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fine meaning in French

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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
{m}
A fine rain began to fall. = Une pluie fine a commencé à tomber.

fine◼◼◼adjectif
{f}
A fine rain began to fall. = Une pluie fine a commencé à tomber.

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
{m}
A fine rain began to fall. = Une pluie fine a commencé à tomber.

fine◼◼◼adjectif
{f}
A fine rain began to fall. = Une pluie fine a commencé à tomber.

fine [finer, finest] (of weather: sunny and not raining)
adjective
[UK: faɪn]
[US: ˈfaɪn]

beau◼◼◻adjectif
{m}
What a fine view! = Quelle belle vue !

belle◼◼◻adjectif
{f}
What a fine view! = Quelle belle vue !

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]

c'est la plume qui fait l'oiseauphrase

la belle plume fait le bel oiseauphrase

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

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