trim off
Also found in: Idioms.
Translations
w>trim off
vt sep bits of beard, ends of branch → abschneiden; rough edges (with knife/saw/plane/file) → abschneiden/-sägen/-hobeln/-feilen; fat → ab- or wegschneiden; they have trimmed 1p off income tax → sie haben den Einkommenssteuersatz um 1p gesenkt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007