curato (-a), ordinato (-a), (house, garden) ben tenuto (-a), (figure) snello (-a)2. n1)in good trim — (car) in buone condizioni, (person) in forma
2) (haircut) spuntata, regolata3. vt1) (cut: hedge, beard, edges) regolare tagliando, (hair) spuntare2)to trim (with) — (decorate: Christmas tree) decorare (con)
to trim sth with sth — (edge) mettere un bordo di qc a qc
3) (Naut: sail) orientare•- trim off* * *trim /trɪm/A n.1 [u] assetto; ordine; disposizione; condizione; stato: ( di nave, ecc.) in fighting trim, in assetto di guerra; All my papers are in good ( o proper) trim, tutti i miei documenti sono in perfetto ordine; ( sport) Our team is in good trim, la condizione della nostra squadra è buona; la nostra squadra è in forma2 [uc] finitura; rifinitura; arredamento; (autom.) interno ( della carrozzeria): What colour is the trim of the car?, di che colore è l'interno dell'auto?7 [u] (aeron.) assetto di volo9 [u] (naut.) orientamento (delle vele)B a.2 ben tenuto; bene attrezzato; bene equipaggiato; in perfetto ordine: a trim garden, un giardino tenuto bene; (naut.) a trim ship, una nave in perfetto ordine3 snello; svelto● (tipogr., comput.) trim mark, indicatore di taglio □ ( legatoria) trim size, formato del libro (o del foglio) rifilato □ (naut.) trim by the head, appruamento □ (naut.) trim by the stern, appoppamento □ to get into trim, mettersi in ordine; prepararsi □ to be in trim, essere in ordine; essere in assetto; ( sport) essere in forma □ to be out of trim, non essere in ordine; ( di nave, d'aereo, ecc.) essere fuori assetto; ( sport) non essere in forma.(to) trim /trɪm/A v. t.1 ordinare; assettare; rassettare; mettere in ordine; ripulire; rifinire; regolare: (naut.) to trim a ship [a boat], assettare una nave [una barca] ( bilanciandone il carico, la zavorra, ecc.); to trim lumber, ripulire il legname ( piallando, ecc.)2 tagliare; potare; cimare; spuntare; ritagliare; to trim a hedge, cimare (o potare) una siepe; to have one's hair [beard, moustache] trimmed, farsi spuntare i capelli [la barba, i baffi]; (fig.) to trim one's costs, tagliare (o ridurre) i costi3 adornare; decorare; ornare; guarnire: The children trimmed the Christmas tree, i bambini hanno decorato l'albero di Natale; to trim a collar with fur, guarnire di pelliccia un bavero4 (metall.) rifilare; sbavare5 (fam.) rimproverare; sgridare; fare una ramanzina a (q.)6 (fam.) battere; bastonare; percuotere; picchiare; dare una strigliata a (q.)B v. i.1 barcamenarsi; tergiversare; essere un opportunista; tirare a campare● to trim the budget, apportare tagli al bilancio □ (naut.) to trim the hold, sistemare (o livellare, assettare) la stiva □ (fam.) to trim sb. 's jacket, picchiare (o bastonare) q. □ ( di pesci) to trim the shore, nuotare lungo la riva □ to trim the wick of a candle, smoccolare una candela.* * *I 1. [trɪm]1) (cut) (of hair) taglio m., spuntata f.; (of hedge) spuntata f., potatura f.3) (border) (on clothing) bordo m., bordura f.; (of braid) gallone m.; (on woodwork) modanatura f., listello m.4) aut. finiture f.pl.2.1) (neat) [ person] curato, ordinato; [ garden] ordinato, ben tenuto; [ boat] in buon assetto; [ house] ordinato, pulito, lindoII [trɪm]2) (reduce) ridurre [budget, expenditure, workforce] (by di); tagliare, abbreviare [article, speech] (by di)3) gastr. sgrassare [ meat]4) (decorate) decorare, addobbare [tree, furniture] (in con; with con); bordare, guarnire [dress, handkerchief] ( with con) -
22 keep *****
[kiːp] kept vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (retain, maintain) tenereto keep time — (clock) andar bene
she keeps herself fit — si tiene or si mantiene in forma
sorry to keep you... — scusate il ritardo...
to keep sth to o.s. — tenere qc per sé
keep it to yourself or under your hat fam — tienilo per te
2) (put aside) mettere da parte, (store) tenere, conservarekeep it in a safe place or somewhere safe — tienilo in un posto sicuro
"keep in a cool place" — "conservare in un luogo fresco"
3) (detain, restrain) trattenereI mustn't or don't let me keep you — non voglio trattenerti
to keep o.s. from doing sth — trattenersi dal fare qc
you're keeping me from my work — mi stai impedendo di lavorare, così non riesco a lavorare
4) (fulfil, observe: promise, vow) mantenere, (law, rule, Lent) osservare, (treaty, agreement) rispettare, (Christmas, Easter) celebrare6) (support: family) mantenere7) (accounts, diary) tenereto keep a record or note of sth — prendere nota di qc
2. vi1) (continue) continuare, (remain) stare, restareto keep (to the) left/right — tenere la sinistra/la destra
to keep to — (promise) mantenere, (subject, text) attenersi a
to keep fit — tenersi or mantenersi in forma
to keep at sb — (fam: pester) non dare pace a qn
to keep at sth — (fam: continue) continuare a fare qc
keep at it! fam — continua, dai!
to keep still — stare or rimanere fermo (-a)
to keep from doing sth — trattenersi or frenarsi dal fare qc
to keep to one's room/bed — rimanere in camera/a letto
they keep to themselves — si tengono in disparte, stanno per conto loro
2)how are you keeping? — come stai?3) (food) mantenersi, conservarsi(
fig: wait) this business can keep — quest'affare può aspettare3. n1) (livelihood) vitto e alloggio2) (of castle) torrione m, maschioSee:•- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep up -
23 spruce up
spruce up [sth., sb.], spruce [sth., sb.] up agghindare, adornare [ person]; tirare a lucido [ house]; curare, tenere in ordine [ garden]to spruce oneself up — agghindarsi, farsi bello
* * *(to make oneself or somebody else smarter: I'll go and spruce up before going out.) agghindarsi, (farsi bello)* * *vt + advto spruce o.s. up — farsi bello (-a)
all spruced up — tutto (-a) azzimato (-a) or agghindato (-a)
* * *spruce up [sth., sb.], spruce [sth., sb.] up agghindare, adornare [ person]; tirare a lucido [ house]; curare, tenere in ordine [ garden]to spruce oneself up — agghindarsi, farsi bello
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24 straight ****
[streɪt]to be (all) straight — (tidy) essere a posto, essere sistemato (-a), (clarified) essere chiaro (-a)
to put straight — (picture) raddrizzare, (hat, tie) aggiustare, (house, room, accounts) mettere in ordine
to put things or matters straight — chiarire le cose
I couldn't keep a straight face; I couldn't keep my face straight — non riuscivo a stare serio
2) (continuous, direct) diritto (-a)straight speaking; straight talking — franchezza
4) (plain, uncomplicated) semplice, (drink) liscio (-a), (Theatre: part, play) serio (-a), (person: conventional) normale, (heterosexual) etero inv2. adv1) (in a straight line: gen) drittoto go straight up/down — andare dritto su/giù
to go straight fig — rigare dritto
2) (directly, without diversion) direttamente, diritto3) (immediately) subito, immediatamentestraight away; straight off — subito
4) (frankly) chiaramente, francamente3. n(on racecourse) dirittura d'arrivo, Rail rettilineo
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