English-Thai Dictionary
Fine feathers make fine birds.
IDM คน น่าสนใจ ได้ ถ้า แต่งตัว ดี kon-na-son-jai-dai-ta-taeng-tua-de
Fine words butter no parsnips.
IDM คำพูด ไม่ได้ ช่วย กู้ สถานการณ์ kam-phud-mai-dai-chuai-ku-sa-ta-na-kan
fine
ADJ ดี (ยอม รับได้ น่าพอใจ พอใช้ได้ satisfactory acceptable all right unacceptable de
fine
ADJ ดี ดีเยี่ยม ดีเลิศ ชั้นดี วิเศษ excellent exceptional first-rate poor inferior de
fine
ADJ บาง เรียว บาง แบบบาง gauzy flimsy slender thick bang
fine
ADJ ละเอียด ประ ณีต ละเอียดลออ dainty delicate fragile coarse rough indelicate la-iad
fine
ADJ สบายดี (สุขภาพ สุขสบาย well healthy bad unhealthy sa-bai-de
fine
ADJ สวยงาม งาม ชวนมอง good-looking handsome attractive ugly ungraceful suai-ngam
fine
ADJ อากาศ แจ่มใส ท้องฟ้า สดใส sunny bright clear gloomy cloudy ar-kad-jaem-sai
fine
ADV น่าพึงพอใจ satisfactorily na-pueng-por-jai
fine
N ค่าปรับ เงินค่าปรับ penalty forfeit reward compensation ka-pab
fine
VT ปรับ เป็น เงิน penalize mulct compensate prab-pen-ngen
fine arts
N วิจิตรศิลป์ งานศิลปะ ที่ มุ่ง เรื่อง ความสวยงาม wi-jid-sin
fine down
PHRV ทำให้ ดีขึ้น ทำให้ แน่นอน tam-haide-kuan
fine down
PHRV ทำให้ แบน บาง ทำให้ บาง ลง tam-hai-baen-bang
fine for
PHRV ลง โทษปรับ (ทางกฎหมาย long-tod-pab
fine in
PHRV จบ ลง ใน (สภาพ สิ้นสุด ใน (สภาพ job-long-nai
fine kettle of fish
IDM เรื่อง ยุ่งเหยิง สถานการณ์ วุ่นวาย เรื่อง ไม่ น่าพอใจ ruang-yung-yoeng
fine state of affairs
IDM เรื่อง ไม่ น่าพอใจ เรื่อง วุ่นวาย rueang-mai-na-por-jai
fine-drawn
A บอบบาง อย่างละเอียด
fine-grain
ADJ ที่ ทำให้ (ภาพ ละเอียด fine-grained ti-tam-hai-la-aid
fine-tooth comb
N การ ตรวจสอบ อย่างละเอียด kan-truad-sob-yang-la-iad
fine-tooth comb
N หวี เสนียด หวี ที่ มี ฟัน หรือ ซี่ หวี เรียง ติดกัน ถี่ มากๆ we-sa-nied
fine-tune
VT ปรับ คลื่นวิทยุ หรือ โทรทัศน์ ให้ ดี ที่สุด
finely
ADJ อย่างสวยงาม อย่าง งดงาม nicely elegantly yang-suai-ngam
finely
ADV อย่างประ ณีต อย่างละเอียด delicately yang-pra-ned
finely
ADV อย่างละเอียด แหลก ป่น yang-la-iad
fineness
N ความ ละเอียด ความประ ณีต yang-la-iad
fineness
N คุณ ภาพ (ทอง kun-na-pab
finery
N เตา หลอม เหล็ก tao-lom-lek
finery
N เสื้อผ้าอาภรณ์ ที่ หรูหรา ornaments frippery suea-pa-ar-pon-ti-ru-ra
fines herbes
N ผัก สมุนไพร สับ ละเอียด สำหรับ ปรุง รสชาติ อาหาร pak-sa-mun-prai-sab-la-iad-sam-rab-prung-rod-chad-ar-han
finespun
ADJ ที่ ปั่น จน เป็น เส้น ละเอียด บางเบา (ด้าย ti-pan-jon-pen-sen-la-iad-bang-bao
finespun
ADJ ที่ ละเอียด มาก excessively refined ti-la-iad-mak
finesse
N กลเม็ด ใน การแข่งขัน ไพ่ บริดจ์ kon-la-med-nai-kan-kaeng-kan-pai-brid
finesse
N ความสามารถ ใน การ แก้ไข สถานการณ์ กลเม็ด tact skill delicacy kwam-sa-mad-nai-kan-kae-kai-sa-ta-na-kan
finesse
VI ใช้ กลอุบาย ใช้ เพทุบาย chai-kon-u-bai
finesse
VT ทำให้เกิด ขึ้น โดย ใช้ กลอุบาย ใช้ เพทุบาย tam-hai-koed-kuen-doi-chai-kon-u-bai
finesse
VT ใช้ กลเม็ด ใน การ เล่นไพ่ chai-kon-la-med-nai-kan-len-pai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FINE
a. 1. Small; thin; slender; minute; of very small diameter; as a fine thread; fine silk; a fine hair. We say also, fine sand, fine particles.
2. Subtil; thin; tenuous; as, fine spirits evaporate; a finer medium opposed to a grosser.
3. Thin; keep; smoothly sharp; as the fine edge of a razor.
4. Made of fine threads; not coarse; as fine linen or cambric.
5. Clear; pure; free from feculence or foreign matter; as fine gold or silver; wine is not good till fine.
6. Refined.
Those things were too fine to be fortunate, and succeed in all parts.
7. Nice; delicate; perceiving or discerning minute beauties or deformities; as a fine taste; a fine sense.
8. Subtil; artful; dextrous. [See Finess. ]
9. Subtil; sly; fraudulent.
1 . Elegant; beautiful in thought.
To call the trumpet by the name of the metal was fine.
11. Very handsome; beautiful with dignity.
The lady has a fine person, or a fine face.
12. Accomplished; elegant in manners. He was one of the finest gentlemen of his age.
13. Accomplished in learning; excellent; as a fine scholar.
14. Excellent; superior; brilliant or acute; as a man of fine genius.
15. Amiable; noble; ingenuous; excellent; as a man of a fine mind.
16. Showy; splendid; elegant; as a range of fine buildings; a fine house or garden; a fine view.
17. Ironically, worthy of contemptuous notice; eminent for bad qualities.
That same knave, Ford, her husband, has the finest mad devil of jealousy in him, Master Brook, that ever governed frenzy.
Fine Arts or polite arts, are the arts which depend chiefly on the labors of the mind or imagination, and whose object is pleasure; as poetry, music, painting and sculpture.
The uses of this word are so numerous and indefinite, as to preclude a particular definition of each. In general, fine, in popular language, expresses whatever is excellent, showy or magnificent.
FINE
n.[This word is the basis of finance, but I have not found it, in its simple form, in any modern language, except the English. The word seems to be the L. finis, and the application of it to pecuniary compensation seems to have proceeded from its feudal use, in the transfer of lands, in which a final agreement or concord was made between the lord and his vassal. ] 1. In a feudal sense, a final agreement between persons concerning lands or rents, or between the lord and his vassal, prescribing the conditions on which the latter should hold his lands.
2. A sum of money paid to the lord by his tenant, for permission to alienate or transfer his lands to another. This in England was exacted only from the king's tenants in capite.
3. A sum of money paid to the king or state by way of penalty for an offense; a mulet; a pecuniary punishment. Fines are usually prescribed by statute, for the several violations of law; or the limit is prescribed, beyond which the judge cannot impose a fine for a particular offense.
In fine. [L. in and finis. ] In the end or conclusion; to conclude; to sum up all.
FINE
v.t.[See Fine, the adjective. ] 1. To clarify; to refine; to purify; to defecate; to free from feculence or foreign matter; as, to fine wine.
[This is the most general use of this word. ]
2. To purify, as a metal; as, to fine gold or silver. In this sense, we now generally use refine; but fine is proper. Job 28:1; Proverbs 17:3.
3. To make less coarse; as, to fine grass. [Not used. ]
4. To decorate; to adorn. [Not in use. ]
FINE
v.t.[See Fine, the noun. ] 1. To impose on one a pecuniary penalty, payable to the government, for a crime or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine. The trespassers were fined ten dollars and imprisoned a month.
2. v.i. To pay a fine. [Not used. ]
FINEDRAW
v.t.[find and draw. ] To sew up a rent with so much nicety that it is not perceived.
FINEDRAWER
n.One who finedraws.
FINEDDRAWING
n.Rentering; a dextrous or nice sewing up the rents of cloths or stuffs.
FINEFINGERED
a.Nice in workmanship; dextrous at fine work.
FINESPUN
a.Drawn to a fine thread; minute; subtle.
FINESTILL
v.t.To distill spirit from molasses, treacle or some preparation of saccharine matter.
FINESTILLER
n.One who distills spirit from treacle or molasses.
FINESTILLING
n.The operation of distilling spirit from molasses or treacle.
FINED
pp. 1. Refined; purified; defecated.
2. Subjected to a pecuniary penalty.
FINELESS
a.Endless; boundless. [Not used. ]
FINELY
adv. 1. In minute parts; as a substance finely pulverized.
2. To a thin or sharp edge; as an instrument finely sharpened.
3. Gaily; handsomely; beautifully; with elegance and taste. she was finely attired.
4. With elegance or beauty.
Plutarch says very finely, that a man should not allow himself to hate even his enemies; for it you indulge this passion on some occasions, it will rise of itself in others.
5. With advantage; very favorably; as a house or garden finely situated.
6. Nicely; delicately; as a stuff finely wrought.
7. Purely; completely.
8. By way of irony, wretchedly; in a manner deserving of contemptuous notice. He is finely caught in his own snare.
FINENESS
n. 1. Thinness; smallness; slenderness; as the finances of a thread or silk. Hence.
2. Consisting of fine threads; as fine linen.
3. Smallness; minuteness; as the fineness of sand or particles; the fineness of soil or mold.
4. Clearness; purity; freedom from foreign matter; as the fineness of wine or other liquor; the fineness of gold.
5. Niceness; delicacy; as the fineness of taste.
6. Keenness; sharpness; thinness; as the finances of an edge.
7. Elegance; beauty; as fineness of person.
8. Capacity for delicate or refined conceptions; as the fineness of genius.
9. Show; splendor; gayety of appearance; elegance; as the fineness of clothes or dress.
1 . Clearness; as the fineness of complexion.
11. Subtility; artfulness; ingenuity; as the fineness of wit.
12. Smoothness.
FINER
n. 1. One who refines or purifies. Proverbs 25:4.
2. a. Comparative of fine.
FINERY
n. 1. Show; splendor; gaiety of colors or appearance; as the finery of a dress.
2. Showy articles of dress; gay clothes, jewels, trinkets, etc.
3. In iron-works, the second forge at the iron-mills. [See Finary. ]
FINESS, FINESSE
n.Artifice; stratagem; subtilty of contrivance to gain a point.
FINESS
v.i.To use artifice or stratagem.
FINESSING
ppr. Practicing artifice to accomplish a purpose.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FINE
Fine, a. [Compar. Finer; superl. Finest.] Etym: [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p.p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect. ) See Finish, and cf. Finite. ]
1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful. The gain thereof [is better ] than fine gold. Prov. iii. 14.A cup of wine that's brisk and fine. Shak. Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one of the finest scholars. Felton. To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats ]. Leigh Hunt.
2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy. He gratified them with occasional. .. fine writing. M. Arnold.
3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous. The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! Pope. The nicest and most delicate touches of satire consist in fine raillery. Dryden. He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a woman. T. Gray.
4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as: (a ) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous. The eye standeth in the finer medium and the object in the grosser. Bacon.
(b ) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour. (c ) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread. (d ) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge. (e ) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
5. Having (such ) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
6. (Used ironically. ) Ye have made a fine hand, fellows. Shak.
Note: Fine is often compounded with participles and adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn, fine-featured, fine- grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun, etc. Fine arch (Glass Making ), the smaller fritting furnace of a glasshouse. Knight. -- Fine arts. See the Note under Art. -- Fine cut, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut up into shreds. -- Fine goods, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality. McElrath. -- Fine stuff, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc. , used as material for the finishing coat in plastering. -- To sail fine (Naut. ), to sail as close to the wind as possible.
Syn. -- Fine, Beautiful. When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to coarse ) denotes no "ordinary thing of its kind. " It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the single attribute implied in the latter term; but when we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety of particulars, viz. , all the qualities which become a woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden, landscape, horse, poem, etc. ; and, though applied to a great variety of objects, the word has still a very definite sense, denoting a high degree of characteristic excellence.
FINE
Fine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fined; p. pr. & vb. n. Fining. ] Etym: [From Fine, a.]
1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold. It hath been fined and refined by. .. learned men. Hobbes.
2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc. ; as. to fine the soil. L. H. Bailey.
3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut. ), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually. I often sate at home On evenings, watching how they fined themselves With gradual conscience to a perfect night. Browning.
FINE
Fine, n. Etym: [OE. fin, L. finis end, also in LL. , a final agreement or concord between the lord and his vassal; a sum of money paid at the end, so as to make an end of a transaction, suit, or prosecution; mulct; penalty; cf. OF. fin end, settlement, F. fin end. See Finish, and cf. Finance. ]
1. End; conclusion; termination; extinction. [Obs. ] "To see their fatal fine. " Spenser. Is this the fine of his fines Shak.
2. A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
3. (Law ) (a ) (Feudal Law ) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal. Spelman. (b ) (Eng. Law ) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease. Fine for alienation (Feudal Law ), a sum of money paid to the lord by a tenant whenever he had occasion to make over his land to another. Burrill. -- Fine of lands, a species of conveyance in the form of a fictitious suit compromised or terminated by the acknowledgment of the previous owner that such land was the right of the other party. Burrill. See Concord, n., 4. -- In fine, in conclusion; by way of termination or summing up.
FINE
Fine, v. t. Etym: [From Fine, n.]
Defn: To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.
FINE
FINE Fine, v. i.
Defn: To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b ). [R.] Men fined for the king's good will; or that he would remit his anger; women fined for leave to marry. Hallam.
FINE
Fine, v. t. & i. Etym: [OF. finer, F. finir. See Finish, v. t.]
Defn: To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease. [Obs. ]
FINEDRAW
Fine "draw `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finedrawn; p. pr. & vb. n.Finedrawing.]
Defn: To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to renter. Marryat.
FINEDRAWER
FINEDRAWER Fine "draw `er, n.
Defn: One who finedraws.
FINEDRAWN
FINEDRAWN Fine "drawn `, a.
Defn: Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as, finedrawn speculations.
FINEER
FINEER Fi *neer ", v. i.
Defn: To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit. [R.] Goldsmith.
FINEER
FINEER Fi *neer ", v. t.
Defn: To veneer.
FINELESS
Fine "less, a. Etym: [Fine end + -less. ]
Defn: Endless; boundless. [Obs. ] Shak.
FINELY
FINELY Fine "ly, adv.
Defn: In a fine or finished manner.
FINENESS
Fine "ness, n. Etym: [From Fine, a.]
1. The quality or condition of being fine.
2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor. The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion. Shak.
3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
Note: The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of English silver coin is
4. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.
FINER
FINER Fin "er, n.
Defn: One who fines or purifies.
FINERY
FINERY Fin "er *y, n.
1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs. ] Don't choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts.
2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels. Her mistress' cast-off finery. F. W. Robertson.
3. Etym: [Cf. Refinery. ] (Iron Works )
Defn: A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
FINESPUN
FINESPUN Fine "spun `, a.
Defn: Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.
FINESSE
Fi `nesse " ( or ), n. Etym: [F., fr. fin fine. See Fine, a.]
1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery. Milton.
2. (Whist Playing )
Defn: The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
FINESSE
Fi *nesse ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Finessing. ]
1. To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith.
2. (Whist Playing )
Defn: To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.
FINESTILL
FINESTILL Fine "still `, v. t.
Defn: To distill, as spirit from molasses or some saccharine preparation.
FINESTILLER
FINESTILLER Fine "still `er, n.
Defn: One who finestills.
FINEW
Fin "ew, n. Etym: [See Fenowed. ]
Defn: Moldiness. [R.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
fine
fine 1 |fīn faɪn | ▶adjective 1 of high quality: this was a fine piece of filmmaking | fine wines. • (of a person ) worthy of or eliciting admiration: what a fine human being he is. • good; satisfactory: relations in the group were fine. • used to express one's agreement with or acquiescence to something: anything you want is fine by me, Linda | he said such a solution would be fine. • in good health and feeling well: “I'm fine, just fine. And you? ” • (of the weather ) bright and clear: it was another fine winter day. • of imposing and dignified appearance or size: a very fine Elizabethan mansion. • (of speech or writing ) sounding impressive and grand but ultimately insincere: fine words seemed to produce few practical benefits. • denoting or displaying a state of good, though not excellent, preservation in stamps, books, coins, etc. • (of gold or silver ) containing a specified high proportion of pure metal: the coin is struck in. 986 fine gold. 2 (of a thread, filament, or person's hair ) thin: I have always had fine and dry hair. • (of a point ) sharp: I sharpened the leads to a fine point. • consisting of small particles: the soils were all fine silt. • having or requiring an intricate delicacy of touch: exquisitely fine work. • (of something abstract ) subtle and therefore perceived only with difficulty and care: the fine distinctions between the new and old definitions of refugee. • (of feelings ) refined; elevated: you might appeal to their finer feelings. ▶noun (fines ) very small particles found in mining, milling, etc. ▶adverb informal in a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well: “And how's the job-hunting going? ” “Oh, fine. ” ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] clarify (beer or wine ) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production. • [ no obj. ] (of liquid ) become clear: the ale hadn't had quite time to fine down. 2 make or become thinner: [ with obj. ] : it can be fined right down to the finished shape | [ no obj. ] : she'd certainly fined down —her face was thinner. PHRASES cut it (or things ) fine allow a very small margin of something, esp. time: boys who have cut it rather fine are scuttling into chapel. do fine be entirely satisfactory: an omelet will do fine. • be healthy or well: the baby's doing fine. • do something in a satisfactory manner: he was doing fine acquiring all the necessary disciplines in finance. do someone fine suit or be enough for someone. fine feathers make fine birds proverb beautiful clothes or an eye-catching appearance make a person appear similarly beautiful or impressive. the finer points of the more complex or detailed aspects of: he went on to discuss the finer points of his work. ——'s finest informal the police of a particular city: Moscow's finest. one's finest hour the time of one's greatest success. fine words butter no parsnips proverb nothing is achieved by empty promises or flattery. not to put too fine a point on it to speak bluntly: not to put too fine a point on it, your Emily is a liar. [figuratively, with reference to the sharpening of a weapon, tool, etc. ] one fine day at some unspecified or unknown time: you want to be the Chancellor one fine day. DERIVATIVES fine ly adverb, fine ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fin, based on Latin finire ‘to finish ’ (see finish ).
fine
fine 2 |fīn faɪn | ▶noun a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authority: a parking fine. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often be fined ) punish (someone ) by making them pay a sum of money, typically as a penalty for breaking the law: he was fined $600 and sentenced to one day in jail. DERIVATIVES fine a ble |ˈfīnəbəl |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fin ‘end, payment, ’ from Latin finis ‘end ’ (in medieval Latin denoting a sum paid on settling a lawsuit ). The original sense was ‘conclusion ’ (surviving in the phrase in fine ); also used in the medieval Latin sense, the word came to denote a penalty of any kind, later specifically a monetary penalty.
fine
fine 3 |fēn faɪn | ▶noun French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine rather than from pomace. • short for fine champagne.
fine
fi ne 4 |ˈfēnā faɪn | ▶noun (in musical directions ) the place where a piece of music finishes (when this is not at the end of the score but at the end of an earlier section that is repeated at the end of the piece ). ORIGIN Italian, from Latin finis ‘end. ’
fine art
fine art |ˌfaɪn ˈɑrt | ▶noun 1 (also fine arts ) creative art, esp. visual art, whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content: the convergence of popular culture and fine art. 2 an activity requiring great skill or accomplishment: he'll have to learn the fine art of persuasion. PHRASES have (or get ) something down to a fine art achieve a high level of skill, facility, or accomplishment in some activity through experience: Mike had gotten the breakfast routine down to a fine art.
fine champagne
fine cham pagne ▶noun brandy from the Champagne district of the Cognac region of which half or more of the content comes from the central Grande Champagne. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘fine (brandy from ) Champagne. ’
fine chemicals
fine chem i cals ▶plural noun chemical substances prepared to a very high degree of purity for use in research and industry.
fine-draw
fine-draw ▶verb [ with obj. ] sew together (two pieces of cloth or edges of a tear ) so that the join is imperceptible: a table cover composed of cloth fine-drawn together.
Fine Gael
Fi ne Gael |ˌfēnə ˈgāl ˌfɪnə ˈɡeɪl | one of the two major political parties of the Republic of Ireland (the other being Fianna Fáil ). Founded in 1923 as Cumann na nGaedheal, it changed its name in 1933. It has advocated the concept of a united Ireland achieved by peaceful means. ORIGIN Irish, literally ‘tribe of Gaels. ’
fine-grained
fine-grained ▶adjective (chiefly of wood ) having a fine or delicate arrangement of fibers. • (chiefly of rock ) consisting of small particles. • involving great attention to detail: fine-grained analysis.
fine leg
fine leg ▶noun Cricket a fielding position behind the batsman on the leg side, between long leg and square leg. • a fielder at fine leg.
fine needle aspiration
fine nee dle as pi ra tion ▶noun Medicine a procedure in which a thin needle is used to draw cells or fluid from a lump or mass under the skin.
fine print
fine print |ˈˌfaɪn ˈprɪnt | ▶noun printed matter in small type. • inconspicuous details or conditions printed in an agreement or contract, esp. ones that may prove unfavorable: read the fine print of whatever loan document is shoved under your nose.
finery
fin er y 1 |ˈfīnərē ˈfaɪnəri | ▶noun expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration: officers in their blue, gold, and scarlet finery. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from fine 1, on the pattern of bravery .
finery
fin er y 2 |ˈfaɪnəri | ▶noun ( pl. fineries ) historical a hearth where pig iron was converted into wrought iron. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French finerie, from Old French finer ‘refine. ’
fines herbes
fines herbes |ˌfēnˈ (z )erb fiːnzˈɜːrb | ▶plural noun mixed herbs used in cooking, esp. fresh herbs chopped as a flavoring for omelets. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘fine herbs. ’
fine-spun
fine-spun ▶adjective (esp. of fabric ) fine or delicate in texture. • subtle; overly refined.
finesse
fi nesse |fəˈnes fɪˈnɛs | ▶noun 1 intricate and refined delicacy: orchestral playing of great finesse. • artful subtlety, typically that needed for tactful handling of a difficulty: clients want advice and action that calls for considerable finesse. 2 (in bridge and whist ) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 do (something ) in a subtle and delicate manner: his third shot, which he attempted to finesse, failed by a fraction. • slyly attempt to avoid blame or censure when dealing with (a situation or action ): the administration's attempts to finesse its mishaps. 2 (in bridge and whist ) play (a card that is not a certain winner ) in the hope of winning a trick with it: the declarer finesses ♦J. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘purity, delicacy ’): from French, related to fine 1 .
fine structure
fine struc ture ▶noun the composition of an object, substance, or energy phenomenon as viewed on a small scale and in considerable detail. • Physics the presence of groups of closely spaced lines in spectra corresponding to slightly different energy levels.
fine-structure constant
fine-struc ture con stant ▶noun Physics a fundamental and dimensionless physical constant, equal to approximately 1 /137, that occurs in expressions describing the fine structure of atomic spectra.
fine-tooth comb
fine-tooth comb |ˈˌfaɪn ˌtuθ ˈˌkoʊm |(also fine-toothed comb ) ▶noun a comb with narrow teeth that are close together. • [ in sing. ] used with reference to a very thorough search or analysis of something: you should check the small print with a fine-tooth comb .
fine-tune
fine-tune |ˈfaɪn ˈt (j )un | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make small adjustments to (something ) in order to achieve the best or a desired performance: the advanced angler seeking to fine-tune his angling skills.
Oxford Dictionary
fine
fine 1 |fʌɪn | ▶adjective 1 of very high quality; very good of its kind: this was a fine piece of film-making | fine wines. • worthy of or eliciting admiration: what a fine human being he is | a fine musician. • good; satisfactory: relations in the group were fine. • used to express one's agreement with or acquiescence to something: anything you want is fine by me, Linda | he said such a solution would be fine. • in good health and feeling well: ‘I'm fine, just fine. And you? ’. • (of the weather ) bright and clear: it was another fine winter day. • imposing or impressive in appearance: Donleavy was a fine figure of a man. • (of speech or writing ) sounding impressive and grand but ultimately insincere: fine words seemed to produce few practical benefits. • denoting or displaying a state of good, though not excellent, preservation in stamps, books, coins, etc. • (of gold or silver ) containing a specified high proportion of pure metal: the coin is struck in. 986 fine gold. 2 very thin or narrow: a fine nylon thread | fine flyaway hair. • (of a point ) sharp. • made or consisting of small particles: the soils were all fine silt. • of delicate or intricate workmanship or structure: fine bone china. • (of something abstract ) subtle and therefore perceived only with difficulty and care: there is a fine distinction between misrepresenting the truth and lying. • (of a physical faculty ) sensitive and discriminating: he has a fine eye for the detail and texture of social scenery. 3 Cricket directed or stationed behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowled. ▶noun (fines ) very small particles found in mining, milling, etc. ▶adverb 1 informal in a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well: ‘And how's the job-hunting going? ’ ‘Oh, fine. ’ | mother and baby are both doing fine. 2 Cricket behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowled. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] clarify (beer or wine ) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production. • [ no obj. ] (of liquid ) become clear. 2 make or become thinner: [ no obj. ] : she'd certainly fined down —her face was thinner. 3 [ no obj. ] (fine up ) N. English & Austral. /NZ informal (of the weather ) become bright and clear. PHRASES cut it (or things ) fine allow a very small margin of something, especially time: boys who have cut it rather fine are scuttling into chapel. do someone fine suit or be enough for someone. fine feathers make fine birds proverb beautiful or expensive clothes may make the wearer seem more impressive than is really the case. a fine line a subtle distinction between two concepts or situations: there's a fine line between humour and inappropriateness | the president has been treading a fine line on immigration. the finer points of the more complex or detailed aspects of: he went on to discuss the finer points of his work. ——'s finest N. Amer. informal the police of a particular city: Moscow's finest. one's finer feelings one's feelings of honour, loyalty, or duty; one's conscience or sense of morality. one's finest hour the time of one's greatest success. fine words butter no parsnips proverb nothing is achieved by empty promises or flattery. not to put too fine a point on it to speak bluntly: not to put too fine a point on it, your Emily is a liar. [figuratively, with reference to the sharpening of a weapon, tool, etc. ] one fine day at some unspecified or unknown time: one fine day he decided to take an apartment in Rome. DERIVATIVES finely adverb, fineness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fin, based on Latin finire ‘to finish ’ (see finish ).
fine
fine 2 |fʌɪn | ▶noun a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authority: a parking fine. ▶verb [ with obj. ] punish (someone ) for an illegal or illicit act by making them pay a sum of money: she was fined £1500 for driving offences. DERIVATIVES fineable |ˈfʌɪnəb (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fin ‘end, payment ’, from Latin finis ‘end ’ (in medieval Latin denoting a sum paid on settling a lawsuit ). The original sense was ‘conclusion ’ (surviving in the phrase in fine ); also used in the medieval Latin sense, the word came to denote a penalty of any kind, later specifically a monetary penalty.
fine
fine 3 |fiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine rather than from pomace. • short for fine champagne.
fine
fine 4 |ˈfiːneɪ | ▶noun (in musical directions ) the place where a piece of music finishes (when this is not at the end of the score but at the end of an earlier section which is repeated at the end of the piece ). ORIGIN Italian, from Latin finis ‘end ’.
fine art
fine art ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] (also fine arts ) creative art, especially visual art whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content: the convergence of popular culture and fine art. 2 an activity requiring great skill or accomplishment: the fine art of drinking tequila. PHRASES have (or get ) something down to a fine art achieve a high level of skill or accomplishment in a particular activity through experience: Mike had got the breakfast routine down to a fine art.
fine champagne
fine champagne |ˌfiːn ʃɒ̃ˈpɑːnj (ə )| ▶noun [ mass noun ] brandy from the Champagne district of the Cognac region of which half or more of the content comes from the central Grande Champagne. ORIGIN French, ‘fine (brandy from ) Champagne ’.
fine chemicals
fine chem |icals ▶plural noun chemical substances prepared to a very high degree of purity for use in research and industry.
fine-draw
fine-draw ▶verb [ with obj. ] sew together (two pieces of cloth or edges of a tear ) so that the join is imperceptible: a table cover composed of cloth fine-drawn together.
fine-drawn
fine-drawn ▶adjective 1 extremely thin. 2 subtle.
Fine Gael
Fine Gael |ˌfiːnə ˈgeɪl, Irish ˌfʲinʲə ˈgeːl | one of the two major political parties of the Republic of Ireland (the other being Fianna Fáil ). Founded in 1923 as Cumann na nGaedheal, it changed its name in 1933. It has advocated the concept of a united Ireland achieved by peaceful means. ORIGIN Irish, literally ‘tribe of Gaels ’.
fine-grained
fine-grained ▶adjective 1 (chiefly of wood ) having a fine or delicate arrangement of fibres. • (chiefly of rock ) consisting of small particles. 2 involving great attention to detail: fine-grained analysis.
fine leg
fine leg ▶noun Cricket a fielding position behind the batsman on the leg side, between long leg and square leg. • a fielder at fine leg.
fine needle aspiration
fine needle aspiration ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a procedure in which a thin needle is used to draw cells or fluid from a lump or mass under the skin.
fine print
fine print ▶noun another term for small print.
finery
finery 1 |ˈfʌɪn (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration: officers in their blue, gold, and scarlet finery. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from fine 1, on the pattern of bravery .
finery
finery 2 |ˈfʌɪnəri | ▶noun ( pl. fineries ) historical a hearth where pig iron was converted into wrought iron. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French finerie, from Old French finer ‘refine ’.
fines herbes
fines herbes |fiːnz ˈɛːb | ▶plural noun mixed herbs used in cooking, especially fresh herbs chopped as a flavouring for omelettes. ORIGIN French, literally ‘fine herbs ’.
fine-spun
fine-spun ▶adjective (especially of fabric ) fine or delicate in texture.
finesse
fi ¦nesse |fɪˈnɛs | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] impressive delicacy and skill: orchestral playing of great finesse. • great subtlety and tact in handling or manipulating people or difficult situations: clients want advice and action that calls for considerable finesse. 2 (in bridge and whist ) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner, typically by playing it as the third card in a trick in the hope that any card that could beat it is in the hand of the opponent who has already played. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 bring about or deal with (something ) by using great delicacy and skill: Karen spent ten months finessing the financing for the property. • chiefly N. Amer. slyly attempt to avoid blame or censure when dealing with (a situation or problem ): despite the administration's attempts to finesse its mishaps, the public remained wary. 2 (in bridge and whist ) play (a card ) in the hope of winning a trick with it because any card that could beat it is in the hand of the opponent who has already played. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘purity, delicacy ’): from French, related to fine 1 .
fine structure
fine struc |ture ▶noun [ mass noun ] the composition of an object, substance, or energy phenomenon as viewed on a small scale and in considerable detail. • Physics the presence of groups of closely spaced lines in spectra corresponding to slightly different energy levels.
fine-structure constant
fine-structure con |stant ▶noun Physics a fundamental and dimensionless physical constant, equal to approximately 1 /137, which occurs in expressions describing the fine structure of atomic spectra.
fine-tooth comb
fine-tooth comb (also fine-toothed comb ) ▶noun a comb with narrow teeth that are close together. • [ in sing. ] used with reference to a very thorough search or analysis of something: they went through the house with a fine-tooth comb . See also toothcomb.
fine-tune
fine-tune ▶verb [ with obj. ] make small adjustments to (something ) in order to achieve the best or a desired performance: they can fine-tune the computer programs to focus on a small region of space.
American Oxford Thesaurus
fine
fine 1 adjective 1 fine wines: excellent, first-class, first-rate, great, exceptional, outstanding, quality, superior, splendid, magnificent, exquisite, choice, select, prime, supreme, superb, wonderful, superlative, of high quality, second to none; informal A1, top-notch, blue-ribbon, blue-chip, splendiferous. ANTONYMS poor. 2 a fine citizen: worthy, admirable, praiseworthy, laudable, estimable, upright, upstanding, respectable. 3 the initiative is fine, but it's not enough on its own: all right, acceptable, suitable, good (enough ), passable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, tolerable; informal OK. ANTONYMS unsatisfactory. 4 I feel fine: in good health, well, healthy, all right, (fighting ) fit, as fit as a fiddle, blooming, thriving, in good shape, in good condition, in fine fettle; informal OK, in the pink. ANTONYMS ill. 5 a fine day: fair, dry, bright, clear, sunny, without a cloud in the sky, warm, balmy, summery. ANTONYMS inclement. 6 a fine old house: impressive, imposing, striking, splendid, grand, majestic, magnificent, stately. 7 fine clothes: elegant, stylish, expensive, smart, chic, fashionable; fancy, sumptuous, lavish, opulent; informal flashy, swanky, ritzy, plush. 8 a fine mind: keen, quick, alert, sharp, bright, brilliant, astute, clever, intelligent, perspicacious. ANTONYMS slow. 9 fine china: delicate, fragile, dainty. ANTONYMS coarse. 10 fine hair: thin, light, delicate, wispy, flyaway. ANTONYMS thick. 11 a fine point: sharp, keen, acute, sharpened, razor-sharp. ANTONYMS thick, blunt. 12 fine material: sheer, light, lightweight, thin, flimsy; diaphanous, filmy, gossamer, silky, transparent, translucent, see-through. ANTONYMS thick, coarse. 13 fine sand: fine-grained, powdery, powdered, dusty, ground, crushed; technical comminuted. ANTONYMS coarse. 14 fine detailed work: intricate, delicate, detailed, elaborate, dainty, meticulous. 15 a fine distinction: subtle, ultra-fine, nice, hair-splitting, nitpicking. 16 people's finer feelings: elevated, lofty, exalted, noble; refined, sensitive, cultivated, cultured, civilized, sophisticated. ANTONYMS coarse. 17 fine taste: discerning, discriminating, refined, cultivated, cultured, critical. ANTONYMS vulgar. ▶adverb informal you're doing fine: well, all right, not badly, satisfactorily, adequately, nicely, tolerably; informal OK, good. ANTONYMS badly.
fine
fine 2 noun heavy fines: (financial ) penalty, sanction, fee, charge. ▶verb they were fined for breaking environmental laws: penalize, impose a fine on, charge.
finery
finery noun all dressed up in her finery: regalia, best clothes, best, Sunday best; informal glad rags.
finesse
finesse noun 1 masterly finesse: skill, skillfulness, expertise, subtlety, flair, panache, elan, polish, artistry, virtuosity, mastery. 2 a modicum of finesse: tact, tactfulness, discretion, diplomacy, delicacy, sensitivity, perceptiveness, savoir faire. 3 a clever finesse: winning move, trick, stratagem, ruse, maneuver, artifice, machination.
Oxford Thesaurus
fine
fine 1 adjective 1 fine wines | a fine collection of furniture: excellent, first-class, first-rate, great, exceptional, outstanding, admirable, quality, superior, splendid, magnificent, beautiful, exquisite, choice, select, prime, supreme, superb, wonderful, sublime, superlative, very good, of high quality, of a high standard, second to none, top, rare; informal A1, top-notch, splendiferous, stellar; N. Amer. informal dandy; Brit. informal, dated top-hole. ANTONYMS poor. 2 he proposed marriage to a fine lady: worthy, admirable, praiseworthy, laudable, estimable, upright, upstanding, respectable, seemly, ladylike, gentlemanly; attractive, good-looking, handsome, lovely, pretty, striking, stunning, delightful, well favoured; Scottish & N. English bonny; archaic comely, fair. 3 the advertising initiative is fine, but it's not enough on its own: all right, acceptable, suitable, good, good enough, agreeable, fair, passable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, average, tolerable; informal OK, tickety-boo. ANTONYMS unsatisfactory. 4 I feel fine: in good health, well, healthy, all right, fit, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle, as fit as a flea, robust, strong, vigorous, blooming, thriving, in good shape, in good condition, in fine fettle; informal OK, in the pink, up to snuff. ANTONYMS ill. 5 it was a fine day: fair, dry, bright, clear, sunny, sunshiny, cloudless, unclouded, without a cloud in the sky, warm, balmy, summery, clement, agreeable, pleasant, nice, benign. ANTONYMS inclement. 6 a fine old eighteenth-century house: impressive, imposing, dignified, striking, splendid, grand, majestic, magnificent, august, lofty, stately. 7 she went out to show off her fine clothes: elegant, stylish, graceful, expensive, smart, chic, fashionable, modish, high fashion; fancy, luxurious, sumptuous, lavish, opulent, grand, plush, exquisite; informal flashy, flash, snazzy, snappy, swanky, ritzy, sharp. 8 he has a fine mind: keen, quick, alert, acute, sharp, bright, brilliant, astute, clever, intelligent, perspicacious, finely honed, penetrating. ANTONYMS slow. 9 a fine china tea service: delicate, fragile, frail, breakable, dainty, insubstantial; formal frangible. ANTONYMS coarse. 10 her fine golden hair: thin, light, delicate, wispy, floaty, flyaway, feathery. ANTONYMS thick. 11 she sharpened her pencil to a fine point: sharp, keen, acute, sharpened, honed, razor-sharp, razor-like, whetted; narrow, slender, slim, thin. ANTONYMS blunt, thick. 12 the fine material of her nightdress: sheer, light, lightweight, thin, flimsy, ultra-fine, insubstantial; diaphanous, filmy, chiffony, gossamer, gossamery, wispy, silky, gauzelike, gauzy, cobwebby, shimmering, transparent, translucent, see-through, airy, ethereal. ANTONYMS coarse, thick. 13 a fine gold chain: pure, sterling, solid, refined, unadulterated, unalloyed, unmixed, unblended, unpolluted, uncontaminated, one hundred per cent, flawless, perfect. ANTONYMS plated, alloyed. 14 a beach of fine sand: fine-grained, powdery, dusty, chalky, floury, powdered, ground, granulated, crushed, pulverized; technical comminuted, triturated; archaic pulverulent, levigated. ANTONYMS coarse. 15 for fine detailed work you could use a smaller brush: intricate, delicate, detailed, minute, elaborate, ornate, dainty, meticulous, painstaking. 16 there is a fine distinction between the two: subtle, fine-drawn, ultra-fine, precise, minute, nice, narrow, tenuous; hair-splitting, elusive, abstruse, overnice. 17 you have no respect for people's finer feelings: elevated, lofty, exalted, high, grand, sublime; refined, cultivated, cultured, civilized, distinguished, sophisticated. ANTONYMS base. 18 there's no better gift you could choose to show your fine taste: discerning, discriminating, tasteful, refined, sensitive, cultivated, cultured, fastidious, particular, critical, intelligent, stylish; rare discriminative. ANTONYMS vulgar. ▶adverb informal you're doing fine: well, all right, not badly, satisfactorily, in a satisfactory manner /way, adequately, nicely, tolerably, suitably, aptly, appropriately; informal OK, good. ANTONYMS badly.
fine
fine 2 noun if convicted they face heavy fines: financial penalty, punishment, forfeit, forfeiture, sanction, punitive action, penalty, fee, charge, penance; (fines ) damages; formal mulct; Brit. historical amercement. ▶verb they were fined for breaking environmental laws: penalize, punish by fining, impose a fine on, exact a penalty from, charge; informal sting; formal mulct; Brit. historical amerce.
finery
finery noun she was in all her bridal finery: regalia, elaborate /best clothes, garb, best, Sunday best; splendour, showiness, gaudiness, trumpery, frippery, adornment, trappings, decorations; informal glad rags, best gear, best bib and tucker, clobber; formal apparel; rare fallalery. ANTONYMS rags.
finesse
finesse noun 1 the comedy is performed with masterly finesse: skill, subtlety, expertise, flair, knack, panache, dash, flourish, elan, polish, adroitness, skilfulness, adeptness, artistry, art, artfulness, virtuosity, mastery, genius; informal know-how. 2 these decisions call for a little delicacy and a modicum of finesse: tact, tactfulness, discretion, diplomacy, delicacy, sensitivity, discernment, perceptiveness, prudence, judgement, consideration; refinement, grace, elegance, sophistication, wisdom, worldly wisdom; French savoir faire. 3 he won by a clever finesse: winning move, trick, stratagem, ruse, manoeuvre, scheme, artifice, machination, bluff, wile; informal dodge. ▶verb he could hardly finesse his way out of a serious downturn: bluff, manoeuvre, cheat, evade, trick, feign.
Duden Dictionary
Fine
Fi ne Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |F i ne |das Fine; Genitiv: des Fines, Plural: die Fines italienisch fine < lateinisch finis, Finis Bezeichnung am Ende des ersten Teils eines Musikstücks, das bis zu dieser Stelle wiederholt werden soll
Fineliner
Fine li ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈfa͜inla͜inɐ |der Fineliner; Genitiv: des Fineliners, Plural: die Fineliner aus englisch fine = fein, dünn und liner = dünner Pinsel zum Malen von Konturen und Umrissen Kugel- oder Faserschreiber mit besonders feiner Spitze
Fines Herbes
Fines Herbes Pluralwort Kochkunst , die |finˈzɛrb |Pluraletantum französisch, zu: fin (fein ) und herbes = Kräuter, Plural von: herbe = Gras < lateinisch herba, Herbalist fein gehackte Kräuter [mit Champignons oder Trüffeln ]
Finesse
Fi nes se Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Fin e sse |die Finesse; Genitiv: der Finesse, Plural: die Finessen französisch finesse, zu: fin, fein 1 a meist im Plural Kunstgriff, Trick, besondere Technik in der Arbeitsweise o. Ä. er beherrscht alle Finessen des Schachspiels b Schlauheit, Durchtriebenheit ihrer taktischen Finesse war keiner gewachsen 2 meist im Plural Besonderheit, Feinheit in der Beschaffenheit, Ausstattung o. Ä. ein Gerät mit allen technischen Finessen
finessenreich
fi nes sen reich Adjektiv |fin e ssenreich |schlau, trickreich
Finette
Fi nette Substantiv, feminin , die |fiˈnɛt |die Finette; Genitiv: der Finette feiner Baumwollflanell mit angerauter linker Seite
French Dictionary
fine
fine n. f. nom féminin Eau-de-vie de qualité supérieure. : Une fine champagne.
finement
finement adv. adverbe Avec finesse et esprit. : Elle répondit très finement à sa question.
finesse
finesse n. f. nom féminin 1 Délicatesse. : La finesse d ’un dessin. 2 Possibilité de saisir les nuances. : Finesse d ’esprit. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • esprit, vivacité de l ’esprit; • génie, faculté créatrice; • ingéniosité, habileté à inventer des solutions; • talent, aptitude naturelle.
finette
finette n. f. nom féminin Tissu de coton dont l ’envers est pelucheux. : Une chemise de nuit en finette (et non en *flanellette ).
Spanish Dictionary
finés, -nesa
finés, -nesa adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que perteneció a un antiguo pueblo que invadió el norte de Europa y dio nombre a Finlandia .2 adjetivo Relativo a este antiguo pueblo :los territorios fineses incluían Laponia y la actual Finlandia .3 Relativo a Finlandia, país del norte de Europa, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO finlandés .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Finlandia .SINÓNIMO finlandés .5 nombre masculino /adjetivo Lengua baltofinesa que se habla en Finlandia .SINÓNIMO finlandés .6 adjetivo Que tiene relación con esta lengua .SINÓNIMO finlandés .7 adjetivo /nombre masculino [lengua ] Que pertenece al grupo de lenguas urálicas que se hablan en el nordeste de Europa .
fineza
fineza nombre femenino 1 Delicadeza o buena educación .SINÓNIMO finura .2 Acción o palabra de cariño y amistad .3 Obsequio delicado .
fiñe
fiñe nombre común Cuba coloquial Niño o muchacho de corta edad .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fine
fine 1 /faɪn /〖語源は 「完成された 」〗形容詞 ～r ; ～st 【見事な 】1 ｟主に話 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗すばらしい , 非常によい, 立派な, 美しい ; 熟練した ▸ a fine actor [performance ]すばらしい俳優 [演技 ]▸ do [make ] a fine job 見事な仕事をする .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗上等 [上品 ]な 〈衣服など 〉; 洗練された ; 純度が高い 〈金 銀など 〉▸ She had fine clothes .彼女は身なりがよかった ▸ fine gold [silver ]純金 [銀 ].3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗見た目のいい 〈人 格好など 〉; すばらしい 〈眺めなど 〉▸ a fine figure of a man 体格のいい男性 ▸ a fine -looking baby かわいい赤ん坊 .4 〖名詞 の前で 〗高潔な, 尊敬される 〈人など 〉▸ He is a fine man and would make a good husband .彼は立派な男で, いい夫になるであろう .5 〈文体 演説などが 〉派手な, 飾り立てた ▸ many fine words [phrases ]美辞麗句の数々 6 〈運動選手などが 〉訓練が十分の, 見事に仕上がった .【健康な 結構な 】7 ｟主に話 ｠〖通例be ～; 通例肯定文で 〗元気な , 健康な .コミュニケーション A: How are you (doing ), Jack? ジャック, 元気かい .B: (I'm ) fine, thanks . ああ, どうも, 元気だよ .❢↓語法 (2 ).X: How's she doing? 彼女はどうしてるの .Y: She is just fine . とても元気よ .❢この意味ではveryは用いずjustを使う .語法 1 fineは申し分のない状態から何とか受け入れられる状態まで表すことができるので, 実際には不満足でも, 儀礼 強がり やせ我慢などで用いられることも多い ▸ “Are you all right? ” “I'm fine .”(転んだ人に対して )「大丈夫ですか 」「大丈夫です 」 (!実際には痛くても儀礼的に答えた例 ) .2 How are you (doing )?などに対する応答は, 型どおりの “(I'm ) fine .” では儀礼的で冷たく響くので, 実際には OK. /Pretty good. /Not bad. /All right. /Great. など多様な表現が用いられる .8 ｟話 ｠〖通例be ～〗a. 〈事が 〉【人にとって 】都合がいい , かまわない «with » , ｟主に英 ｠ «by » ▸ Nine o'clock will be fine .9時ならいいでしょう コミュニケーション A: How about Sunday? 日曜はどうだい .B: That's [It's ] fine with me . ああ, いいよ .b. 〈人 事が 〉申し分ない , 十分な ;｟ 皮肉で ｠結構な ;〖it is ～ to do 〗…することは結構である ▸ This car would be fine for family use .この車は家族で使うにはよさそうだ ▸ It's fine to say what you think .考えていることを言ってかまわない (╳ It's fine that you say … としない ).コミュニケーション A: Another tea? お茶をもう一杯いかがですか .B: No, thank you. I'm fine . いや, もう十分です .【天気がいい 】9 ｟主に英 ｠〈天気 日が 〉晴れている ; 雨ではない (!｟米 ｠ではsunny, niceなどを用いることが多い; →fair 1 , clear ) ▸ It's fine [a fine day, fine weather ], isn't it? いい天気ですね ▸ on one fine spring afternoon ある晴れた春の午後に .語法 コーパス fineを天気の表現に用いるのは ｟英 ｠で好まれる. fineは晴天の状態から, 何とか過ごせる状態まで表すことができるので, もともと雨の多い地方では多少薄日が出た程度や日差しはなくても雨がやんだ状態で用いられることも多い. (It's ) good [nice ] weather, isn't it? や (It's a ) nice [lovely ] day, isn't it? (いい天気ですね ) は ｟英 ｠ ｟米 ｠ともに用いられる .【細かい 】10 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗細かい 〈粉 粒など 〉; 目が細かい 〈網 肌など 〉(↔coarse )▸ a fine rain 霧雨, 小糠 （こぬか ）雨 ▸ fine sugar 精製糖 ▸ fine skin もち肌 11 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗細い 〈糸など 〉; 薄い ; 鋭い 〈刃物など 〉▸ fine dark hair 細い黒髪 ▸ a fine edge 鋭い刃先 ▸ for all fine washable wool wash デリケートなウール用 (!洗剤表示で ) ▸ slice red pepper into fine strips トウガラシを千切りにする .12 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗繊細な 〈特徴など 〉; 微妙な, ごく小さい 〈差異 変化など 〉▸ fine features 端正な顔立ち ▸ a fine sense of humor 鋭いユーモア感覚 ▸ There is a very fine line between sanity and insanity .正気と狂気は紙一重である ▸ in fine detail こと細かに .f ì ne and d á ndy 1 ｟くだけて ｠結構な .2 ＝brandy (→rhyming slang ).ò ne f ì ne d á y [m ó rning ]ある日 [朝 ]; いつか (!物語の出だしで過去 未来に用い, fineに特に意味はない ) .間投詞 それでいいよ, わかったよ ▸ “I'll pick you up at seven. ” “OK, fine .”「7時に迎えに行くよ 」「うん, わかった 」.副詞 ～r ; ～st 1 ｟話 ｠うまく ; 十分に, 申し分なく ▸ It's going to work just fine .きっとうまくいくだろう ▸ You're going to do fine .君ならうまくやれるよ ▸ They are doing fine without you .彼らは君がいなくても元気にやっているよ ▸ Everything's going fine .何もかも問題ない .2 薄く, 細く, 細かく .c ù t it f í ne ｟くだけて ｠時間をぎりぎりまで切りつめる ; ぎりぎりになってやる .(It ) s ù its me f í ne .｟くだけて ｠それは結構, 好都合だ .A will d ò me [us ] f í ne .｟英話 ｠A 〈物 事 〉でかまわない .名詞 U 晴天 ▸ (in ) rain or fine 晴雨にかかわらず .動詞 他動詞 1 …を (だんだん )細かく [細く ]する (away, down ).2 〈ワインなど 〉を清澄 （せいちよう ）する .自動詞 1 (だんだん )細かく [細く ]なる (away, down ).2 〈ワインなどが 〉澄む .～̀ á rt 美術品, 芸術作品 .～̀ á rts 〖the ～〗美術, 芸術 .～̀ ch é micals 精製化学薬品 .～̀ pr í nt (契約書などの )細字部分, 細目 .～̀ r f é elings 高潔な感情 〘愛 忠誠 親切など 〙.～̀ s h é rbes フィーヌゼルブ 〘香味付け用の細かく刻んだハーブ 〙.
fine
fine 2 /faɪn /〖語源は 「結末 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C «…に対する » 罰金, 科料 «for » ▸ a heavy [large, substantial ] fine 重い [高額の ]罰金 (!通例 ╳expensive fineとしない ) ▸ pay $100 in fines ≒pay a $100 fine 罰金100ドルを支払う .動詞 他動詞 «…のことで » 〈人 〉に罰金を科す «for » ; 〖～ A B (for X )〗A 〈人 〉に (Xのことで )B 〈罰金額 〉を科す (!しばしば受け身で; →give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(b )) ▸ He was fined $220 for keeping a weapon .彼は武器所持で220ドルの罰金を科せられた .
fine-drawn
f ì ne-dr á wn 形容詞 1 細く引き伸ばした .2 微妙な .
finely
fine ly /fáɪnli /副詞 1 細かく, みじんに ; 詳細に .2 精巧に ; (繊細で )美しく ; 立派に, 見事に .
fineness
f í ne ness 名詞 U 1 (性質 状態の )立派さ, 見事さ .2 (貴金属の )純度 .3 繊細さ ; 精密さ, 精度 .
finery
fin er y /fáɪn (ə )ri /名詞 U ｟文 ｠〖しばしばone 's ～〗(特別な日のための )華美な装い [服飾品 ], 晴れ着 .
finesse
fi nesse /fɪnés /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 U 手際良さ, 技巧 (のさえ ), スマートさ ; 策略 ▸ with finesse あざやかに .動詞 他動詞 …を (巧妙に )処理する, 乗り切る .
fine-tooth(ed) comb
f ì ne-t ò oth (ed ) c ó mb 名詞 C (!主に次の成句で ) . g ò over [through ] A with a f ì ne-t ò oth c ó mb A 〈物 〉を念入りに調べる .
fine-tune
f ì ne-t ú ne 動詞 他動詞 〈機械 経済など 〉を (最良の状態になるよう )微調整する .f ì ne-t ú n ing 名詞
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