trim Význam & definícia

Význam trim v slovenčine

• 0 to make something tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it:

  • to trim the hedge

  • My hair needs trimming.

  • Trim off the leafy ends of the vegetable before cooking.

• 1 to reduce the amount or size of something:

  • They're trying to trim their costs, so staff who leave are not being replaced.

• 2 to decorate something by adding objects, pieces of material, etc. that make it look attractive:

  • The edges of the jacket had been trimmed with sequins.

• 3 thin in an attractive and healthy way:

  • You're looking very trim - have you lost weight?

• 4 tidy and well ordered:

  • trim lawns and neat flower beds

• 5 an act of making something, especially someone's hair, tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it:

  • I asked the hairdresser for a trim.

  • Just give the ends a trim, please.

• 6 →  trimming

• 7 the decorative features of a vehicle, for example the type and colour of the material that is used to cover the seats :

  • The car has a plush interior with full leather trim.

  • What is the difference between the various Volkswagen trims?

  • Many dealers have realized that small-car shoppers are willing to buy higher trim levels and optional features.

• 8 physically prepared and ready, or in good condition:

  • Are you in trim for the run on Sunday?

• 9 to make something neater or more even by cutting a small amount off:

  • He had a neatly trimmed beard.

  • We have to trim costs by not making any unnecessary trips.

• 10 to add decoration to something:

  • The robe was trimmed with fur.

• 11 material used to add decoration to something:

  • The team’s new uniforms are blue with black trim.

• 12 thin and appearing to be in good physical condition:

  • He was a short, trim, wiry man.

• 13 to reduce the amount or size of something:

  • The bank will trim 850 workers as part of a cost-cutting program.

  • Several programs were eliminated to trim $600,000 from the company's $6.7 million annual budget.

  • trim costs/debt/growth

• 14 to reduce unnecessary spending:

  • The company needs to trim the fat to make itself attractive to corporate investors.

  • The article advises on how to trim the fat from your grocery bill.