fine

=

estupendo

adjective

fine
[faɪn]
sustantivo
1. multa (f) (Law)
verbo transitivo
2. multar, poner una multa a (Law)
  • to fine somebody £100 -> poner a alguien una multa de 100 libras
adjetivo
1. excelente, exquisito(a) (excellent) (food, performance); bueno(a) (weather)
  • to appeal to somebody's finer feelings -> apelar a los más nobles sentimientos de alguien
  • she's a fine woman -> es una mujer extraordinaria
  • the fine arts -> las bellas artes
  • she's got it down to a fine art -> lo hace con los ojos cerrados, lo tiene muy controlado
2. (thin)
    fino(a)
3. bien (satisfactory)
  • she's fine -> está bien
  • everything is fine -> todo está bien
  • that's fine by me -> ¡me parece bien!, ¡por mí, vale or (español de España) dale or (español de Argentina) órale!; (español de México)
4. (Ironic) (great)
  • you're a fine one to talk! -> ¡mira quién fue a hablar!
  • this is another fine mess you've got us into! -> ¡en menudo lío nos has vuelto a meter!, ¡otra vez nos metiste en flor de lío! (RP)
  • he was in a fine (old) temper! -> estaba de un humor de perros
5. fino(a) (subtle, delicate)
  • fine distinction -> distinción (f) sutil
  • not to put too fine a point on it -> hablando en plata
  • there's a fine line between eccentricity and madness -> la frontera entre la excentricidad y la locura es muy tenue
adverbio
6. bien
  • she's getting on or doing fine -> le va bien
  • they get on fine -> se llevan bien

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fine [fain]
adjetivo
1. Fino, refinado, puro; agudo, cortante; claro, transparente; delicado, primoroso; sagaz, astuto, diestro; galán, lindo; bello, elegante, hermoso, bien parecido; cortés, bien criado, instruído; vistoso, espléndido.
2. Fine gold, oro fino o de ley, fine sand, arena fina.
sustantivo
3. Multa, pena pecuniaria.
4. Fin conclusión. (Desusado)
  • In fine -> finalmente, en conclusión, por fin
1. Afinar, refinar, perfeccionar, purificar; aclarar.
2. Lustrar, dar lustre, esplendor, brillantez o transparencia a alguna cosa.
3. Multar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4. Pagar una multa. (n)
va. -

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