fine-toothed comb in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the English»French Dictionary

fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb [Brit, Am ˈˌfaɪn ˌtuθ ˈˌkoʊm] N

fine-tooth comb

peigne m fin

to go over or through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the English»French Dictionary

fine-/wide-toothed comb

peigne m fin/à dents larges

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the French»English Dictionary

démêloir

wide-toothed comb

passer qc au peigne fin

to go over ou through sth with a fine-tooth comb

peigne à poux

fine-tooth comb (for headlice)

éplucher

to go through [sth] with a fine-tooth comb

faire un travail de fourmi

to go through it with a fine-tooth comb

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.comb [Brit kəʊm, Am koʊm] N

1. comb (for hair):

comb

peigne m

to run a comb through one's hair, to give one's hair a (quick) comb

se donner un coup de peigne

2. comb TEXTIL:

comb

carde f

3. comb (honeycomb):

comb

rayon m

4. comb (cock's crest):

comb

crête f

II.comb [Brit kəʊm, Am koʊm] VB trans

1. comb:

to comb sb's hair

peigner qn

to comb one's hair

se peigner

2. comb (search):

to comb a place (looking) for sth

passer un lieu au peigne fin à la recherche de qc

3. comb TEXTIL:

comb wool, textile

carder

fine-toothed comb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the English»French Dictionary

fine-tooth comb N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the English»French Dictionary

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the French»English Dictionary

peigne fin

fine-tooth comb

passer au peigne fin livre, témoignage

to go over with a fine-tooth comb

démêloir

wide-toothed comb

passer qc au crible

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

Translations for fine-toothed comb in the English»French Dictionary

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

toothed ADJ

toothed

denté(e)

I.comb [kəʊm, Am koʊm] N

1. comb (hair device):

comb

peigne m

2. comb ZOOL → cockscomb

II.comb [kəʊm, Am koʊm] VB trans

1. comb (tidy with a comb):

to comb one's hair

se peigner

2. comb (search):

comb

chercher minutieusement

comb book

décortiquer

to comb an apartment for clues

passer l'appartement au peigne fin

See also cockscomb

cockscomb [ˈkɒkskəʊm, Am ˈkɑ:kskoʊm] N ZOOL

cockscomb

crête f de coq

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When the comb is used on dry hair, lice make contact with multiple tines of the fine-toothed comb, thereby closing the circuit and receiving an electrical charge.

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We searched that area with a fine-toothed comb and no blood was found.

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With so much at stake, market participants of all stripes should really be going through those working group minutes with a fine-toothed comb.

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One by one, we went through the music, going through each measure with a fine-toothed comb.

entertainment.inquirer.net

It was flabbergasting how ingenious the theories were, and with how much of a fine-toothed comb everyone went through your script.

www.denofgeek.com

Of course, many designers are running over games with a fine-toothed comb.

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Then, use a fine-toothed comb to style your hair into its desired position.

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People holding passports from the selectee countries were automatically pulled aside for full-body pat-downs and had their luggage examined with a fine-toothed comb.

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Whose duty is it to take all the estimates from all federal agencies and run through them with a fine-toothed comb?

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One old-fashioned, yet apparently effective alternative is combing out the lice using normal conditioner on wet hair and a special fine-toothed comb.

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