fine

fine ¹

 (fīn)

adj. fin·er, fin·est

1.

a. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; a fine wine.

b. Excellent in character or ability: a fine person; a fine writer.

2. Very small in size, weight, or thickness: fine type; fine paper.

3.

a. Free from impurities.

b. Metallurgy Containing pure metal in a specified proportion or amount: gold 21 carats fine.

4. Very sharp; keen: a blade with a fine edge.

5. Thin; slender: fine hairs.

6. Carefully or delicately made or done: fine china. See Synonyms at exquisite.

7. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse: fine dust.

8.

a. Marginally different or subtle: a fine difference.

b. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision; sensitive: has a fine eye for color.

9. Trained to the highest degree of physical efficiency: a fine racehorse.

10. Characterized by refinement or elegance: people in the finest society.

11. Satisfactory; acceptable: Handing in your paper on Monday is fine.

12. Being in a state of satisfactory health; quite well: "How are you?" "I'm fine."

13. Used as an intensive: a fine mess.

adv.

1. Finely.

2. Informal Very well: doing fine.

tr. & intr.v. fined, fin·ing, fines

To make or become finer, purer, or cleaner.

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[Middle English fin, from Old French, from Latin fīnis, end, supreme degree.]

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fine′ness n.

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fine ²

 (fīn)

n.

1. A sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense.

2. Obsolete An end; a termination.

tr.v. fined, fin·ing, fines

To require the payment of a fine from; impose a fine on.

Idiom:

in fine

1. In conclusion; finally.

2. In summation; in brief.

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[Middle English fin, from Old French, settlement, compensation, from Medieval Latin fīnis, from Latin, end.]

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fin′a·ble, fine′a·ble adj.

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fi·ne ³

 (fē′nā)

n. Music

The end.

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[Italian, from Latin fīnis, end.]

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fine

(faɪn)

adj

1. excellent or choice in quality; very good of its kind: a fine speech.

2. superior in skill, ability, or accomplishment: a fine violinist.

3. (of weather) clear and dry

4. enjoyable or satisfying: a fine time.

5. (postpositive) informal quite well; in satisfactory health: I feel fine.

6. satisfactory; acceptable: that's fine by me.

7. of delicate composition or careful workmanship: fine crystal.

8. (Metallurgy) (of precious metals) pure or having a high or specified degree of purity: fine silver; gold 98 per cent fine.

9. subtle in perception; discriminating: a fine eye for antique brasses.

10. abstruse or subtle: a fine point in argument.

11. very thin or slender: fine hair.

12. very small: fine dust; fine print.

13. (of edges, blades, etc) sharp; keen

14. ornate, showy, or smart

15. good-looking; handsome: a fine young woman.

16. polished, elegant, or refined: a fine gentleman.

17. morally upright and commendable: a fine man.

18. (Cricket) cricket (of a fielding position) oblique to and behind the wicket: fine leg.

19. (prenominal) informal disappointing or terrible: a fine mess.

adv

20. informal quite well; all right: that suits me fine.

21. a nonstandard word for finely

22. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker (of a stroke on the cue ball) so as to merely brush the object ball

23. cut it fine to allow little margin of time, space, etc

vb

24. to make or become finer; refine

25. (often foll by: down or away) to make or become smaller

26. (Brewing) (tr) to clarify (wine, etc) by adding finings

27. (Billiards & Snooker) (tr) billiards snooker to hit (a cue ball) fine

28. informal (foll by: up) Austral and NZ (of the weather) to become fine

[C13: from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis end, boundary, as in fīnis honōrum the highest degree of honour]

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fine

(faɪn)

n

1. a certain amount of money exacted as a penalty: a parking fine.

2. (Law) a payment made by a tenant at the start of his tenancy to reduce his subsequent rent; premium

3. (Law) feudal law a sum of money paid by a man to his lord, esp for the privilege of transferring his land to another

4. (Law) a method of transferring land in England by bringing a fictitious law suit: abolished 1833

5. in fine

a. in short; briefly

b. in conclusion; finally

vb

(tr) to impose a fine on

[C12 (in the sense: conclusion, settlement): from Old French fin; see fine¹]

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fine

(ˈfiːneɪ)

n

1. (Music, other) the point at which a piece is to end, usually after a da capo or dal segno

2. (Music, other) an ending or finale

[Italian, from Latin fīnis end]

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fine

(fin)

n

(Brewing) brandy of ordinary quality

[literally: fine]

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fine¹

(faɪn)

adj. fin•er, fin•est, adj.

1. of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade; excellent: fine wine.

2. consisting of minute particles: fine sand.

3. very thin; slender: fine thread.

4. keen; sharp, as a tool.

5. delicate in texture or workmanship: fine cotton.

6. highly skilled; accomplished: a fine musician.

7. trained to the maximum degree, as an athlete.

8. characterized by refinement or elegance; polished; refined: fine manners.

9. affectedly ornate or elegant.

10. delicate; subtle: a fine distinction.

11. healthy; well.

12. elegant in appearance; smart.

13. good-looking; handsome: a fine young man.

14. (of a precious metal or its alloy) free from impurities; containing a large amount of pure metal.

adv.

15. Informal. excellently; very well.

16. finely; delicately: fine wrought lettering.

v.i.

17. to become fine or finer, as by refining.

v.t.

18. to make fine or finer, esp. by refining or pulverizing.

19. to reduce the size or proportions of (often used with down or away): to fine down heavy features.

20. to clarify (wines or spirits) by filtration.

[1250–1300; Middle English fin < Anglo-French, Old French: extreme, farthest, best < Latin fīnis end]

fine²

(faɪn)

n., v. fined, fin•ing. n.

1. a sum of money imposed as a penalty for an offense or dereliction: a parking fine.

2. a fee paid by a feudal tenant to a landlord, as on the renewal of tenure.

3. (formerly) a conveyance of land through decree of an English court, based upon a simulated lawsuit.

4. Archaic. a penalty of any kind.

v.t.

5. to subject to a fine.

Idioms:

in fine, in short; briefly.

[1150–1200; Middle English fin < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fīnis end, Medieval Latin: settlement, payment]

fi•ne³

(ˈfi neɪ)

n.

Music. the end.

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fine

– finely

Fine is usually an adjective, but in conversation you can also use it as an adverb. Fine has three main meanings.

1. used to mean 'very good'

You can use it to say that something is very good or impressive.

He gave a fine performance.

From the top there is a fine view.

When you use fine like this, you can use words such as very or extremely in front of it.

He's intelligent and he'd do a very fine job.

This is an unusually fine piece of work.

You can't use fine as an adverb with this meaning, but you can use the adverb finely in front of an -ed participle.

This is a finely crafted story.

2. used to mean 'satisfactory'

You can also use fine to say that something is satisfactory or acceptable.

'Do you want more milk?' – 'No, this is fine.'

If you say that you are fine, you mean that your health is satisfactory.

'How are you?' – 'Fine, thanks.'

When you use fine to mean 'satisfactory', don't use 'very' in front of it. However, you can use just.

Everything is just fine.

'Is she settling down in England?' – 'Oh, she's just fine.'

In conversation, you can use fine as an adverb to mean 'satisfactorily' or 'well'.

We got on fine.

I was doing fine.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'finely' in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'We got on finely'.

3. used to mean 'small' or 'narrow'

You can also use fine to say that something is very narrow, or consists of very small or narrow parts.

She has long, fine hair.

When you use fine like this, you can use words such as very in front of it.

These pins are very fine and won't split the wood.

You can use finely as an adverb with this meaning.

Put the mixture in the bowl and add a cup of finely chopped onions.

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fine

Past participle: fined
Gerund: fining

Imperative

fine

fine

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fine

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fine - money extracted as a penalty   amercement, mulct penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract library fine - fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned
Verb	1.	fine - issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" ticket book - record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" amerce - punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
Adj.	1.	fine - being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" all right, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
	2.	fine - minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction" precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
	3.	fine - thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print" thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
	4.	fine - characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master" elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
	5.	fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" coarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
	6.	fine - free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" metallurgy - the science and technology of metals pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
Adv.	1.	fine - an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence all right, OK, very well, alright
	2.	fine - in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" delicately, exquisitely, finely

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fine

¹

adjective

1. excellent, good, great, striking, choice, beautiful, masterly, select, rare, very good, supreme, impressive, outstanding, magnificent, superior, accomplished, sterling, first-class, divine, exceptional, splendid, world-class, exquisite, admirable, skilful, ornate, first-rate, showy This is a fine book.
excellent poor, inferior, indifferent, second rate, substandard

2. well, fit, healthy, in good health, strong, sound, robust, hale, hearty, alive and kicking, fighting fit (informal), in fine fettle, up to par, fit as a fiddle, able-bodied She is fine and sends her best wishes.

3. satisfactory, good, all right, suitable, acceptable, convenient, agreeable, hunky-dory (informal), fair, O.K. or okay (informal) It's fine to ask questions as we go along.

4. fine-grained, ground, powdered, powdery, granulated, pulverized The ship came to rest on the fine sand.

5. thin, small, light, narrow, wispy The heat scorched the fine hairs on her arms.

6. delicate, light, thin, sheer, lightweight, flimsy, wispy, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy, chiffony Her suit was of a pale grey fine material.
delicate heavy, rough, dull, crude, blunt, coarse

7. stylish, expensive, elegant, refined, tasteful, quality We waited in our fine clothes.

8. delicate, fragile, exquisite, dainty She wears fine jewellery wherever she goes.

9. intricate, detailed, complex, complicated, exact, meticulous Fine detailed work is done with the help of a magnifying glass.

10. minute, exact, precise, nice They are reserving judgement on the fine detail.

11. subtle, narrow, delicate, nice a fine distinction between her official and unofficial duties

12. keen, minute, nice, quick, sharp, critical, acute, sensitive, subtle, precise, refined, discriminating, tenuous, fastidious, hairsplitting She has a fine eye for detail.

13. brilliant, quick, keen, alert, clever, intelligent, penetrating, astute He had a fine mind and excellent knowledge.

14. sharp, keen, polished, honed, razor-sharp, cutting tapering to a fine point

15. good-looking, striking, pretty, attractive, lovely, smart, handsome, stylish, bonny, well-favoured You're a very fine woman.

16. worthy, good, excellent, deserving, valuable, decent, reliable, respectable, upright, admirable, honourable, honest, righteous, reputable, virtuous, dependable, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable He was an excellent journalist and a fine man.

17. sunny, clear, fair, dry, bright, pleasant, clement, balmy, cloudless I'll do the garden if the weather is fine.
sunny dull, unpleasant, cloudy, overcast

18. pure, clear, refined, unadulterated, unalloyed, unpolluted, solid, sterling a light, fine oil, high in vitamin content

adverb

1. all right, well, well enough, adequately, not badly, satisfactorily, acceptably, passably, O.K. or okay (informal) After all, we're doing fine now, aren't we?

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fine

²

noun

1. penalty, damages, punishment, forfeit, financial penalty, amercement (obsolete) If convicted he faces a fine of one million dollars.

verb

1. penalize, charge, punish She was fined £300 and banned from driving.

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fine ¹

adjective

1. Of fine quality:

choice, first-class, prime, select, superior.

2. Exceptionally good of its kind:

ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.

Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.

Slang: boss.

Chiefly British: tophole.

3. Free from clouds or mist, for example:

clear, cloudless, fair, sunny, unclouded.

4. Consisting of small particles:

dusty, powdery, pulverous, pulverulent.

5. So slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate:

delicate, finespun, nice, refined, subtle.

6. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision:

delicate, nice, subtle.

7. Appealing to refined taste:

choice, dainty, delicate, elegant, exquisite.

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fine ²

noun

A sum of money levied as punishment for an offense:

amercement, mulct, penalty.

verb

To impose a fine on:

amerce, mulct, penalize.

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Translations

بِصورَة مُرْضِيَهجيِّد! حَسَنٌ!حَسَنُ، بِصِحَّةٍ جيِّدَهخَفيفدَقيق

pokutavýborněvýbornýprima!skvělý

bødefintyndfintfint!

GeldstrafeausgezeichnetBußgeldfeinfiligran

πρόστιμολεπτόςπερίφημαπερίφημος

multabuenofinobiendelgado

hienohienostikaunismainioohut

amendefinbeaubondélicat

לקנוסקנס

dobrokaznalijeptanak

baik

ágæturágætur, prÿîilegurfíngerîurfínn, fíngerîurgóîur, bjartur

multabellobenemultarefino

とても細い罰金見事な見事に

가느다란건강한벌금좋은

delikātsjaukijaukslabilabs

boetedunfijngoedmooi

finbotbøtleggebrafinknust

drobnygrzywnapięknieświetny

multaagradávelbembomfiança

тонкийштрафмелкийотличнопеня

dostať pokutu

doberdrobenelegantenfingloba

brafinfinthärligOK

ค่าปรับดีผอม บาง ละเอียดสบายดี

güzelinceince/ufak taneliiyimükemmel

thanh mảnhtiền phạttốt

很好细的罚款罚金良好的

fine

¹ [faɪn]

A. ADJ (finer (compar) (finest (superl)))

1. (= delicate, thin) [thread, hair] → fino, delgado; [rain, point, nib] → fino; [line] → delgado, tenue; (= small) [particle] → minúsculo
fine-nibbed pen → bolígrafo m de punta fina
see also print

2. (= good) [performance, example] → excelente; (= imposing) [house, building] → magnífico; (= beautiful) [object] → hermoso
she's a very fine musician → es una música verdaderamente excelente
we use only the finest ingredients → sólo usamos ingredientes de primerísima calidad
he's a fine-looking boy → es un muchacho bien parecido
he's got it down to a fine art → lo hace a la perfección
see also chance A2

3. (= subtle) [distinction] → sutil
she has a fine eye for a bargain → tiene mucho ojo or muy buen olfato para las gangas
there's a fine line between love and hate → la línea que separa el amor del odio es muy tenue, del amor al odio sólo hay un paso
not to put too fine a point on it → hablando en plata
the finer points of the argument → los puntos más sutiles del argumento

4. (= refined) [taste, manners] → refinado
he has no finer feelings whatsoever → no tiene nada de sensibilidad
see also feeling 3

5. (= acceptable) → bien
"is this ok?" - "yes, it's fine" → -¿vale así? -si, está bien
fine! → ¡de acuerdo!, ¡vale!, ¡cómo no! (esp LAm)
that's fine by me → por mí bien, de acuerdo
"would you like some more?" - "no, I'm fine, thanks" → -¿quieres un poco más? -no, gracias, con esto me basta
fine and dandy everything may look fine and dandy to you → puede que tú todo lo veas de color de rosa

6. (= quite well) → muy bien
he's fine, thanks → está muy bien, gracias

7. (of weather) → bueno
if the weather is fine → si hace buen tiempo
it's a fine day today → hoy hace buen tiempo
the weather kept fine for the match → duró el buen tiempo hasta el partido
one fine day, we were out walking → un día que hacia buen tiempo habíamos salido de paseo

8. (iro) → menudo
a fine friend you are! → ¡valiente amigo estás hecho! (iro), ¡menudo amigo eres tú! (iro)
you're a fine one to talk! → ¡mira quién habla!
a fine thing! → ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!

9. (= pure) [metal] → puro, fino

B. ADV

1. (= well) → bien
"how did you get on at the dentist's?" - "fine" → -¿qué tal te ha ido en el dentista? -bien
you're doing fine → lo estás haciendo bien
mother and baby are doing fine → la madre y el bebé están bien
to feel fine [person] → encontrarse bien
these shoes feel fine → estos zapatos son cómodos
five o'clock suits me fine → a las cinco me viene bien

2. (= finely) to chop sth up fine → picar algo en trozos menudos, picar algo muy fino
to cut it fine (of time) → ir con el tiempo justo; (of money) → calcular muy justo
we'll be cutting it pretty fine if we leave at ten → vamos a ir con el tiempo muy justo si salimos a las diez

C. CPD fine art N the fine arts NPL → las Bellas Artes
fine wines NPL → vinos mpl selectos

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fine

² [faɪn]

A. N → multa f
to get a fine (for sth/doing sth) → ser multado (por algo/hacer algo)
I got a fine for → me pusieron una multa por ...

B. VT to fine sb (for sth/doing sth) → multar a algn (por algo/hacer algo)

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fine

[ˈfaɪn]

adj

[weather] → beau(belle)
The weather is fine today → Il fait beau aujourd'hui.

(= beautiful) [building, view] → beau(belle)

(= healthy) [person] to be fine → aller bien
He's fine → Il va bien.
"How are you?" - "I'm fine." → "Comment ça va?" - "Ça va bien."
I feel fine.; I'm feeling fine → Je me sens bien.

(= very good) → excellent(e)
He's a fine musician → C'est un excellent musicien.
a fine example of sth → un bel exemple de qch

(= high-quality) [wine, food] → fin(e)

[hair] → fin(e); [sand] → fin(e)
She's got very fine hair → Elle a les cheveux très fins.

(= delicate) [adjustment] → minutieux/euse; [detail] → subtil(e); [line] → fin(e), mince
there's a fine line between (= it's difficult to distinguish)
There's a fine line between advice and information → La marge est étroite entre les conseils et les renseignements.
the fine detail of sth (= exact details) [deal, proposal] → les moindres détails de qch

(= quite okay) fine! → très bien!
that's fine → c'est très bien
it's fine to do → il n'y a pas d'inconvénient à faire
It's fine to ask questions as we go along → Il n'y a pas d'inconvénient à poser des questions tout en avançant.
that's fine with me, that's fine by me → d'accord
everything will be just fine → tout ira bien

adv

(= well) → très bien
to be doing fine
You're doing fine → C'est bien., Vous vous débrouillez bien.

(= small) [cut up] → fin, finement
to cut it fine (= leave no margin for error) → ne pas se laisser de marge

n (= punishment) (gen) → amende f; (for motoring offence) → contravention f
She got a £50 fine → Elle a eu une amende de cinquante livres.
I got a fine for driving through a red light → J'ai eu une contravention pour avoir grillé un feu rouge.

vt [+ wrongdoer] → condamner à une amende; [+ motorist] → donner une contravention à
to fine sb £100 → condamner qn à une amende de 100 livresfine art n

(= subject) → beaux-arts mpl

(= works) → objets mpl d'art

to have got sth down to a fine art → faire qch à la perfectionfine arts npl → beaux-arts mpl

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fine

:

fine art

n

usu pl → schöne Künste pl

(= skill) → Kunststück nt, → echte Kunst; he’s got it down to a fine → er hat den Bogen heraus (inf)

fine cut

n (= tobacco) → Feinschnitt m

fine-drawn

adj

thread → fein gesponnen or (synthetic) → gezogen; wire → fein gezogen

features → fein (geschnitten)

fine dust

n → Feinstaub m

fine-food shop

n → Feinkostgeschäft nt

fine-grain, fine-grained

adj wood, rock → fein gemasert; (Phot) film, paper → feinkörnig

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fine

:

fine-tune

vt engine → fein abstimmen; (fig) projection etc → fein abstimmen

fine-tuning

n (lit) → Feinabstimmung f; (fig also) → Detailarbeit f

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fine

¹

adv in fine (liter) → kurz und gut, kurzum

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fine

²

n (Jur) → Geldstrafe f; (for less serious offences) → Geldbuße or -strafe f; (driving) → Bußgeld nt; (for minor traffic offences) → (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung

vt (Jur) → zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen, mit einer Geldstrafe/-buße belegen; (for driving offences also) → Bußgeld verhängen gegen; (for minor traffic offences) → eine (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung erteilen (+dat); he was fined £100 → er musste £ 100 Strafe bezahlen; he was fined for speeding → er hat einen Strafzettel für zu schnelles Fahren bekommen; she was fined for possession (of drugs) → sie wurde wegen Drogenbesitz zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt

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fine

³

adj (+er)

(= excellent) piece of work, example, painting, book, museum → ausgezeichnet; building, town, view → herrlich; person → fein, trefflich (geh); performance, performer, player → großartig, ausgezeichnet; you’re doing a fine job → Sie machen Ihre Sache ganz ausgezeichnet; they’re in fine health → sie erfreuen sich bester Gesundheit; this is even finer than her previous recording → das ist noch besser als ihre letzte Aufnahme; she’s a fine woman → sie ist eine bewundernswerte or (in stature) → stattliche Frau; he is the finest actor of our day → er ist der größte Schauspieler unserer Zeit; the finest English painting of its time → das beste or großartigste englische Gemälde seiner Zeit; the finest beaches in Spain → die herrlichsten or schönsten Strände Spaniens; their finest hour → ihre größte Stunde ? fettle, figure N d, form N i

(= acceptable: of things) → in Ordnung; my coffee was fine → mein Kaffee war in Ordnung; any more? — no, that’s fine or it’ll be fine → noch etwas? — nein, danke or es ist gut so; everything’s (just) fine → alles in (bester) Ordnung; everything’s going to be just fine → es wird schon alles gut gehen; how was I? — you were fine → wie war ich? — gut; these apples are fine for cooking → diese Äpfel eignen sich (gut) zum Kochen; it’s fine (for you) to interrupt me → Sie dürfen mich gerne unterbrechen; it’s fine for men to cry → Männer dürfen auch weinen, es ist durchaus in Ordnung, wenn Männer weinen; the doctor said it was fine for me to play → der Arzt sagte, ich dürfte ohne Weiteres spielen; you look/the wallpaper looks fine (to me) → (ich finde,) du siehst/die Tapete sieht gut aus; your idea sounds fine → Ihre Idee hört sich gut an; shall we have another beer? — sounds fine to me → sollen wir noch ein Bier trinken? — ja, gute Idee; he/she is fine (= managing OK) → er/sie kommt gut zurecht; (= in good health) → es geht ihm/ihr gut; (= things are going well) → mit ihm/ihr ist alles in Ordnung; how are you? — fine, thanks → wie geht es Ihnen? — danke, gut; a glass of water and I’ll be fine → nach einem Glas Wasser wird es mir wieder gut gehen; he’s fine, he’s done it before → es schafft es schon, er hat es schon einmal gemacht; any questions? no? fine → noch Fragen? nein? gut; that’s fine with or by me → ich habe nichts dagegen; it’ll take me a couple of days — that’s fine with me → ich werde ein paar Tage dafür brauchen — das ist in Ordnung; anything she wanted was usually fine with him → was sie auch immer wollte, er hatte meist nichts dagegen

(= high-quality) food → fein; wine → erlesen, edel; furniture, jewellery, clothes → ausgesucht; china, porcelain, fabric → erlesen, ausgesucht; the finest ingredients → die erlesensten Zutaten

(= refined) lady, gentleman, manners → fein; (= smart, large) house → vornehm; she likes to play at being the fine lady → sie spielt sich gern als feine Dame auf

weather, day → schön; when it is/was fine → bei schönem Wetter; all areas will be fine tomorrow → morgen wird es überall schön; one fine day → eines schönen Tages

(iro) excuse, state, friend etc → schön (iro); a fine reward for all my work! → eine schöne Belohnung für meine ganze Mühe!; a fine friend you are! → du bist mir ja ein schöner Freund!; a fine time to remember that! → ein feiner Augenblick, dich daran zu erinnern!; that’s all very fine, but … → das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber …; that’s fine for you to say → du hast gut reden; you’re a fine one to talk! → du kannst gerade reden!; fine words → schöne Worte pl

(= thin) needle, thread → dünn, fein; fabric, material → dünn; hair, grain → fein; handwriting → fein, zierlich; sieve, net, mesh, weave → fein(maschig); a net with a fine mesh → ein feinmaschiges Netz; fine nib → spitze Feder; a paper with very fine grain → ein sehr feinkörniges Papier

(= in small particles) powder, dust, sand, mist → fein; a fine rain → Nieselregen m; a fine dusting of snow/flour → eine dünne Schneedecke/Mehlschicht; fine dust levels → Feinstaubwerte pl

(= delicate) china, fabric → fein; features → fein, zart

(= subtle, small) adjustment, detail, distinction, difference → fein; print → klein; in fine print → klein gedruckt; to read the fine print → das Kleingedruckte lesen; the finer points of English grammar → die Feinheiten der englischen Grammatik; not to put too fine a point on it → um ganz offen zu sein; there’s a fine line between genius and madness → es besteht ein feiner Unterschied zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn

gold, silver → fein; gold 98% fine → Gold mit 98% Feingehalt

adv

(= well) work → tadellos; you’re doing fine → Sie machen Ihre Sache gut; (healthwise) → Sie machen gute Fortschritte; we get on fine → wir kommen ausgezeichnet miteinander aus

(= thinly) cut, slice → fein, dünn ? cut 3 q

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fine

¹ [faɪn]

1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (small, delicate, narrow) → fine; (rain) → leggero/a (fig) (distinction) → sottile
not to put too fine a point on it → per dirlo con schiettezza
he's got it down to a fine art → lo fa alla perfezione

b. (not coarse, metal) → fino/a; (sense) → sottile; (taste) → raffinato/a; (feelings) → elevato/a
fine workmanship → lavorazione f raffinata

c. (good) → ottimo/a; (beautiful, imposing) → bello/a; (clothes) → elegante
if the weather is fine → se il tempo è bello
it's a fine day today → è una bella giornata oggi
he's a fine man → è un'ottima persona
that's fine → va benissimo
he's fine → sta bene
a fine friend you are! → bell'amico sei!
you're a fine one to talk! → senti chi parla!
a fine thing! → bella roba!
one fine day → un bel giorno

2. adv

a. (well) → molto bene
you're doing fine → te la cavi benissimo

b. (finely) → finemente
to cut it fine (of time, money) → farcela per un pelo

fine down vt + adv → affinare

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fine

² [faɪn]

1. n → multa
to get a fine for sth/doing sth → ricevere una multa per qc/per aver fatto qc

2. vt to fine sb (for sth/for doing sth) → multare qn or fare una multa a qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)

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fine¹

(fain) adjective

1. (usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality. fine paintings; a fine performance. goeie skilderye; knap vertoning رائِع، مُمْتاز прекрасен belo skvělý vorzüglich fin; smuk ωραίος, εξαίρετοςexcelente oivaline بسیار خوب hieno beauטוב बढ़िया, अचछा divan, izvrstan, sjajan finom bagus ágætur bello 見事な 좋은, 멋진 puikus jauks; lielisks sangat bagus voortreffelijkfin, glimrendewspaniały, ładny دیړه ښه belo bun прекрасный skvelý odličen sjajan fin, utmärkt ดีเยี่ยม güzel, mükemmel 傑出的 першокласний, високопробний نفیس ، بہت عمدہ tốt 杰出的

2. (of weather) bright; not raining. a fine day. mooi; helder صافٍ хубав belo hezký schön fin; smuk; herlig καλός, λαμπρόςbueno selge خوب kirkas beauבהיר बढ़िया vedar, lijep derült, szép cerah góður, bjartur bello 晴れた (날씨가) 좋은 puikus (par laiku) jauks; skaists cerah droogfin, pen, deilig, vakkerpiękny ښه belo frumos ясный pekný jasen vedar fin, vacker แจ่มใส güzel, açık ve güneşli 晴朗的 ясний, сухий صاف (موسم) ؛ بارش کے بغیر (thời tiết) sáng sủa; không mưa 晴朗的

3. well; healthy. I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today! gesond; goed حَسَنُ، بِصِحَّةٍ جيِّدَه здрав bem dobře gut have det fint θαυμάσια στην υγεία bien hästi سرحال terve bienבסדר स्वस्थ dobar, zdrav jó sehat heilbrigður, hress bene 元気な 건강한 puikus man klājas labi sihat primafin, bra, i fin formdobrze روغ ،جوړ bem bine прекрасный dobre odličen dobro fint, bra สบายดี iyi, sağlıklı 良好的，健康的 здоровий اچھا ، صحتمند sung sức; dễ chịu 良好的，健康的

4. thin or delicate. a fine material. fyn رَقيق، ناعِم фин fino jemný zart fin; tynd; sart λεπτός, ευαίσθητοςfino peen(ike) ظریف ohut finעדין बारीक fin, ugodan (materijal) vékony halus fínn, fíngerður fine きめの細かい 얇은 plonas, švelnus smalks halus fijnfin, tynn, lettcienki, delikatny تنكى، نازك، لطيف، خوندور، نفيس، حساس. دسليقې خاوند fino fin тонкий jemný fin tanak tunn, skör บาง çok ince 精致的 витончений, вишуканий مہین، نفیس thon thả; mảnh mai 精致的

5. careful; detailed. Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery. fyn دَقيق деликатен delicado pečlivý genau fin; detaljeret φίνος, περίτεχνοςfino, delicado täpne دقیق yksityiskohtainen délicatאיכותי सतर्क precizan, detaljan gondos cermat nákvæmur, vandaður delicato 入念な 세심한 preciziškas precīzs cermat nauwkeurigfin, detaljertprecyzyjny حساس delicado de fineţe тщательный starostlivý natančen delikatan skicklig ละเอียด zarif, ince 精巧的 високої якості تفصیلی، عمدگی سے được chế tạo cẩn thận; tinh xảo 精巧的

6. made of small pieces, grains etc. fine sand; fine rain. fyn korrels; motreën مَصنوع مِن حَبَّات ناعِمَه، ناعِم، رَقيق ситен fino jemný fein fin ψιλόςfino peenike ریز hienojakoinen finדק बारीक sitan finom lembut fíngerður fino, fine 細かい (모래 등이) 알이 고운 smulkus smalks; sīks lembut fijnfin, finknust, finmiałki, drobny دانه،تخم fino fin мелкий jemný droben sitan fin ประกอบด้วยชิ้นส่วนเล็ก ๆ ince/ufak taneli 細的 дрібний چھوٹے ذرات سے بنا làm bằng những hạt rất nhỏ hoặc mịn 细的

7. slight; delicate. a fine balance; a fine distinction. fyn خَفيف тънък delicado drobný, jemný fein fin; tynd λεπτόςsutil, delicado peen کم hieno subtilעדין बारीक jedva primjetljiv (razlika) finom halus nákvæmur, skÿr, örfínn delicato; sottile 微妙な 미묘한 subtilus, nedidelis smalks; delikāts halus subtielfin, subtil, smekkerdelikatny لږ delicado/preciso subtil утончённый jemný fin, pretanjen sitan känslig, subtil ละเอียดอ่อน ince, hassas 微妙的 точний نفیس ، مہین tinh tế 微妙的

8. perfectly satisfactory. There's nothing wrong with your work – it's fine. fyn مُمتاز، بَديع чудесен bom výborný gut fin; tilfredsstillende εξαίρετος, άριστοςexcelente suurepärane عالی hyvä très bien בְּסֶדֶר גָמוּר संतुष्टि zadovoljavajući kitűnő sempurna ágætur, prÿðilegur perfetto 申し分のない 완전히 만족스러운 visiškai geras labs; lielisks memuaskan primafindobry ښه bom foarte bine прекрасный výborný v redu, krasen dobar utmärkt น่าพึงพอใจ iyi, güzel 完全令人滿意的 прекрасний; чудовий اطمئنان بخش vừa ý 完全令人满意的

adverb

satisfactorily. This arrangement suits me fine. fyn بِصورَة مُرْضِيَه прекрасно satisfatoriamente výborně ausgezeichnet godt ικανοποιητικάmuy bien, a la perfección hästi به خوبی hyvin très bien בְסֶדֶר גָמוּר संतुष्टिपूर्वक izvrsno, dobro (odgovarati nečemu) kitűnően memuaskan prÿðilega bene, benissimo とてもよく 만족스럽게 puikiai labi; lieliski memuaskan primafint, bra, godtdobrze په قناعت سره perfeitamente de minune вполне výborne zelo prav odgovarajući fint, utmärkt อย่างน่าพึงพอใจ çok iyi, uygun 很好 прекрасно اطمئنان بخش một cách thoả đáng, hài lòng 很好

interjection

good; well done etc. You've finished already – fine! fyn; goed جيِّد! حَسَنٌ! супер ótimo prima! gut! fint! ωραίαmuy bien, bien hecho tore! خیلی خوبه hienoa très bienיופי बढ़िया Odlično! jól van! bagus stórfínt! bene よろしい 좋다! puiku! jauki; lieliski bagus primafint!; flott!; storartet! świetnie! دیړه ښه certo/óptimo bine!; bravo! отлично! príma! krasno fino fint! utmärkt! ดีมาก çok iyi, bravo 好極了 чудово! بہت خوب tốt; giỏi 好极了

ˈfinely adverb

fyn بِصورَةٍ دَقيقَه أو ناعِمَه أو رقيقَه отлично delicadamente skvěle fein fint; tyndt; sart λεπτά delicadamente, minuciosamente, elegantemente peenelt, suurepäraselt بطور عالی hienosti magnifiquementדק बढ़िया ढंग से dobro, sjajno szépen, finoman, remekül, pontosan dengan baik glæsilega benissimo 見事に 훌륭하게 puikiai lieliski dengan halus nauwkeurigfint, tynt, lett, detaljert, subtilt drobno په خوبی توګه delicadamente minunat хорошо skvele dobro dobro fint อย่างละเอียด; อย่างประณีต çok iyi, inceden inceye 精細地，美好地 високоякісно; тонко نفاست سے đẹp đẽ, tuyệt vời; thành những hạt hoặc miếng nhỏ; với sự chính xác, một cách tinh vi 精细地，美好地

ˈfinery noun

beautiful clothes, jewellery etc. I arrived in all my finery. swierige drag حُلى премяна refinamento nádhera, paráda der Staat stiveste puds επίσημη αμφίεση galas, adornos piduehted چیز تجملی hepenet atours לְבוּש מְהוּדָר भव्यता, तड़क-भड़क lijepa odjeca i nakit pompa pakaian indah skart(klæðnaður); skrautmunir eleganza 装飾品 화려한 옷 puošnus tualetas grezns tērps; greznums; rota pakaian indah-indah opschikfinstas, pynt świetność ظریف refinamento/atavios haine/bijuterii de valoare убранство nádhera razkošje otmenost finkläder, prakt, grannlåt เสื้อผ้าอาภรณ์ที่หรูหรา süslü giysiler 華麗的服飾 пишне вбрання; оздоба آرائشی لباس ، زیور وغیرہ quần áo tươi màu và diện; quần áo lộng lẫy 华丽的服饰

fine art

art that appeals immediately to the senses, eg painting, sculpture, music etc. Painting is one of the fine arts. fynkuns fyner kunste; skone/beeldende kunste الفُنون الجَميلَه изящно изкуство belas artes krásné umění die schönen Künste (pl.) de skønne kunster καλές τέχνες bellas artes kaunid kunstid هنرهای زیبا kuvataide beaux-arts הָאֳמָנוּיוֹת הַיָפוֹת ललित कला lijepa umjetnost szépművészet seni keindahan fagrar listir belle arti 美術 예술품 menas tēlotājmāksla seni halus schone kunst kunst, de skjønne kunster sztuka piękna دښكلا دتخليق فن، دتخليقي تخيل اثر، دپوهې يوه څانګه ( په تېره داجتماعي علومو ) م belas artes arte frumoase изящные искусства výtvarné umenie lepe umetnosti likovna umetnost skön konst, de sköna konsterna วิจิตรศิลป์ güzel sanat(lar) 美術 образотворче мистецтво فنون لطیفہ mỹ thuật 美术

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fine²

(fain) noun

money which must be paid as a punishment. I had to pay a fine. boete غَرامَه، جَزاء نَقْدي глоба multa pokuta die Geldstrafe bøde πρόστιμοmulta (raha)trahv جریمه sakko amendeקנס जुर्माना novčana globa bírság denda sekt multa 罰金 벌금 (piniginė) bauda soda nauda denda boetebot, mulkt, avgiftgrzywna, mandat ناغه،جریمه multa amendă штраф pokuta globa kazna böter ค่าปรับ para cezası 罰金 пеня; штраф جرمانہ tiền phạt 罚金

verb

to make (someone) pay a fine. She was fined $10. beboet يُغَرِّم، يَفْرِضُ غَرامَه глобявам multar dát/dostat pokutu mit einer Geldstrafe belegen give en bøde επιβάλλω πρόστιμο multar trahvima جریمه کردن sakottaa donner/infliger une contravention/amende à לִקנוֹס जुर्माना लगाना globiti megbírságol mendenda sekta multa 罰金を課す 벌금을 과하다 nubausti uzlikt naudas sodu mendenda beboetenilegge bot, bøtlegge ukarać grzywną جریمه کول multar a amenda штрафовать dať / dostať pokutu oglobiti kazniti bötfälla ปรับ para cezasına çarptırmak 處以...罰金 накладати штраф, пеню جرمانہ عائد کرنا trừng phạt ai bằng tiền 处以...罚金

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fine

→ رَفِيع, عَلَى ما يُرَام, غَرَامَة, مـُمْتَاز pěkný, pokuta, tenký, výborně bøde, fin, fint, tynd ausgezeichnet, fine, Geldstrafe, tadellos λεπτός, περίφημα, περίφημος, πρόστιμο bien, bueno, delgado, fino, multa hieno, hienosti, ohut, sakko amende, bien, bon, fin dobro, kazna, lijep, tanak bello, bene, fino, multa とても細い, 罰金, 見事な, 見事に 가느다란, 건강한, 벌금, 좋은 boete, dun, mooi, prima bot, fin, utmerket drobny, grzywna, pięknie, świetny agradável, bem, bom, fino, multa отлично, очень хороший, тонкий, штраф böter, bra, fin, fint ค่าปรับ, ดี, ผอม บาง ละเอียด, สบายดี ceza, güzel, ince, pekala thanh mảnh, tiền phạt, tốt 优良的, 很好, 细的, 罚款

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fine

a. fino-a, delicado-a;

v.

to feel ___ → sentirse bien.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Fine, thanks → بِخَيْرٍ، شُكْراً → Děkuji, dobře → Fint, tak → Gut, danke → Καλά, ευχαριστώ → Bien, gracias → Hyvin, kiitos → Bien, merci → Hvala, dobro → Bene, grazie → ええ、おかげさまで → 잘 지내요, 고마워요 → Prima, dank u → Bare bra, takk. → Dziękuję, dobrze → Bem, obrigado → Спасибо, хорошо → Tack, bra → สบายดี ขอบคุณ → İyiyim, teşekkür ederim → Tôi khỏe, cảm ơn → 我很好，谢谢
• Is the weather going to be good? (US)
  Is it going to be fine? (UK) → هَلْ تَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ الَـجوَّ سَيَكُونُ جَيِداً؟ → Bude hezky? → Bliver det godt vejr? → Wird das Wetter schön? → Θα φτιάξει ο καιρός; → ¿Hará buen tiempo? → Tuleeko hyvä ilma? → Il va fait beau ? → Hoće li biti lijepo? → Pensa che si rimetterà? → 晴れますか？ → 날씨가 좋을까요? → Wordt het mooi weer? → Kommer det til å bli fint vær? → Czy wszystko będzie w porządku? → Vai ficar tudo bem? → Погода будет хорошая? → Kommer det att bli fint? → อากาศจะดีหรือไม่? → Hava açacak mı? → Trời liệu có đẹp không? → 天气会晴朗吗？
• How much is the fine? → كَمْ الغَرَامَةُ؟ → Kolik činí pokuta? → Hvor meget er bøden på? → Wie hoch ist die Geldstrafe? → Πόσο είναι το πρόστιμο; → ¿Cuánto es la multa? → Paljonko sakko on? → L'amende est à combien ? → Kolika je novčana kazna? → Quant'è la multa? → 罰金はいくらですか？ → 벌금이 얼마예요? → Hoeveel is de boete? → Hvor stor er boten? → Ile wynosi kara? → Quanto é a multa? → Какова сумма штрафа? → Hur mycket kostar böterna? → ค่าปรับเท่าไร? → Ceza ne kadar? → Tiền phạt là bao nhiêu? → 罚款多少？
• Where do I pay the fine? → أَيْنَ أَدْفَعُ الغَرَامَةَ؟ → Kde můžu zaplatit pokutu? → Hvor skal jeg betale bøden? → Wo muss ich die Geldstrafe zahlen? → Πού μπορώ να πληρώσω το πρόστιμο; → ¿Dónde se paga la multa? → Missä sakko maksetaan? → Je paye l'amende où ? → Gdje mogu platiti kaznu? → Dove devo pagare la multa? → どこで罰金を払うのですか？ → 어디에 벌금을 내나요? → Waar betaal ik de boete? → Hvor betaler jeg boten? → Gdzie mam zapłacić karę? → Onde eu pago a multa? → Где следует уплатить штраф? → Var betalar jag böterna? → ฉันจ่ายค่าปรับที่ไหน? → Cezayı nereye yatıracağım? → Tôi trả tiền phạt ở đâu? → 在哪儿交罚金？

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