trimma

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English trim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrɪmːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmːa

Verb

trimma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative trimmaði, supine trimmað)

  1. (intransitive) to jog (for exercise)

Conjugation

Swedish

Verb

trimma (present trimmar, preterite trimmade, supine trimmat, imperative trimma)

  1. to tune (an engine or the like)
    en trimmad moped
    a tuned moped
    trimma ner
    tune down
    nedtrimmad
    tuned down
  2. to trim hair
    trimma mustaschen
    trim the moustache
    trimma hundens päls
    trim the fur of the dog

Usage notes

Often of illegal (but widespread) tuning of mopeds driven by teenagers to raise the max speed above the legal 45 km/h.

Conjugation

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