trim

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.) stuss, trimming
3. adjective
(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) ordentlig, nett, velstelt
- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim
pynt
--------
redusere
--------
trimme
I
subst. \/trɪm\/
1) stand, tilstand, orden
2) form, kondis(jon)
3) (spesielt langs kantene på noe) utsmykning, pynt, dekorering
the cupboards were painted blue with a white trim
4) (på kjøretøy) pyntelister
the chrome trim of a car
kromlistene på en bil
5) (i kjøretøy) innredning
the trim inside a car
6) utstyr, utrustning
7) klipp(ing), stuss(ing), trimming
my beard needs a trim
you could do with a trim of your hair
the barber gave me a trim
frisøren stusset håret mitt
8) beskjæring
the trim of a hedge
9) (luftfart) trim
10) (sjøfart, om skips dyptgående, oppmerket for og akter) amning, trim, styrlastighet
11) (sjøfart, om seil) kantsetting
get into trim sette i stand (sport) få i form, komme i form
be in trim (være) i orden, (være) i god stand (spes. sport) (være) i (fin) form
in (sailing) trim (sjøfart) seileferdig, trimmet (be)
out of trim (være) i uorden, (være) i dårlig stand (spesielt sport) (være) ute av form, (være) i dårlig form (sjøfart) ute av balanse (sjøfart) feiltrimmet (sjøfart) dårlig stu(v)et
the trim of the sails (også) seilenes stilling
II
verb \/trɪm\/
1) klippe, stusse, trimme
I need to get my beard trimmed
jeg må få skjegget mitt stusset
Brian always trims his toenails in the bathtub
Brian klipper alltid tåneglene sine i badekaret
trim a dog
trimme en hund
2) beskjære, klippe til
I trim the hedge every other year
jeg beskjærer hekken annethvert år
trim a tree of its branches
kviste et tre
3) (overført) skjære ned, redusere
trim the budget
4) (tømrerfag) hugge til, grovhugge, høvle til, grovhøvle
5) pleie, skjøtte, passe, stelle, ta seg av, bringe i orden, pusse
can you trim the fire while I'm out?
trim a wick
pusse en veke
6) (mekanikk) avgrate, skjegge, kantskjære, tilrette
7) dekorere, smykke, pynte, garnere
trim the Christmas tree
pynte juletreet
Sue's new dress was trimmed with ribbons
8) (hverdagslig) banke, slå, beseire, danke ut
9) (hverdagslig) refse, irettesette, skjelle ut, ta ordentlig i skole
10) (hverdagslig) snyte, bedra, svindle
11) (sjøfart) trimme, kantsette
12) (sjøfart) bringe på rett kjøl, stu(v)e om, lempe, trimme
trim a ship
trim the cargo
trim coal
lempe kull
13) (luftfart) trimme
14) (overført) gå den gylne middelvei, kompromisse, tilpasse, innrette, vende kappen etter vinden, fisle, lefle
trim one's options according to...
tilpasse meningene sine etter...
politicians are always trimming
politikerne vender alltid kappen etter vinden
trim down slanke seg, gå ned i vekt
trim one's sails to the wind eller trim one's sails to every wind sesail, 1
trim out skjære vekk
trim the sails (sjøfart) sesail, 1
III
adj. \/trɪm\/
1) nett, pen, ordentlig, sirlig
trim clothes
2) i god stand, velordnet
3) (om person) slank (og fin), veltrent, velbygd, velformet
a trim figure
4) (gammeldags) velutrustet, velutstyrt, forberedt
trim and tight fiks ferdig

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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 — ist ein Befehl zur Markierung ungenutzter oder ungültiger Datenblöcke auf Speichermedien zum Zweck der späteren Wiederbeschreibung[1]. Der TRIM Befehl ermöglicht es einem Betriebssystem, dem Speichermedium Solid State Drive (SSD) mitzuteilen,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trim — Trim, a. [Compar. {Trimmer}; superl. {Trimmest}.] [See {Trim}, v. t.] Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trim — may refer to:Places* Trim, County Meath, a town and castle in Ireland * Trim Station (OC Transpo), a bus station in Ottawa, Canada * Trim Road, in Ottawa, CanadaDecoration* Trim (sewing), ornaments applied to clothing or other textiles * Trim… …   Wikipedia

  • trim — [trɪm] verb trimmed PTandPPX trimming PRESPARTX [transitive] to remove parts of a plan, set of activities, company etc in order to reduce its costs: • We need to trim the Defence budget by another £500m. • The company is to trim its workforce (=… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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 — trȉm [b] (II)[/b] prid. <indekl.> DEFINICIJA kao prvi dio polusloženice 1. koji se odnosi na trim (I) (3) [trim specijalist; trim starješina] 2. koji se odnosi na fizičku kondiciju [trim akcija; trim pokret; trim centar] SINTAGMA trim… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • 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 — [adj1] neat, orderly apple pie order*, clean, clean cut, compact, dapper, fit, in good shape, neat as a pin*, nice, shipshape*, slick, smart, snug, spick and span*, spruce, streamlined, symmetrical, tidy, to rights*, uncluttered, well groomed;… …   New thesaurus

  • Trim — ist: eine Stadt in Irland: Trim (Irland) in der Informatik eine Funktion zum Entfernen von Leerzeichen am Anfang und Ende von Zeichenketten. Figur aus dem Buch Leben und Meinungen des Tristram Shandy von Laurence Sterne der Hund, der den Hund… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”