Translations for fine art in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fine art in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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I.fine¹ <finer, finest> [Am faɪn, Brit fʌɪn] ADJ

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1.1. fine usu attr (excellent, superior):

fine house/speech/opportunity/worker/example

fine house/speech/opportunity/worker/example

fine crystal/china

fine wine/ingredients

de primera calidad

fine wine/ingredients

goods of the finest quality

artículos de la mejor calidad

the country's finest minds

los cerebros más brillantes del país

fine words, but will they do it?

todo eso suena muy bien pero ¿lo harán?

a fine-looking man

un hombre bien parecido

it's a fine thing you're doing

es algo admirable lo que estás haciendo

1.2. fine usu attr iron:

we had a fine time (of it)

lo pasamos de bien … iron

a fine friend you are!

¡menudo or valiente amigo eres tú! iron

you've picked a fine time to tell me!

¡en buen momento me lo dices! iron

you're a fine one to talk!

¡mira quién habla!

2.1. fine inf pred (in good health):

fine

how are you? — (I'm) fine, thanks

¿qué tal estás? — muy bien, gracias

2.2. fine inf pred:

fine (OK, all right)

fine (perfect)

how was your day? — fine

¿qué tal el día? — bien

this size is fine for six

este tamaño es perfecto para seis

more wine? — no thanks; I'm fine

¿más vino? — no, gracias, tengo suficiente

that's fine by me

por mí no hay problema

he tried to make out everything was fine and dandy

trató de dar la impresión de que todo marchaba a las mil maravillas

3.1. fine (thin):

fine hair/thread/fabric

fine hair/thread/fabric

4.2. fine (discriminating, refined):

only the finest of palates will appreciate …

solo los paladares más refinados or delicados apreciarán …

she has a fine eye for detail

es muy observadora y detallista

II.fine¹ [Am faɪn, Brit fʌɪn] ADV

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I.fine² N

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I.art [Am ɑrt, Brit ɑːt] N

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1.1. art U (object of aesthetics) gen m in the singular and f in the plural:

art

art for art's sake

el arte por el arte

she's studying art

estudia Bellas Artes

Renaissance/18th century art

el arte renacentista/del siglo XVIII

Renaissance/18th century art attr class

Renaissance/18th century art (in school)

Renaissance/18th century art cinema/film

de arte (y ensayo)

1.2. art U or C (artwork):

art

trabajos mpl artísticos

an arts and crafts fair

una feria de artesanía

2.1. art <arts, pl >:

la cultura y las artes

attr arts page

sección f cultural

attr arts page

página f de cultura

2.2. art <arts, pl > Brit UNIV:

art

Arts student

estudiante mf de letras

II.art [Am ɑrt, Brit ɑːt] arch

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art 2nd person singular present of be

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I.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB intr

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2.1. be (followed by an adjective):

she's French/intelligent/cunning

es francesa/inteligente/astuta

he's worried/furious

está preocupado/furioso

está ciego Spain

he's short and fat

es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more

está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new, I've just bought them

estos zapatos son nuevos, los acabo de comprar

these shoes are still as good as new

estos zapatos todavía están (como) nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious!

¿nunca has comido gazpacho? ¡es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself?

el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me

estuvo muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude

tomatoes are expensive in winter

los tomates son caros en invierno

aren't tomatoes expensive at the moment!

¡qué caros están los tomates!

be good and keep still

sé bueno y estáte quieto

don't be silly!

¡no seas tonto!

3.1. be (followed by a noun):

you must be Helen! — no, I'm Rachel

¡tú debes (de) ser Helen! — no, soy Rachel

she's a lawyer/writer

es abogada/escritora

she's a famous lawyer/writer

es una famosa abogada/escritora

he's a Catholic/Muslim

es católico/musulmán

she was Prime Minister for 11 years

fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time?

¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

don't worry, it's me/Daniel/us

no te preocupes, soy yo/es Daniel/somos nosotros

if I were you, I'd stay

yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

she's not one to complain

no es de las que se quejan

I'm not a big eater

no soy de mucho comer

4.1. be (when talking about mental and physical states):

how are you?

¿cómo estás?

I'm much better, thank you

estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor, gracias

she's pregnant/tired/depressed

está embarazada/cansada/deprimida

how's the patient today?

¿cómo está el paciente hoy?

how's the patient today?

¿qué tal anda or está el paciente hoy? inf

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy

tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill

ha estado enferma

5.1. be (to exist, to live):

I think, therefore I am

pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be

the old custom is no more liter

la vieja costumbre ya no existe

they made plans to marry but it was not to be

planearon casarse pero no quiso el destino que así fuera

to let sth/sb be

dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

I met her husband-to-be

conocí a su futuro marido

the mother-to-be

la futura madre

6. be (to be situated, to be present):

where is the library?

¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where's the bread?

¿dónde está el pan?

where are you? — I'm over here

¿dónde estás? — estoy aquí

what's in that box?

¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie?

¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks

va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you married? Am inf

¿cuánto tiempo hace que te casaste?

how long are you in Chicago? inf

¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago?

7.2. be (in perfect tenses) Brit inf (used for emphasis):

you've really (been and) gone and done it now!

¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! inf, iron

II.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB impers

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1.1. be (when talking about physical conditions, circumstances):

it's sunny/cold/hot

hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy

it was three degrees below zero

hacía tres grados bajo cero

it was still dark outside

afuera todavía estaba oscuro or era de noche

it was pitch black in the cellar

en el sótano estaba oscuro como boca de lobo

it's so noisy/quiet in here!

¡qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

what was it like in Australia?

¿qué tal en Australia?

it was chaos at the station

aquello era un caos en la estación

it was chaos at the station

reinaba el caos en la estación

I have enough problems as it is, without you …

yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima …

III.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB aux

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1.1. be (to describe action in progress):

I am waiting/working

estoy esperando/trabajando

I was working until ten o'clock

estuve trabajando hasta las diez

what was I saying?

¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when …

se iba cuando …

how long have you been waiting?

¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?

how long have you been waiting?

¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

2.1. be:

be in the passive voice The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English

it was built in 1903

se construyó en 1903

it was built in 1903

lo construyeron en 1903

it was built in 1903

fue construido en 1903

she was told that …

le dijeron or se le dijo que …

it is known that …

se sabe que …

she deserves to be promoted

merece que la asciendan

are you afraid of being recognized?

¿tienes miedo de que te reconozcan?

he demanded that the hostages be released

exigió que liberaran a los rehenes or que los rehenes fueran liberados

2.2. be (when describing a process):

the mixture is then cooked on a low heat …

luego la mezcla se cuece a fuego lento …

3.1. be (to describe events with future reference):

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe

Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

are we never to know the truth?

¿es que no sabremos nunca la verdad?

the dessert is (still) to come

todavía falta el postre

she was to die in poverty

moriría en la pobreza

if a solution is to be found …

si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución …

the plane was to have landed at Cairo

el avión debería haber aterrizado en El Cairo

3.3. be (when expressing obligation):

tell her she's to stay here

dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí

tell her she's to stay here

dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol!

¡no debes decírselo a Carol!

what am I to make of this?

¿cómo se supone que debo interpretar esto?

am I to understand that … ?

¿debo entender que … ?

she is to be admired

es digna de admiración

they are to be congratulated on …

hay que felicitarlos por …

they are to be congratulated on …

se merecen que se los felicite por …

I'm not to be disturbed!

¡que nadie me moleste!

4. be (in hypotheses):

what would happen if she were or was to die?

¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

were he to refuse … form

si se negara …

were he to refuse … form

en el caso de que se negara …

5.2. be (in elliptical uses):

are you disappointed? — yes, I am/no, I'm not

¿estás desilusionado? — sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

isn't this scenery wonderful? — it certainly is!

¿no es maravilloso este paisaje? — sí, realmente

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't

a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you?

estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

it's me! — I guessed it was!

¡soy yo! — ¡ya me lo imaginaba!

Translations for fine art in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fine¹ [faɪn] ADJ

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1. fine (slender, light):

fine

fino, -a

fine feature

fine nuance

4. fine (deep):

fine

II.fine¹ [faɪn] ADV

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2. fine (fine-grained):

fine

fino, -a

Phrases:

to cut it fine

dejar algo para el último momento

I.fine² [faɪn] N

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fine

fine

boleta f AmS

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art [ɑ:t, Am ɑ:rt] N

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art

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He previously studied fine art, so was always drawing and painting. en.wikipedia.org

It was also at that time that he became seriously interested in fine art and started visiting galleries. en.wikipedia.org

Now he works in the real estate and fine art sectors. en.wikipedia.org

She studied fine art and teaching, and taught in secondary schools until she married. en.wikipedia.org

He is known for his fine art medals, which are considered a form of exonumia. en.wikipedia.org

These included producing fine art, particularly hand-pulled silkscreen prints. en.wikipedia.org

The temporary exhibition programme includes crafts, contemporary and fine art, and photography. en.wikipedia.org

A lovely staircase from the building's lobby leads to the offering a rich array of shows from fine art and sculpture to fashion. en.wikipedia.org

Inlay masters, preserving the nobility of their art, have brought forth great innovations in this fine art. en.wikipedia.org

Fine art separated the decorative arts years ago. en.wikipedia.org

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