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fine adjectif
{f}

fine [finer, finest]◼◼◼(made up of particularly small pieces)
adjective
[UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn]
A 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]
A fine rain began to fall. = Une pluie fine a commencé à tomber.

fine fleur nom {f}

cream [creams]◼◼◼(the best part)
noun
[UK: kriːm] [US: ˈkriːm]

crème de la crème◼◻◻(best of the best)
noun

fine gueule nom {m}

gourmet [gourmets]◼◼◼(gourmet; a person who appreciates good food)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʊə.meɪ] [US: ˈɡʊr.ˌme]

finement adverbe

slightly◼◼◼(slenderly)
adverb
[UK: ˈslaɪt.li] [US: ˈslaɪt.li]

finesse nom {f}

finesse [finesses]◼◼◼(property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
noun
[UK: fɪ.ˈnes] [US: fə.ˈnes]

elegance◼◼◻(grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners)
noun
[UK: ˈe.lɪ.ɡəns] [US: ˈe.lə.ɡəns]

sharpness◼◼◻(fineness of a point)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɑːp.nəs] [US: ˈʃɑːrp.nəs]

fin en soi nom {m}

end in itself◼◼◼(something without a purpose)
noun
[UK: end ɪn ɪt.ˈself] [US: ˈend ɪn ət.ˈself]

[cheese] s'affiner verbe

mature [matured, maturing, matures](to become mature; to ripen)
verb
[UK: mə.ˈtjʊə(r)] [US: mə.ˈtʃʊr]

affiner verbe

refine [refined, refining, refines]◼◼◼verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfaɪn] [US: rə.ˈfaɪn]

hone [honed, honing, hones]◼◼◻(to refine or master a skill)
verb
[UK: həʊn] [US: ˈhoʊn]

ajuster finement verbe

fine-tune [fine-tuned, fine-tuning, fine-tunes]◼◼◼(to make small adjustments to something until it is optimal)
verb

bioraffinerie nom {f}

biorefinery◼◼◼(a facility that carries out such production)
noun

bécasseau à queue fine nom

sharp-tailed sandpiper(Calidris acuminata)
noun

confinement nom

containment◼◼◼(state of being contained)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈteɪn.mənt] [US: kən.ˈteɪn.mənt]
Containment weighs us down. = Le confinement nous pése.

containment◼◼◼(state of containing)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈteɪn.mənt] [US: kən.ˈteɪn.mənt]
Containment weighs us down. = Le confinement nous pése.

confinement nom {m}

confinement [confinements]◼◼◼(state of being confined)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈfaɪn.mənt] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn.mənt]
During the confinement, the Parisians discovered the song of the birds. = Pendant le confinement, les Parisiens ont découvert le chant des oiseaux.

lockdown◼◼◻(confinement of people as a security measure)
noun
[UK: ˈlɑːk.ˌdaʊn] [US: ˈlɑːk.ˌdaʊn]
How long will the lockdown last? = Le confinement durera combien de temps ?

confiner verbe

confine [confined, confining, confines]◼◼◼(to restrict; to keep within bounds)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈfaɪn] [US: kən.ˈfaɪn]
He confined himself to his room. = Il s'est confiné dans sa chambre.

constrain [constrained, constraining, constrains]◼◻◻(to force; to compel; to oblige)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈstreɪn] [US: kən.ˈstreɪn]

lock down◼◻◻(to secure; make people stay locked indoors for their safety )
verb

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)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ʌp wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈtɝːn ʌp wʌnz noʊz]

turn up one's nose(to sneer)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ʌp wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈtɝːn ʌp wʌnz noʊz]

paraffine nom

paraffin [paraffins]◼◼◼(alkane hydrocarbon)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.fɪn] [US: ˈpe.rə.fən]

paraffine nom {f}

paraffin wax [paraffin waxes]◼◼◻noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.fɪn wæks] [US: ˈpe.rə.fən ˈwæks]

paraffiner verbe

paraffin◼◼◼(treat with paraffin)
verb
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.fɪn] [US: ˈpe.rə.fən]

préconfinement adjectif

preconfinementadjective

préconfinement nom {m}

preconfinementnoun

raffinement nom

refinement [refinements]◼◼◼(high-class style; cultivation)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈfaɪn.mənt] [US: rə.ˈfaɪn.mənt]

raffinement nom {m}

couth◼◻◻(social grace, refinement, sophistication, see also: refinement; sophistication)
noun

raffiner verbe

refine [refined, refining, refines]◼◼◼verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfaɪn] [US: rə.ˈfaɪn]

raffinerie nom {f}

refinery [refineries]◼◼◼(building used to produce refined products)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈfaɪ.nə.ri] [US: rə.ˈfaɪ.nə.ri]

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)
adjective
[UK: ˈtʃuː.zi] [US: ˈtʃuː.zi]

transformation affine nom {f}

affine transformation◼◼◼(geometric transformation that preserves lines and parallelism)
noun
[UK: əfˈaɪn transfɔːmˈeɪʃən] [US: əfˈaɪn trænsfoːrmˈeɪʃən]

à la peau fine adjectif

thin-skinned(having a thin skin)
adjective
[UK: θɪn skɪnd] [US: ˈθɪn ˈskɪnd]

épicerie fine nom {f}

delicatessen [delicatessens]◼◼◼(shop selling prepared foods)
noun
[UK: ˌde.lɪk.ə.ˈtes.n̩] [US: ˌde.lɪk.ə.ˈtes.n̩]