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fine(
fayn
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (legal)
a. la multa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
If you park here, you're going to get a fine.Si te estacionas aquí, te van a poner una multa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
2. (legal)
a. multar
The police officer fined me $100 for speeding.El policía me multó con 100 dólares por exceso de velocidad.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
3. (in good condition)
a. bien
How are you feeling today? - Fine, thanks.¿Cómo se encuentra hoy? - Bien, gracias.
4. (superior)
a. excelente
The audience gave the pianist a standing ovation after his fine performance.La audiencia ovacionó al pianista después de su excelente actuación.
b. magnífico
You did a very fine job on the last project.Hiciste un trabajo magnífico en el último proyecto.
c. bueno (weather)
It's a fine evening. Let's go for a walk around the block.Hace buen tiempo esta noche. Vamos a dar un paseo por la cuadra.
5. (thin)
a. fino
A fine layer of dust covered all of the furniture.Una fina capa de polvo cubría todos los muebles.
b. delgado
I inherited my very fine hair from my mother.Heredé el pelo muy delgado de mi madre.
6. (subtle)
a. sutil
The finer points of economics are beyond me.Los matices más sutiles de la economía están más allá de mi comprensión.
7. (refined)
a. fino
That the politician has a fine way of speaking is beyond doubt.De que la política tiene una manera muy fina de hablar, no cabe duda.
b. refinado
She owes her fine manners to the etiquette school she attended.Le debe sus modales refinados a la escuela de etiqueta a la que asistió.
8. (attractive)
a. bien atractivo
Ruth's brother is a fine figure of a man.El hermano de Ruth es un hombre bien atractivo.
9. (acceptable)
a. bien
Is it fine if I leave half an hour early?¿Te parece bien si salgo media hora antes?
10. (ironic usage)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Between losing our luggage and multiple canceled flights, we had a fine time of it.Entre perder nuestro equipaje y los numerosos vuelos cancelados, lo pasamos a lo grande.
Well, you left the house in a fine state after the party!Pues, ¡sí que dejaste la casa en menudo estado después de la fiesta!
11. (metal)
a. puro
This gold necklace is only 85% fine.Este collar de oro solo es 85% puro.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
12. (well)
a. bien
I was sick last week, but now I feel fine.Estuve enferma la semana pasada, pero ahora me siento bien.
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fine
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
1. (excellent; food, performance)
a. excelente, exquisito(a)
2. (weather)
a. bueno(a)
to appeal to somebody's finer feelingsapelar a los más nobles sentimientos de alguien
she's a fine womanes una mujer extraordinaria
the fine artslas bellas artes
she's got it down to a fine artlo hace con los ojos cerrados, lo tiene muy controlado
3. (satisfactory)
a. bien
she's fineestá bien
everything is finetodo está bien
that's fine by me¡me parece bien!, ¡por mí vale, dale, órale!;
4. (ironic)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
(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!
he was in a fine (old) temper!estaba de un humor de perros
5. (subtle, delicate)
a. fino(a)
fine distinctiondistinción sutil
not to put too fine a point on ithablando en plata
there's a fine line between eccentricity and madnessla frontera entre la excentricidad y la locura es muy tenue
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
6. (general)
a. bien
she's getting on or doing finele va bien
they get on finese llevan bien
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fine [faɪn]
adjective
finer (comparative)finest (superlative)
1 (delicate, thin) [+thread, hair] fino; delgado; [+rain, point, nib] fino
a pencil with a fine point
 [+line] delgado; tenue; (small) [+particle] minúsculo
fine-nibbed pen bolígrafo (m) de punta fina
print
2 (good) [+performance, example] excelente; (imposing) [+house, building] magnífico; (beautiful) [+object] hermoso
she's a very fine musician es una música verdaderamente excelente
insomuch as it publicizes our cause it's a fine thing
we use only the finest ingredients solo usamos ingredientes de primerísima calidad
he gave a fine performance
he's a fine-looking boy es un muchacho bien parecido
there are some fine old houses in the area it's a fine example of his work Like her mother she had a deep appreciation of fine things
he's got it down to a fine art lo hace a la perfección
he's got cheating down to a fine art
chance
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
his relationship with Madame is, well, not to put too fine a point on it, somehow incestuous not to put too fine a point on it, I think he's lying
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
feeling
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
his work is fine
fine and dandy
everything may look fine and dandy to you puede que tú todo lo veas de color de rosa
6 (quite well) muy bien
he's fine, thanks está muy bien, gracias
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
8 menudo
a fine friend you are! ¡valiente amigo estás hecho! (ironic); ¡menudo amigo eres tú! (ironic); you're a fine one to talk! ¡mira quién habla!; a fine thing! ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!
one fine day
9 (pure) [+metal] puro; fino
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
no, really, I feel fine
these shoes feel fine estos zapatos son cómodos
the steering feels fine he insisted he was feeling fine I felt fine half an hour later I haven't had a drop to drink in two months and I feel fine
five o'clock suits me fine a las cinco me viene bien
2 (finely)
to chop sth up fine picar algo en trozos menudos; picar algo muy fino
to cut it fine (of time) ir con el tiempo justo; (of money) calcular muy justo
we'll be cutting it pretty fine if we leave at ten vamos a ir con el tiempo muy justo si salimos a las diez
I'll be right behind you # Okay," said Bunbury. `But don't cut it too fine
modifier
fine art (n)
the fine arts (n) las Bellas Artes
fine wines (n) vinos (m) selectos
fine [faɪn]
noun
multa (f)
to get a fine (for sth/doing sth) ser multado (por algo/hacer algo); I got a fine for ... me pusieron una multa por ...
transitive verb
to fine sb (for sth/doing sth) multar a algn (por algo/hacer algo)
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The word fine is the present subjunctive form of finar in the first person singular. There are other translations for this conjugation. See the full finar conjugation.
finar
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to pass away
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finar(
fee
-
nahr
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1. (general)
a. to pass away
El profesor Aranda finó anoche a los 89 años.Professor Aranda passed away last night at the age of 89.
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finar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1. (formal)
a. to pass away
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finar
intransitive verb
(morir) to pass away (eufemismo); die
pronominal verb
finarse (desear) to long; yearn;por for;
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Verb Conjugations for finar
PresentPreteriteImperfectConditionalFuture
yo
fino
finé
finaba
finaría
finaré
tú
finas
finaste
finabas
finarías
finarás
él/ella/Ud.
fina
finó
finaba
finaría
finará
nosotros
finamos
finamos
finábamos
finaríamos
finaremos
vosotros
fináis
finasteis
finabais
finaríais
finaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
finan
finaron
finaban
finarían
finarán
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