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  • 1 trim

    [trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb
    1) (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.)
    2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.)
    3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.)
    2. noun
    (a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.)
    3. adjective
    (neat and tidy: a trim appearance.)
    - trimness
    - trimming
    - in good trim
    - in trim
    * * *
    [trim] n 1 boa ordem, boa posição. 2 boa condição ou disposição, bom estado. 3 ataviamento, decoração, ornamento. 4 equipamento, preparo. 5 Naut a) posição das velas. b) equilíbrio, posição do navio dentro d’água. 6 Aeron ângulo de vôo sob dadas condições. 7 vigamento, madeiramento visível dentro de um prédio. 8 acabamento, enfeite (de roupa). • vt+vi 1 pôr em ordem, arranjar, preparar. 2 equipar, aprestar, guarnecer. 3 podar (plantas), cortar ou aparar (cabelo). 4 Tech desbastar, rebastar, aparelhar, aplainar, desempenar. 5 atiçar o lume. 6 enfeitar, adornar, decorar. 7 mudar (de opinião), adaptar-se às circunstâncias. 8 Naut colocar e ajustar as velas. 9 equilibrar, distribuir a carga ou lastro (de navio ou avião). 10 coll repreender, censurar. • adj 1 asseado, catita. 2 bem tratado, em ordem. 3 bem equipado. 4 bem ajustado, cômodo. in good trim a) bem colocada (carga). b) bem equipado. in sailing trim com os velas ajustadas. out of trim desequilibrado (carga mal colocada), mal equipado. put the room in good trim! arrume bem o quarto! to trim off, to trim away remover, cortar por não ser necessário. to trim one’s sails controlar a conduta de alguém. to trim up ataviar. to trim with the time adaptar-se ao tempo ou às circunstâncias.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > trim

  • 2 trim

    [trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb
    1) (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.) aparar
    2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) enfeitar
    3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) marear
    2. noun
    (a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) corte
    3. adjective
    (neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) bem cuidado
    - trimness - trimming - in good trim - in trim

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > trim

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  • Trim of sails — Trim Trim, n. 1. Dress; gear; ornaments. [1913 Webster] Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. The trim of an encounter. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trim your sails — trim (your) sails to spend less money. The school is having to trim its sails because of government cutbacks …   New idioms dictionary

  • Trim — Trim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trimming}.] [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of uncertain origin.] 1. To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trim´ness — trim «trihm», verb, trimmed, trim|ming, adjective, trim|mer, trim|mest, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to make neat by cutting away parts: »The gardene …   Useful english dictionary

  • trim´ly — trim «trihm», verb, trimmed, trim|ming, adjective, trim|mer, trim|mest, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to make neat by cutting away parts: »The gardene …   Useful english dictionary

  • trim — [trim] vt. trimmed, trimming [via ME dial. < OE trymman, to make firm, set in order, array < trum, strong, firm: for IE base see TREE] 1. Obs. to prepare; fit out; dress 2. to put in proper order; make neat or tidy, esp. by clipping,… …   English World dictionary

  • Trim — Trim, n. 1. Dress; gear; ornaments. [1913 Webster] Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. The trim of an encounter. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trim of the masts — Trim Trim, n. 1. Dress; gear; ornaments. [1913 Webster] Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. The trim of an encounter. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trim sails — trim (your) sails to spend less money. The school is having to trim its sails because of government cutbacks …   New idioms dictionary

  • trim — trimly, adv. trimness, n. /trim/, v., trimmed, trimming, n., adj., trimmer, trimmest, adv. v.t. 1. to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge. 2. to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by …   Universalium

  • trim — [[t]trɪm[/t]] v. trimmed, trim•ming, 1) to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge[/ex] 2) to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by or as if by cutting (often fol. by off): to trim off… …   From formal English to slang

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