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1 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) -
2 cut
I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) tagliare; ritagliare3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) tagliare11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) taglio2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••
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