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fine meaning in English

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fine adjective

fine [finer, finest](of superior quality)
adjective
[UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn]
He uses a pencil with a fine point. = Usa una matita con la punta fine.

insightful(possessing insight)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.saɪt.fʊl] [US: ˈɪn.ˌsaɪt.fəl]

thin [thinner, thinnest](having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite)
adjective
[UK: θɪn] [US: ˈθɪn]

witty [wittier, wittiest](clever; amusingly ingenious)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɪ.ti] [US: ˈwɪ.ti]

fine noun
{f}

close [closes](end or conclusion)
noun
[UK: kləʊz] [US: kloʊz]
No matter how far you run, my relentless pursuit will eventually close in on you. = Non importa quanto lontano corri, il mio inseguimento implacabile alla fine ti raggiungerà.

end [ends](extreme part)
noun
[UK: end] [US: ˈend]

ending [endings](termination or conclusion)
noun
[UK: ˈend.ɪŋ] [US: ˈend.ɪŋ]
The story had a happy ending. = La storia aveva un lieto fine.

finish [finishes](end)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.nɪʃ] [US: ˈfɪ.nɪʃ]

The End(end of a story or film)
noun
[UK: ðə end] [US: ðə ˈend]

fine noun
{m}

goal [goals](result one is attempting to achieve)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊl] [US: ɡoʊl]
At last he reached his goal. = Alla fine raggiunse il suo obiettivo.

fine a se stesso noun
{m}

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

fine del mondo noun
{m}

end of the worldnoun
[UK: end əv ðə wɜːld] [US: ˈend əv ðə ˈwɝːld]

fine settimana noun
{m} {f}

weekend [weekends](break in the working week)
noun
[UK: wiːk.ˈend] [US: ˈwiːˌkend]

finere verb

break up(to dissolve; to part)
verb
[UK: breɪk ʌp] [US: ˈbreɪk ʌp]

finestra noun
{f}

window [windows](opening for light and air)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪn.dəʊ] [US: ˈwɪndo.ʊ]
Open a window. = Apri una finestra.

finestra a battenti noun

casement window(type of window)
noun

finestra di Overton noun
{f}

Overton windownoun

finestra rotonda noun
{f}

round window [round windows](membrane-covered opening in the ear)
noun

finezza noun
{f}

sophistication [sophistications](complexity)
noun
[UK: sə.ˌfɪ.stɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: sə.ˌfɪ.stɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

a tal fine preposition

to this end(achieve the previously specified goal)
preposition
[UK: tuː ðɪs end] [US: ˈtuː ðɪs ˈend]

affine adjective

akin(of the same kind; similar)
adjective
[UK: əˈkɪn] [US: əˈkɪn]

cognate(descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɒɡ.neɪt] [US: ˈkɒɡ.neɪt]

kindred(of the same nature)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɪn.drɪd] [US: ˈkɪn.drəd]

al peggio non c'è mai fine phrase

it never rains but it pours(unfortunate events occur in quantity)
phrase
[UK: ɪt ˈne.və(r) reɪnz bʌt ɪt pɔːz] [US: ˈɪt ˈne.vər ˈreɪnz ˈbət ˈɪt ˈpɔːrz]

alla fin fine preposition

in the long run(eventually)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə ˈlɒŋ rʌn] [US: ɪn ðə ˈlɔːŋ ˈrən]

alla fine preposition

after all(anyway, in any case)
preposition
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r) ɔːl] [US: ˈæf.tər ɔːl]

on one's last legs(about to die)
preposition
[UK: ɒn wʌnz lɑːst leɡz] [US: ɑːn wʌnz ˈlæst ˈleɡz]

alla fine adverb

eventually(in the end)
adverb
[UK: ɪ.ˈven.tʃʊə.li] [US: ɪ.ˈven.tʃə.wə.li]

finally(lastly)
adverb
[UK: ˈfaɪ.nə.li] [US: ˈfaɪ.nə.li]

ultimately(indicating the most important action)
adverb
[UK: ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li] [US: ˈʌl.tə.mət.li]

alla fine della fiera preposition

as a whole(considered all together)
preposition
[UK: əz ə həʊl] [US: ˈæz ə hoʊl]

arrivare a fine mese verb

make ends meet(get by financially)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk endz miːt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈendz ˈmiːt]

ballo di fine anno noun

prom [proms](a formal ball)
noun
[UK: prɒm] [US: ˈprɑːm]

bioraffineria noun
{f}

biorefinery(a facility that carries out such production)
noun

confine noun

boundary [boundaries](dividing line or location between two areas)
noun
[UK: ˈbaʊn.dri] [US: ˈbaʊn.də.ri]
Nature knows no boundaries. = La natura non conosce confini.

confine noun
{f}

frontier [frontiers](part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region)
noun
[UK: ˈfrʌn.tɪə(r)] [US: frən.ˈtɪr]

confine noun
{m}

border [borders](the line or frontier area separating various territories)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈbɔːr.dər]
Down with borders! = Abbasso i confini!

bound [bounds](boundary, border of territory)
noun
[UK: baʊnd] [US: ˈbaʊnd]

limit [limits](restriction; bound beyond which one may not go)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪ.mɪt] [US: ˈlɪ.mət]
John doesn't actually live within Boston city limits. = John non vive propriamente entro i confini del municipio di Boston.

line [lines](exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline)
noun
[UK: laɪn] [US: ˈlaɪn]
At some point you have to draw the line. = A un certo punto bisogna tracciare un confine.

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