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. -
fine [faɪn]
adjective
finer (comparative)finest (superlative)1 (delicate, thin) [+thread, hair] fino; delgado; [+rain, point, nib] fino [+line] delgado; tenue; (small) [+particle] minúsculo
fine-nibbed pen bolígrafo (m) de punta fina
2 (good) [+performance, example] excelente; (imposing) [+house, building] magnífico; (beautiful) [+object] hermoso
she's a very fine musician es una música verdaderamente excelente
we use only the finest ingredients solo usamos ingredientes de primerísima calidad
he's a fine-looking boy es un muchacho bien parecido
he's got it down to a fine art lo hace a la perfección
3 (subtle) [+distinction] sutil
she has a fine eye for a bargain tiene mucho ojo or muy buen olfato para las gangas; there's a fine line between love and hate la línea que separa el amor del odio es muy tenue; del amor al odio solo hay un paso; not to put too fine a point on it hablando en plata
the finer points of the argument los puntos más sutiles del argumento
4 (refined) [+taste, manners] refinado
he has no finer feelings whatsoever no tiene nada de sensibilidad
5 (acceptable) bien
"is this ok?" — "yes, it's fine" —¿vale así? —si, está bien; fine! ¡de acuerdo!; ¡vale!; ¡cómo no!; especially (LAm) that's fine by me por mí bien; de acuerdo; "would you like some more?" — "no, I'm fine, thanks" —¿quieres un poco más? —no, gracias, con esto me basta
fine and dandy
everything may look fine and dandy to you puede que tú todo lo veas de color de rosa
7 [+weather] bueno
if the weather is fine si hace buen tiempo; it's a fine day today hoy hace buen tiempo; the weather kept fine for the match duró el buen tiempo hasta el partido; one fine day, we were out walking un día que hacia buen tiempo habíamos salido de paseo
adverb
1 (well) bien
"how did you get on at the dentist's?" — "fine" —¿qué tal te ha ido en el dentista? —bien; you're doing fine lo estás haciendo bien; mother and baby are doing fine la madre y el bebé están bien; to feel fine [+person] encontrarse bien
these shoes feel fine estos zapatos son cómodos
five o'clock suits me fine a las cinco me viene bien
fine [faɪn]
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Verb Conjugation for "fine" (go to estupendo)
Imperative
- fine
- you fine
- he/she fines
- we fine
- you fine
- they fine
Preterite
- I fined
- you fined
- he/she fined
- we fined
- you fined
- they fined
Present Continuous
- I am fining
- you are fining
- he/she is fining
- we are fining
- you are fining
- they are fining
Present Perfect
- I have fined
- you have fined
- he/she has fined
- we have fined
- you have fined
- they have fined
Past Continuous
- I was fining
- you were fining
- he/she was fining
- we were fining
- you were fining
- they were fining
Past Perfect
- I had fined
- you had fined
- he/she had fined
- we had fined
- you had fined
- they had fined
Future
- I will fine
- you will fine
- he/she will fine
- we will fine
- you will fine
- they will fine
Future Perfect
- I will have fined
- you will have fined
- he/she will have fined
- we will have fined
- you will have fined
- they will have fined
Future Continuous
- I will be fining
- you will be fining
- he/she will be fining
- we will be fining
- you will be fining
- they will be fining
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been fining
- you have been fining
- he/she has been fining
- we have been fining
- you have been fining
- they have been fining
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been fining
- you will have been fining
- he/she will have been fining
- we will have been fining
- you will have been fining
- they will have been fining
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been fining
- you had been fining
- he/she had been fining
- we had been fining
- you had been fining
- they had been fining
finés [fe-nays, sah]
adjective
1. Finnie, or Finnish, relating to the Finns.
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