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• Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪm/
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• Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈtɹ̝̊wɪm] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔wɪm]
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• New-Zealand: /ˈtɹəm/
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• Scotland, Wales: /ˈtɾɪm/
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• rhymes with -ɪm
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From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).

110 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• German: fit — fit
• Italian: in forma — fit
• German: schlank — slender, lean
• Italian: snello — slender, lean
• Bulgarian: спретнат (spretnat) — neat, smart appearance
• German: gepflegt — neat, smart appearance
• Russian: опря́тный (oprjátnyj) — neat, smart appearance
• Finnish: reunakoriste — decoration placed along edges or borders
• Māori: piriniko — decoration placed along edges or borders
• Portuguese: remate — decoration placed along edges or borders
• Finnish: tasoitus — a moderate haircut
• Finnish: trimmaus — a moderate haircut
• Irish: bearradh — a moderate haircut
• Italian: spuntata (capelli-barba-baffi) — a moderate haircut
• Italian: sforbiciata — a moderate haircut
• Swedish: trimning — a moderate haircut
• French: compensation — the state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained
• Finnish: trimmi — the mechanism used to trim an aircraft
• French: compensateur — the mechanism used to trim an aircraft
• Spanish: compensador — the mechanism used to trim an aircraft
• Finnish: varustelutaso — the manner in which something is equipped
• Finnish: viimeistely — the manner in which something is equipped
• German: Verkleidung — the manner in which something is equipped
• German: Ausstattung — the manner in which something is equipped
• German: Innenausstattung — the manner in which something is equipped
• Finnish: kulkuasento — the manner in which a vessel floats
• Finnish: tasapaino — the manner in which a vessel floats
• French: assiette — the manner in which a vessel floats
• Hebrew: שֹׁפַע (shofa) — the manner in which a vessel floats
• Italian: assetto (nave-aereo) — the manner in which a vessel floats
• Finnish: trimmi — arrangement of sails relative to the wind
• Finnish: purjeiden asento — arrangement of sails relative to the wind
• German: Trimm — arrangement of sails relative to the wind
• German: Segeltrimmung — arrangement of sails relative to the wind
• Italian: orientamento — arrangement of sails relative to the wind
• Arabic: شَذَّبَ (šaḏḏaba) — to reduce slightly
• Arabic: قَلَّمَ (qallama) — to reduce slightly
• Bulgarian: подрязвам (podrjazvam) — to reduce slightly
• Bulgarian: подкастрям (podkastrjam) — to reduce slightly
• Bulgarian: подстригвам (podstrigvam) — to reduce slightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 修剪 (xiūjiǎn) — to reduce slightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 修整 (xiūzhěng) — to reduce slightly
• Czech: zkrátit — to reduce slightly
• Czech: zastřihnout — to reduce slightly
• Esperanto: ĉirkaŭhaki — to reduce slightly
• Finnish: leikata — to reduce slightly
• Finnish: trimmata — to reduce slightly
• French: tailler — to reduce slightly
• Galician: cortar — to reduce slightly
• Galician: recortar — to reduce slightly
• German: kürzen — to reduce slightly
• German: nachschneiden — to reduce slightly
• German: schneiden — to reduce slightly
• German: stutzen — to reduce slightly
• German: zurückschneiden — to reduce slightly
• Italian: tagliare — to reduce slightly
• Italian: accorciare — to reduce slightly
• Māori: kaikawau — to reduce slightly
• Māori: kaikauau — to reduce slightly
• Norman: trînmer — to reduce slightly
• Norwegian: stusse — to reduce slightly
• Portuguese: cortar — to reduce slightly
• Portuguese: podar — to reduce slightly
• Portuguese: aparar — to reduce slightly
• Romanian: tăia — to reduce slightly
• Romanian: tunde — to reduce slightly
• Romanian: ajusta — to reduce slightly
• Russian: обре́зать (obrézatʹ) — to reduce slightly
• Russian: сократи́ть (sokratítʹ) — to reduce slightly
• Russian: подстри́чь (podstríčʹ) — to reduce slightly
• Spanish: recortar — to reduce slightly
• Spanish: podar — to reduce slightly
• Spanish: mondar — to reduce slightly
• Spanish: escamondar — to reduce slightly
• Spanish: escamujar — to reduce slightly
• Spanish: atusar — to reduce slightly
• Turkish: yontmak — to reduce slightly
• Ottoman Turkish: قرقمق (kırkmak) — to reduce slightly
• Bulgarian: гарнирам (garniram) — to decorate
• Bulgarian: украсявам (ukrasjavam) — to decorate
• Chinese Mandarin: 点缀 (diǎnzhuì) — to decorate
• Cornish: takla — to decorate
• Finnish: koristella — to decorate
• German: schmücken — to decorate
• German: stutzen — to decorate
• Italian: decorare — to decorate
• Portuguese: decorar — to decorate
• Russian: наряжать (narjažatʹ) — to decorate
• Spanish: orlar — to decorate
• Spanish: ribetear — to decorate
• Turkish: süslemek — to decorate
• Turkish: tıraş etmek — to decorate
• Bulgarian: уравновесявам (uravnovesjavam) — to adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs
• Finnish: trimmata — to adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs
• French: compenser — to adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs
• Finnish: tasapainottaa — to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water
• Finnish: säätää kulkuasentoa — to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water
• Finnish: trimmata — to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water
• Hebrew: ַשִׁפֵּע (shipe'a) — to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water
• Māori: tauta — to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water
• Russian: накренить (nakrenitʹ) — to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water
• Finnish: säätää — to adjust sails
• Finnish: säätää purjeita — to adjust sails
• Finnish: trimmata — to adjust sails
• German: trimmen — to adjust sails
• Italian: bordare — to adjust sails
• Italian: orientare — to adjust sails
• Māori: whakatikatika rā — to adjust sails
• Polish: trymować — to adjust sails
• Russian: перекладывать (perekladyvatʹ) — to adjust sails