trimming

el adorno

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trimming(

trih

mihng

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (decoration)

a. el adorno

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I used a few scraps of cloth to make a trimming for my hat.Usé unos pedacitos de tela para hacer un adorno para mi sombrero.

b. el ribete

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My mother sewed a striped trimming along the hem of my dress.Mi madre le cosió un ribete a rayas al dobladillo de mi vestido.

trimmings

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

2. (usual accompaniments)

a. la guarnición

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

May I have a hamburger with all the trimmings?¿Me puedes servir una hamburguesa con guarnición?

3. (something cut)

a. los recortes

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The gardener placed all the trimmings from the hedge into the compost pile.El jardinero puso todos los recortes del seto en la pila de compost.

trimming

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (on clothes)

a. el adorno

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (on edge)

a. el ribete

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (culinary)

turkey with all the trimmingspavo con la guarnición clásica

trimming [ˈtrɪmɪŋ]

noun

1 (edging) adorno (m); guarnición (f)

2 trimmings (cuttings) recortes (m); (extras, embellishments)

turkey with all the trimmings pavo con su guarnición; without all the trimmings sin los adornos

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