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fine (expression of agreement) adverb [UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn] | bien◼◼◼adverbeI was fine. = J'étais bien. |
fine [finer, finest] (being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory) adjective [UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn] | bien◼◼◼adjectifI was fine. = J'étais bien. |
fine [fines] (payment for breaking the law) noun [UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn] | amende◼◼◼nom {f}I got fined. = On m'a mis une amende. |
fine [finer, finest] (made up of particularly small pieces) adjective [UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn] | fin◼◼◼adjectif fine◼◼◼adjectif |
fine [finer, finest] (of superior quality) adjective [UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn] | fin◼◼◼adjectifA fine rain began to fall. = Une pluie fine a commencé à tomber. |
fine [finer, finest] (particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth) adjective [UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn] | fin◼◼◼adjectif fine◼◼◼adjectif |
fine [finer, finest] (of weather: sunny and not raining) adjective [UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn] | beau◼◼◻adjectif belle◼◼◻adjectif |
fine arts (purely aesthetic arts) noun [UK: faɪn ɑːts] [US: ˈfaɪn ˈɑːrts] | beaux-arts◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
fine feathers make fine birds phrase [UK: faɪn ˈfe.ðəz ˈmeɪk faɪn bɜːdz] [US: ˈfaɪn ˈfe.ðərz ˈmeɪk ˈfaɪn ˈbɝːdz] | |
fine print (details printed in small type) noun | petits caractères◼◼◼nom {f pl} |
fine-structure constant noun | constante de structure fine◼◼◼nom {f} |
fine-tooth comb (to search (something or somewhere) meticulously) verb [UK: faɪn tuːθ kəʊm] [US: ˈfaɪn ˈtuːθ ˈkoʊm] | passer au peigne fin◼◼◼verbe passer au crible◼◼◻verbe ratisser◼◻◻verbe |
fine-tune [fine-tuned, fine-tuning, fine-tunes] (to make small adjustments to something until it is optimal) verb | ajuster finement◼◼◼verbe |
fineness (ratio of a vehicle's length to its width) noun [UK: ˈfaɪn nəs] [US: ˈfaɪn.nəs] | élancement◼◼◼nom {m} |
finesse [finesses] (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill) noun [UK: fɪ.ˈnes] [US: fə.ˈnes] | finesse◼◼◼nom {f} |
finesse [finesses] ((card games) technique to win a trick) noun [UK: fɪ.ˈnes] [US: fə.ˈnes] | impasse◼◻◻nom {f} |
finesse [finessed, finessing, finesses] (to play (a card) as a finesse) verb [UK: fɪ.ˈnes] [US: fə.ˈnes] | impasse◼◻◻nom {f} |
finesse [finessed, finessing, finesses] (to handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way) verb [UK: fɪ.ˈnes] [US: fə.ˈnes] | finasser◼◻◻verbe |
affine transformation (geometric transformation that preserves lines and parallelism) noun [UK: əfˈaɪn transfɔːmˈeɪʃən] [US: əfˈaɪn trænsfoːrmˈeɪʃən] | transformation affine◼◼◼nom {f} |
biorefinery (a facility that carries out such production) noun | bioraffinerie◼◼◼nom {f} |
confine [confined, confining, confines] (to restrict; to keep within bounds) verb [UK: kən.ˈfaɪn] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn] | confiner◼◼◼verbeHe confined himself to his room. = Il s'est confiné dans sa chambre. |
confine [confines] (limit) noun [UK: kən.ˈfaɪn] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn] | limite◼◼◼nom {f} |
confined (not free to move) adjective [UK: kən.ˈfaɪnd] [US: kən.ˈfaɪnd] | enfermé◼◼◼adjectif emprisonné◼◼◻adjectif |
confinement [confinements] (state of being confined) noun [UK: kən.ˈfaɪn.mənt] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn.mənt] | confinement◼◼◼nom {m}During the confinement, the Parisians discovered the song of the birds. = Pendant le confinement, les Parisiens ont découvert le chant des oiseaux. |
confines (borders or limits of an area) noun [UK: kən.ˈfaɪnz] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌfaɪnz] | confins◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
define [defined, defining, defines] (state meaning of) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈfaɪn] [US: də.ˈfaɪn] | définir◼◼◼verbeDefine quality. = Définis la qualité. |
define [defined, defining, defines] (demark the limits of) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈfaɪn] [US: də.ˈfaɪn] | définir◼◼◼verbeDefine quality. = Définis la qualité. |
define [defined, defining, defines] (to determine) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈfaɪn] [US: də.ˈfaɪn] | déterminer◼◼◻verbeCuriosity is a defining trait of human beings. = La curiosité constitue un trait déterminant de l'être humain. |
defined (having a definition or value) adjective [UK: dɪ.ˈfaɪnd] [US: də.ˈfaɪnd] | défini◼◼◼adjectifAgriculture is defined as the cultivation of soil for growing crops. = L'agriculture est définie comme la culture du sol pour faire croître des récoltes. |
I'm fine (response) phrase | je vais bien◼◼◼phrase ça va◼◼◼phrase |
I'm fine, thank you (expected, polite response to How are you?) phrase [UK: aɪm faɪn θæŋk juː] [US: ˈaɪm ˈfaɪn ˈθæŋk ˈjuː] | merci◼◼◼phrase je vais bien◼◼◻phrase |