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fine adjectif {f} | fine [finer, finest]◼◼◼(made up of particularly small pieces) fine [finer, finest]◼◼◼(particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth) |
fine fleur nom {f} | cream [creams]◼◼◼(the best part) crème de la crème◼◻◻(best of the best) |
fine gueule nom {m} | gourmet [gourmets]◼◼◼(gourmet; a person who appreciates good food) |
finement adverbe | slightly◼◼◼(slenderly) |
finesse nom {f} | finesse [finesses]◼◼◼(property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill) elegance◼◼◻(grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners) sharpness◼◼◻(fineness of a point) |
fin en soi nom {m} | end in itself◼◼◼(something without a purpose) |
[cheese] s'affiner verbe | mature [matured, maturing, matures](to become mature; to ripen) |
affiner verbe | refine [refined, refining, refines]◼◼◼verb hone [honed, honing, hones]◼◼◻(to refine or master a skill) |
ajuster finement verbe | fine-tune [fine-tuned, fine-tuning, fine-tunes]◼◼◼(to make small adjustments to something until it is optimal) |
bioraffinerie nom {f} | biorefinery◼◼◼(a facility that carries out such production) |
bécasseau à queue fine nom | sharp-tailed sandpiper(Calidris acuminata) |
confinement nom | containment◼◼◼(state of being contained) containment◼◼◼(state of containing) |
confinement nom {m} | confinement [confinements]◼◼◼(state of being confined) lockdown◼◼◻(confinement of people as a security measure) |
confiner verbe | confine [confined, confining, confines]◼◼◼(to restrict; to keep within bounds) constrain [constrained, constraining, constrains]◼◻◻(to force; to compel; to oblige) lock down◼◻◻(to secure; make people stay locked indoors for their safety ) |
constante de structure fine nom {f} | fine-structure constant◼◼◼noun |
déconfiner verbe | end lockdownverb |
faire la fine bouche verbe | turn up one's nose(to refuse, especially as due to pride and status) turn up one's nose(to sneer) |
paraffine nom | paraffin [paraffins]◼◼◼(alkane hydrocarbon) |
paraffine nom {f} | paraffin wax [paraffin waxes]◼◼◻noun |
paraffiner verbe | paraffin◼◼◼(treat with paraffin) |
préconfinement adjectif | preconfinementadjective |
préconfinement nom {m} | preconfinementnoun |
raffinement nom | refinement [refinements]◼◼◼(high-class style; cultivation) |
raffinement nom {m} | couth◼◻◻(social grace, refinement, sophistication, see also: refinement; sophistication) |
raffiner verbe | refine [refined, refining, refines]◼◼◼verb |
raffinerie nom {f} | refinery [refineries]◼◼◼(building used to produce refined products) |
to be choosy: faire la fine bouche adjectif | choosy(taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements) |
transformation affine nom {f} | affine transformation◼◼◼(geometric transformation that preserves lines and parallelism) |
à la peau fine adjectif | thin-skinned(having a thin skin) |
épicerie fine nom {f} | delicatessen [delicatessens]◼◼◼(shop selling prepared foods) |