trim off


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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
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