From en.wiktionary.org:
[Trim]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Etymology
From [en], [enm], [enm], from [en], from [en], from [en], from [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To reduce slightly; to cut ; especially, to remove excess.
2. [en] To decorate or adorn ; especially of a Christmas tree .
3. * [passage=A rotten building newly TRIMMED over.]
4. * [IV]
5. * [en]
6. * [chapter=1]
7. [en] To adjust the positions of control surface s, sometimes using trim tab s, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch , roll , or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
8. [en] To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast ; to adjust for sailing ; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
9. * [text=The captain made us TRIM the boat, and we got her to lie a little more evenly.]
10. [en] To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle..
11. [en] [en] To balance ; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
12. [en] To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
13. * [passage=The hermit TRIMMED his little fire.]
14. [en] To dress ; to make smooth.
15. [en] To rebuke ; to reprove .
16. [en] To beat or thrash .
17. [en] To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
18. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1811 | title=The Tradesman | volume=7 | page=420
|passage=The lamp, or candle, which lights the binnacle, is placed in the
cabin, of course the expence of one light is saved, and all the inconveniences
of blowing out in a squally night, and likewise the trouble of TRIMMING the
lamp, are avoided.}}
1. [en] To change the carbon rod s of (an arc lamp ).
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1892 | title=English Mechanic and World of Science | page=444
|passage=To TRIM an arc lamp, first remove the old carbons and _carefully_ and
_thoroughly_ wipe the carbon rods, holders, &c. with a _clean, dry_ rag.
[...] Having cleaned the rods, next wipe out the globe and get ready the fresh
carbons.}}
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[to reduce slightly]
- Arabic: [ar] , [ar]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi]
- Norman: [nrf]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Turkish: [tr]
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[to decorate]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Cornish: [kw]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[to adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Maori: [mi]
- Russian: [ru]
- Turkish: [tr] < !-- was " gemiyi su akış yönüne doğru ayarlamak " - assumed sum-of-parts; if an idiom, remove the wikilinks to the individual words. see User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing -->
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[to adjust sails]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Polish: [pl]
- Russian: [ru]
- Turkish: [tr] [tr] [tr] [tr]
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[checktrans-top] [trans-bottom]
*** Noun
[~]
1. [en] Decoration ; especially, decoration placed along edge s or border s.
2. [en] A haircut , especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
3. Dress ; gear ; ornament s.
4. * [On the Morning of Christs Nativity]
5. * [passage=seeing him just pass the window in his woodland TRIM]
6. [en] The manner in which something is equipped or adorned ; order ; disposition .
1. [en] Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level) < !--synchronically equals [ellipsis of] .-->. < !-- Wiktionary:Tea_room/2025/August#How_established_are_trims%3F -->
7. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1614 | author=w:George Chapman | title=Andromeda Liberata
|passage=The measure and whole TRIM of comeliness}}
1. * [en]
2. [en] The state of adjustment of control surface s such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit control s.
3. [en] The mechanism (s) used to trim an aircraft in roll , pitch , and/or yaw .
4. [en] The female genitalia .
5. [en] Sexual intercourse with a woman.
6. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1969 | author=w:Maya Angelou | title=w:I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | url=https://archive.org/details/iknowwhycagedbi000maya | chapter=35 | pages=239–240 | publisher=Bantam | year_published=1971 | location=New York
|passage="Take me somewhere."<br>His response lacked dignity, but in fairness
to him I admit that I had left him little chance to be suave.<br>He asked,
"You mean, you’re going to give me some TRIM?"}}
1. [en] The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water , with reference to the cargo and ballast ; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern .
2. [en] The arrangement of the sail s with reference to the wind .
3. [en] Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
4. [en] The horizontal position of an underwater water
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[decoration placed along edges or borders]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Maori: [mi] [referring to sewing/dressmaking.]
- Portuguese: [pt]
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[a moderate haircut]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[the state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude
can be maintained]
- French: [fr]
[trans-bottom]
[the mechanism used to trim an aircraft]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[the manner in which something is equipped]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de] , [especially cars] [de]
[trans-bottom]
[the manner in which a vessel floats]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Italian: [it]
[trans-bottom]
[arrangement of sails relative to the wind]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
[trans-bottom]
[horizontal position of an underwater diver] [trans-bottom]
*** Adjective
[er]
1. [physically] fit .
2. Slender , lean .
3. Neat or smart in appearance .
4. * [4]
5. * [IX]
**** Translations
[fit]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it]
[trans-bottom]
[slender, lean]
- German: [de]
[trans-bottom]
[neat, smart appearance]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- German: [de]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
*** Adverb
[-]
1. [en] In good order; properly managed or maintained.
2. [en] With sails well trimmed.
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en] [en]
** Albanian
*** Alternative forms
- [sq] [[tɾajm ]] [1]
*** Etymology
[sq] From [sq], most likely from [sq]. Cognate with [sa] and [hy].[2]
Alternatively from [sq]. Compare [la], [lt], [xto] and [txb].[3] According to
Stuart E. Mann, it is connected to [xmk] if not somehow derived from [sq].[4]
*** Pronunciation
- [sq]
*** Noun
[m][5]
1. man , manful
2. hero
3. courageous
4. valiant , valorous
5. brave , hardy
**** Declension
[a]
*** References
References:
[1]. Trajm in Google Search (see https://www.google.be/search?q=%22trajm%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=AEDnVfnUF4GqUqHDpLgK#q=%22trajm%22+%2B+%22shqip%22) .
[2]. [page=]
[3]. “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern Francke, p. 1092
[4]. Mann, S. E. 1974. An Albanian Historical Grammar.
[5]. Dictionnaire Français-Albanais / Fjalor Shqip-Frengjisht, page 608, [Vedat Kokona] , [Tiranë] , 2002, [99927-726-4-6]
*** Further reading
- [R:sq:FGJSH:2006]
** Dutch
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
- [nl]
*** Verb
[nl]
1. [nl]
** Latvian
*** Numeral
[lv]
1. [lv]