trim
verb
1 verb cut off edges etc TRANSITIVEbearr verb gearr verb she trimmed the edges of the pastry with a knife ghearr sí imeall an taosráin le scianI had my hair trimmed ghearr mé mo chuid gruaige, fuair mé bearradh gruaigewe trimmed back the big branches ghearramar siar na géaga móra 2 verb COOK remove (fat) TRANSITIVEgearr verb he trimmed the fat off the meat ghearr sé an gheir den fheoilTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb lawn, hedge, etc TRANSITIVEgearr verb bearr verb the verge was nicely trimmed bhí an chiumhais bearrtha go néata 4 verb reduce sth TRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb gearr siar the government wants to trim public spending tá an rialtas ag iarraidh gearradh siar ar chaiteachas poiblíthey decided to trim their holiday by a day shocraigh siad lá a bhaint dá gcuid saoire 5 verb deduct part of TRANSITIVEgearr verb ciorraigh verb bain de PhrV you have to trim 10% off the budget caithfidh tú 10% a bhaint den bhuiséad 6 verb CLOTH, FURN decorate TRANSITIVEmaisigh verb cóirigh verb he trimmed the cake mhaisigh sé an císteshe was trimming a hat bhí sí ag cóiriú hata 7 verb Christmas tree TRANSITIVEmaisigh verb 8 verb SAIL sails TRANSITIVEtrimeáil verb cothromaigh verb 9 verb AERO aircraft TRANSITIVEcothromaigh verb 10 verb HEALTH part of body TRANSITIVEto trim your waist do choim a dhéanamh níos caoile, meáchan a chailleadh thart faoi do choim
noun
11 noun of hair, hedge, etcbearradh masc I'll give the hedge a trim tabharfaidh mé bearradh don fhál, bearrfaidh mé an fál 12 noun CLOTH, FURN decoration, edgingcóiriú masc maisiú masc the dress has a trim round the edge tá cóiriú thart ar imeall an ghúnafur trim maisiú fionnaidh 13 noun AUTO on carthe seats have a leather trim tá imeall leathair ar na suíocháinwheel trim cumhdach rotha 14 noun SAIL of sailstrim masc4 cothromú masc out of trim as trim 15 noun AERO of flaps on aircraftcothromú masc trim masc4 adjective
16 adjective slimtanaí adj3 caol adj1 she has a trim figure tá sí tanaí, tá sí deas córach 17 adjective neatnéata adj3 dea-chóirithe adj3 a trim garden gairdín néata