finer in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for finer in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

fine down VB [fʌɪn -] VB [fʌɪn -]

fine down → fine away

See also fine away

fine away VB [fʌɪn -] (fine [sth] away)

fine away angles

assottigliare, smussare

fine away surface

levigare

fine-spun [Am ˈfaɪnˌspən] ADJ

fine-spun notion, argument:

fine-spun

(molto) sottile

extra-fine [Brit ˌɛkstrəˈfʌɪn, Am ˌɛkstrəˈfaɪn] ADJ

extra-fine

extrafino

fine tuning [ˌfaɪnˈtjuːnɪŋ, -ˈtuːnɪŋ] N MECH

fine tuning

messa f a punto

fine-grained [Am ˈfaɪnˌɡreɪnd] ADJ

1. fine-grained wood, leather:

fine-grained

a grana fine

2. fine-grained salt, sugar:

fine-grained

fino

I.fine-drawn [ˌfaɪnˈdrɔːn] VB pp

fine-drawn → fine-draw

II.fine-drawn [ˌfaɪnˈdrɔːn] ADJ

fine-drawn distinction:

fine-drawn

sottile

See also fine-draw

fine-draw <pt fine-drew, pp fine-drawn> [Am ˈfaɪnˌdrɔ] VB trans

fine-draw

riparare con rammendo invisibile

fine grain [ˌfaɪnˈɡreɪn] ADJ PHOTO

fine grain

a grana fine

medium-fine [Brit ˌmiːdɪəmˈfʌɪn] ADJ

medium-fine pen

con la punta medio-fine

medium-fine tip, point

medio

finer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finer 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

parking fine N

parking fine

multa f per sosta vietata

fine arts N

fine arts

belle arti f pl

fine-tooth comb [ˌfaɪn·tu:θ·ˈkoʊm] N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

analizzare qc nei minimi dettagli

Translations for finer in the Italian»English Dictionary

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finer Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

how are you? — I'm fine, thanks

come stai? — Bene, grazie

that's all very fine, but …

va bene, però…

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

it's all very fine …, but …

va benissimo …, però …

a fine figure of a man

un uomo di bell'aspetto

to pick a fine time to do sth iron

scegliere proprio il momento giusto per fare qc

to be let off with a fine

cavarsela con una multa

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

analizzare qc nei minimi dettagli

you're a fine one to talk!

lo dici te!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the finery, this was part of the work of the finer; in puddling, it was done by a special workman called the shingler.

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Their interstices are closely latticed by rather finer spirals.

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They also say it isn't wise to call her a snob because she just used to the finer things in life.

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The cutter, with its transom, was broader in proportion compared to the longboat, which had finer lines.

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It has been proposed to extend the scale to 250s at 11.25 micrometre or finer.

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Repeated drawing increases the quality of the sliver allowing for finer counts to be spun.

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Some finer models had spigots for draining ice water from a catch pan or holding tank.

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Flour, which was added in early times to increase the soup's caloric value, was excluded for the sake of finer taste.

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The term is sometimes used with a more general meaning referring to finer-quality parchments made from a variety of animal skins.

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Roasting, however, is only suitable for finer cuts of meat, so other methods have been developed to make tougher meat cuts palatable after baking.

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