fine-toothed comb in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

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

fine-tooth comb

pettine m a denti fitti

fine-tooth comb

pettinella f

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

passare qc al setaccio

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

fine-, wide-toothed comb

pettine a denti fitti, larghi

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

pettinella

fine-tooth(ed) comb

pettine a denti larghi, pettine a denti radi

wide-tooth(ed) comb

pettine a denti stretti

fine-tooth(ed) comb

pettine a denti stretti

fine-tooth(ed) comb

pettine a denti fitti

fine-tooth(ed) comb, toothcomb

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

I.toothed [Brit tuːθt, Am tuθt, tuðd] VB pt, pp

toothed → tooth III, IV

II.toothed [Brit tuːθt, Am tuθt, tuðd] ADJ

1. toothed wheel:

toothed

dentato

2. toothed BOT:

toothed

dentellato

toothed

seghettato

See also IV

IV N

IV → intravenous drip

IV

flebo

I.fine¹ [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] ADJ

1. fine (very good):

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

buono, eccellente

to be in fine form

essere in buona or ottima forma

a fine figure of a woman arch or hum

una gran bella donna

2. fine (satisfactory):

fine holiday

bello

fine meal, arrangement

buono, soddisfacente

that's fine

bene or va bene

to be, feel fine

stare, sentirsi bene

“fine, thanks”

“(molto) bene, grazie”

“we'll go now, OK?” - “fine”

“andiamo adesso, va bene?” - “bene or d'accordo”

that's fine by or with me

per me va bene

3. fine inf, iron:

a fine friend you are!

bell'amico che sei!

you picked a fine time to tell me!

hai scelto proprio il momento giusto per dirmelo!

you're, she's a fine one to talk!

senti chi parla or parli proprio tu, parla proprio lei!

that's all very fine, but…

va tutto bene, però…

4. fine (nice):

fine weather, morning, day

bello

it's, the weather's fine

fa bello, il tempo è bello

to keep or stay fine

continuare a far bello

one fine day

un bel giorno

one of these fine days

uno di questi giorni or un giorno o l'altro

5. fine (very thin, delicate):

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

fine, sottile

fine sieve, net

a maglie fitte

fine mesh

fitto

6. fine (small-grained):

fine powder, soil, particles

fine

7. fine (subtle):

fine detail, distinction, judgment

sottile

fine adjustment

ingegnoso

8. fine (delicate and high quality):

fine china, crystal

finissimo

fine lace, linen

fine, di pregiata fattura

fine wine

pregiato

9. fine (refined, grand):

fine lady, gentleman, clothes, manners

raffinato, elegante, fine

sb's finer feelings

i sentimenti elevati di qn

10. fine (commendable):

fine person

bravo

he's a fine man

è un brav'uomo

11. fine (pure):

fine gold, silver

fino, puro

II.fine¹ [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] ADV

1. fine get along, come along, do:

fine

bene

you're doing fine

stai facendo or andando bene

that suits me fine

mi va (molto) bene

2. fine cut, chop, slice:

fine

finemente, a piccoli pezzi

III.fine¹ [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] VB trans

fine beer, wine:

fine

schiarire

IV.fine¹ [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] VB intr

fine beer, wine:

fine

schiarirsi

V.fine¹ [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn]

not to put too fine a point on it

per dirla tutta or per dirla senza mezzi termini

a chance would be a fine thing! inf

mi piacerebbe or sarebbe davvero bello!

to cut it a bit fine

farcela per un pelo

there is a fine line between X and Y

c'è una sottile distinzione tra X e Y

to tread a fine line

agire in modo prudente

I.fine² [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] N

fine

ammenda f

fine (for traffic offence)

multa f

fine (for traffic offence)

contravvenzione f (for per)

to get or be given a fine

prendere una multa

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

condannare qn a una multa di 50 sterline, al massimo dell'ammenda

“no smoking - maximum fine £50”

“vietato fumare - multe fino a 50 sterline.”

II.fine² [Brit fʌɪn, Am faɪn] VB trans

fine

multare (for per; for doing per aver fatto)

fine (for traffic offence) offender

multare, elevare una contravvenzione a

to fine sb £50

multare qn di 50 sterline

I.comb [Brit kəʊm, Am koʊm] N

1. comb (for hair):

comb

pettine m

to run a comb through one's hair

passarsi il pettine fra i capelli

to give one's hair a (quick) comb

pettinarsi or darsi una pettinata

2. comb (honeycomb):

comb

favo m

3. comb (cock's crest):

comb

cresta f

II.comb [Brit kəʊm, Am koʊm] VB trans

1. comb:

to comb sb's hair

pettinare qn

to comb one's hair

pettinarsi

2. comb (search):

to comb a place (looking) for sth

passare al setaccio, setacciare un luogo alla ricerca di qc

3. comb (prepare for use):

comb wool, textile

pettinare

fine-toothed comb in the PONS Dictionary

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

fine-tooth comb [ˌfaɪn·tu:θ·ˈkoʊm] N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

analizzare qc nei minimi dettagli

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

I.fine¹ [faɪn] ADJ

1. fine (slender, light):

fine

sottile

fine feature

delicato, -a

fine nuance

sottile

2. fine clothes, words:

fine

bello, -a

a fine man

una brava persona

to be fine

andare bene

fine weather

tempo m bello

how are you? — I'm fine, thanks

come stai? — Bene, grazie

to be fine by sb

andare bene per qu

that's all very fine, but …

va bene, però…

3. fine (excellent):

fine

eccellente

the finest wines in the world

i vini più pregiati del mondo

to have a fine time doing sth

divertirsi a fare qc

to appeal to sb's finer feelings

fare appello ai migliori sentimenti di qu

II.fine¹ [faɪn] ADV

1. fine (all right):

fine

bene

to feel fine

sentirsi bene

to work fine

funzionare bene

2. fine (fine-grained):

fine

fine

I.fine² [faɪn] N (penalty)

fine

multa f

II.fine² [faɪn] VB trans (order to pay penalty)

fine

multare

toothed ADJ

toothed

dentato, -a

I.comb [koʊm] N

1. comb (hair device):

comb

pettine m

2. comb ZOOL:

comb

cresta f

II.comb [koʊm] VB trans

1. comb (tidy with a comb):

to comb one's hair

pettinarsi (i capelli)

2. comb (search thoroughly):

to comb an apartment for clues

perquisire l'appartamento in cerca di prove

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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We went over this thing with a fine-toothed comb innumerable times, making sure that there was nothing int he game that was just there to shock.

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The idea is to go through the whole production process with a fine-toothed comb and eliminate every piece of waste.

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After choosing which direction you want your hair to flow in, create a diagonal parting and using a fine-toothed comb, tease your hair across your forehead.

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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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But within that beam there are a lot of frequencies separated by small gaps, like a fine-toothed comb.

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

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We have done it with a fine-toothed comb.

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