fing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fing 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

fine-spun [Am ˈfaɪnˌspən] ADJ

fine-spun notion, argument:

fine-spun

très subtil

fine art N

fine art

beaux-arts mpl

to study fine art

étudier les beaux-arts

the fine arts

les beaux-arts

she's got lying down to a fine art

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir

fine-tune VB trans

fine-tune

ajuster

fine-drawn ADJ

fine-drawn distinction:

fine-drawn

subtil

fine tuning N

fine tuning

ajustement m

extra-fine ADJ

extra-fine

extra-fin

fine-grained [Am ˈfaɪnˌɡreɪnd] ADJ

1. fine-grained wood, leather:

fine-grained

au grain fin

2. fine-grained salt, sugar:

fine-grained

fin

medium-fine [Brit ˌmiːdɪəmˈfʌɪn] ADJ

medium-fine pen

à pointe moyenne

medium-fine tip, point

moyen/-enne

fine grain ADJ PHOTO

fine grain

à grain fin

fing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fing 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

fine art N

fine art

beaux-arts mpl

fine down VB trans

fine down

limer

fine-tooth comb N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

cup final N Brit

cup final

finale f

finch [fɪntʃ] N

finch

pinson m

Finn [fɪn] N

Finn

Finlandais(e) m (f)

semi-final N SPORTS

semi-final

demi-finale f

I.find <found, found> [faɪnd] VB trans

find

trouver

to find sb/sth (to be) sth

trouver que qn/qc est qc

I find it's best to go early

je trouve qu'il vaut mieux y aller tôt

I find it strange to see them again

je trouve étrange de les revoir

to find oneself alone/somewhere

se retrouver seul/quelque part

to find sb guilty/innocent

déclarer qn coupable/innocent

to be nowhere to be found

être introuvable

Phrases:

to find fault with sb/sth

trouver qc à redire à qn/qc

to find one's tongue

retrouver sa langue

II.find [faɪnd] VB intr LAW

to find for/against sb

se prononcer en faveur de/contre qn

III.find [faɪnd] N

find

trouvaille f

find function COMPUT

fonction f recherche