rim

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rim)

Inflections of 'rim' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
rims
v 3rd person singular
rimming
v pres p
rimmed
v past
rimmed
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rim n (edge)borde nm
  orilla nf
 Mary turned on the taps and sat on the rim of the bath, waiting for it to fill.
 Kevin wiped the sauce off the rim of the plate.
 Mary prendió la canilla y se sentó en el borde de la bañera, esperando a que se llenara. // Kevin limpió la salsa del borde del plato.
rim n often plural (spectacle frame) (gafas)montura nf
  armazón nm
 James is getting some new glasses, as he no longer likes the rims on the ones he's got.
 James va a comprar gafas nuevas, ya no le gusta la montura de las que tiene.
rim,
toilet rim
n
(toilet bowl: inside top part)borde nm
 You can buy specially shaped bottles of cleaning fluid to squirt under the rim of your toilet.
 Puedes comprar botellas limpiadores con una forma específica para tirar debajo del borde del inodoro.
rim [sth] vtr (form an edge)bordear vtr
 The potter rimmed the vase she was making.
 La ceramista bordeó la cazuela que estaba haciendo.
rim [sth] vtr (roll around edge of: a goal) (baloncesto)rodear el aro loc verb
 The ball rimmed the basket.
 La bola rodeó el aro de la cesta.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
rim n (basketball: edge of goal) (baloncesto)aro nm
 The ball hit the rim and rebounded.
 La bola golpeó el aro y rebotó.
rim n (car wheel: outer edge)llanta nf
  (AmL)rin nm
  (AmS, CR)aro nm
 Alison levered the tyre off the rim.
 Alison sacó el neumático de la llanta.
rim [sb] vtr vulgar, informal (sex: perform anilingus) (coloquial)dar un beso negro a loc evrb
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Compound Forms:
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Pacific Rim n (area around Pacific Ocean)países de la Costa del Pacífico grupo nom
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Collocations: [build a, take the] rim road, the rim brakes are [shot, blown], the rim of the [glass, cup, mug], more...

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