fine tuning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fine tuning in the English»French Dictionary

fine tuning N

fine tuning

ajustement m

fine-tune VB trans

fine-tune

ajuster

Translations for fine tuning in the French»English Dictionary

peaufinage

fine tuning fig

Translations for fine tuning in the English»French Dictionary

I.tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un] N

1. tune MUS:

tune

air m

to dance/sing sth to the tune of sth

danser/chanter qc sur l'air de qc

2. tune MUS (accurate pitch):

to be in/out of tune

être/ne pas être en accord (with avec)

to sing in/out of tune

chanter juste/faux

an out-of-tune piano/violin

un piano/violon désaccordé

II.tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un] VB trans

tune musical instrument

accorder (to à)

tune car engine, radio, TV, signal

régler (to sur)

stay tuned!

restez à l'écoute!

III.tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un]

to call the tune

mener la danse

to change one's tune , to sing a different tune

changer d'avis

to dance to sb's tune

se plier aux exigences de qn

to the tune of (to the amount of) inf

pour un montant de

to be in debt/have costs to the tune of £50, 000

avoir des dettes/des frais pour un montant de 50 000 livres

tuning [Brit ˈtjuːnɪŋ, Am ˈtunɪŋ] N

1. tuning MUS:

tuning

accord m

tuning key, pin

d'accord

2. tuning:

tuning AUDIO, TV, MECH

réglage m

tuning dial, knob

de réglage

I.fine [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] N

fine (gen)

amende f

fine (for traffic offence)

contravention f (for pour)

to get/be given a fine

recevoir/attraper une amende

to impose a fine of £50/the maximum fine on sb

condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende/à l'amende la plus lourde

‘no smoking—maximum fine £50’

‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende pouvant s'élever à 50 livres sterling’

II.fine [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] ADJ

1. fine (very good):

fine performance, writer, example, specimen, quality, standard

excellent

to be in fine form

être en pleine forme

a fine figure of a woman dated dated or hum

une superbe créature dated

2. fine (satisfactory):

fine holiday, meal, arrangement

bien

that's fine

très bien

to be/feel fine

aller/se sentir très bien

‘fine, thanks’

‘très bien, merci’

‘we'll go now, OK?’—‘fine’

‘on y va maintenant?’—‘d'accord’

that's fine by or with me

je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient

3. fine inf, iron:

a fine friend you are!

en voilà un ami!

you picked a fine time to tell me!

tu as bien choisi le moment pour me le dire!

you're/she's etc a fine one to talk!

c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça!

that's all very fine, but…

c'est bien beau tout ça, mais…

4. fine (nice):

fine weather, morning, day

beau/belle

it's or the weather's fine

il fait beau

to keep or stay fine

continuer à faire beau

one fine day, one of these fine days fig

un beau jour

5. fine (very thin, delicate):

fine hair, thread, line, feature, comb, fabric, spray, mist, layer

fin

fine sieve, net, mesh

à mailles fines

6. fine (small-grained):

fine powder, soil, particles

fin

7. fine (subtle):

fine adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment

subtil

8. fine attr (delicate and high quality):

fine china, crystal, lace, linen, wine

fin

9. fine (refined, grand):

fine lady, gentleman, clothes, manners

beau/belle

sb's finer feelings

la délicatesse de qn

10. fine (commendable):

fine person

merveilleux/-euse

he's a fine man

c'est quelqu'un

11. fine (pure):

fine gold, silver

pur

III.fine [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] ADV

fine get along, come along, do:

fine

très bien

you're doing fine

tu te débrouilles très bien inf

that suits me fine

ça me va très bien

IV.fine [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] VB trans

fine (gen) offender

condamner [qn] à une amende (for pour, for doing pour avoir fait)

fine (for traffic offence) offender

donner une contravention à

to fine sb £50

condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende

V.fine [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn]

not to put too fine a point on it

bref, à franchement parler

chance would be a fine thing inf!

ça serait trop beau! inf

to cut it a bit fine

faire trop juste, être un peu juste

there is a fine line between X and Y

il y a une distinction subtile entre X et Y

to tread a fine line

jouer serré

fine tuning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fine tuning in the English»French Dictionary

I.tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] N

1. tune (melody):

tune

air m

2. tune no pl (pitch):

tune

accord m

to be in tune

être accordé

to be out of tune

être désaccordé

3. tune Brit AUTO, TECH:

tune

réglage m

Phrases:

to change one's tune

changer de ton

to the tune of sth

d'un montant de qc

to be in/out of tune with sth

être en accord/désaccord avec qc

II.tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] VB trans

1. tune MUS:

tune

accorder

2. tune TECH:

tune

régler

to be tuned to the BBC

être branché sur la BBC

tuning N no pl

1. tuning MUS:

tuning

accord m

2. tuning (adjustment):

tuning

réglage m

I.fine¹ [faɪn] ADJ

1. fine (admirable, excellent):

fine example, food

excellent(e)

fine wine, dish

fin(e)

2. fine (acceptable, satisfactory):

fine

bien inv

(that's) fine!

c'est bien!

that's just fine! iron hum

merci beaucoup!

everything's fine

tout va bien

3. fine (thin, light):

fine

fin(e)

4. fine (cloudless):

fine weather

beau(belle)

5. fine (distinguished):

fine

raffiné(e)

6. fine (subtle):

fine distinction, nuance

subtil(e)

there's a fine line between sth and sth

il n'y a qu'un pas de qc à qc

II.fine¹ [faɪn] ADV

1. fine (acceptable, satisfactorily):

fine

bien

to feel fine

se sentir bien

to suit sb fine

convenir parfaitement à qn

2. fine (in fine parts):

fine

finement

Phrases:

that's cutting it a bit fine

c'est un peu juste

I.fine² [faɪn] N

fine

amende f

II.fine² [faɪn] VB trans

to fine sb for sth LAW

condamner qn à une amende pour qc

to fine sb for sth for breaking rule

faire payer une amende à qn pour qc