finer in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for finer in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. fine usu attr (excellent, superior):

fine house/speech/opportunity/worker/example

magnífico

fine house/speech/opportunity/worker/example

excelente

fine crystal/china

fino

fine wine/ingredients

de primera calidad

fine wine/ingredients

selecto

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!

1.3. fine usu attr (fair):

fine weather/day

bueno

I hope it stays or keeps fine

espero que siga haciendo buen tiempo

they say it'll be fine tomorrow

dicen que mañana hará buen tiempo

1.4. fine usu attr (elegant):

fine manners/gentleman/lady

fino

fine manners/gentleman/lady

refinado

she gives herself such fine airs

¡se da unos aires de grandeza!

2.1. fine inf pred (in good health):

fine

muy bien

how are you? — (I'm) fine, thanks

¿qué tal estás? — muy bien, gracias

2.2. fine inf pred:

fine (OK, all right)

bien

fine (perfect)

perfecto

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

fino

fine hair/thread/fabric

delgado

3.2. fine (sharp):

fine point/nib/blade

fino

sharpen the pencil to a fine point

afila bien el lápiz

3.3. fine (not coarse):

fine dust/rain/particles

fino

to cut it/things fine

no dejarse ningún margen de tiempo

hasn't she gone yet? she's cutting it very fine!

¿todavía no se ha ido? ¡no se está dejando ningún margen de tiempo!

3.4. fine (detailed, accurate):

fine engraving/embroidery/workmanship

fino

fine engraving/embroidery/workmanship

delicado

fine adjustment

preciso

4.1. fine (subtle):

fine distinction/nuance

sutil

fine judgment

certero

fine balance

delicado

the finer points of poetry are often lost in translation

los matices más sutiles de la poesía a menudo se pierden en la traducción

there's a very fine line between eccentricity and madness

la línea divisoria entre la excentricidad y la locura es muy tenue or sutil

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

5. fine MIN:

fine gold/silver

puro

this gold is 98% fine

este oro tiene una pureza del 98%

II.fine¹ [Am faɪn, Brit fʌɪn] ADV

fine (adequately)

bien

fine (very well)

muy bien

it works fine

funciona bien/muy bien

things are going fine

las cosas van bien/muy bien

fine- [Am faɪn, Brit fʌɪn] PREFIX

fine-tipped

de punta fina

I.fine² N

fine

multa f

she was given a fine of $100 or a $100 fine

le pusieron una multa de 100 dólares

II.fine² VB trans

fine

multar

fine

ponerle una multa a

fine

aplicarle una multa a

she was fined for speeding

la multaron or le pusieron or le aplicaron una multa por exceso de velocidad

fine art N U or C

fine art

arte m

the fine arts

las bellas artes

to have (got) sth down to a fine art he's got making omelettes down to a fine art

se ha convertido en un experto en hacer tortillas

I can do it in an hour; I've got it down to a fine art

he desarrollado una técnica que me permite hacerlo en una hora

fine tuner N

fine tuner

ajuste m

fine-tune [Am ˈfaɪn ˈt(j)un, Brit ˈfʌɪntjuːn] VB trans

fine-tune engine

ajustar

fine-tune engine

poner a punto

fine-tune receiver

ajustar

fine-tune plan/idea

afinar

fine-tune plan/idea

poner a punto

fine print N Am

the fine print

la letra pequeña or menuda

the fine print

la letra chica LatAm

fine tuning N U

fine tuning

ajuste m

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

fine-tooth comb

peine m de dientes finos

fine-tooth comb

peine m de púas finas

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

mirar algo con lupa

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cuadrillé

fine-checked

finer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finer in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fine¹ [faɪn] ADJ

1. fine (slender, light):

fine

fino, -a

fine feature

delicado, -a

fine nuance

sutil

2. fine:

fine (good)

bueno, -a

fine (satisfactory)

satisfactorio, -a

fine weather

buen tiempo m

to be fine by sb

estar bien para alguien

that's all very fine, but ...

está todo muy bien, pero...

3. fine (excellent):

fine

excelente

the finest wines in the world

los vinos más selectos del mundo

to have a fine time doing sth

pasarlo bien haciendo algo

fine words iron

palabras f pl valientes

to appeal to sb's finer feelings

apelar a los mejores sentimientos de alguien

4. fine (deep):

fine

profundo, -a

II.fine¹ [faɪn] ADV

1. fine (all right):

fine

muy bien

to feel fine

sentirse bien

to work fine

funcionar bien

2. fine (fine-grained):

fine

fino, -a

Phrases:

to cut it fine

dejar algo para el último momento

I.fine² [faɪn] N

fine

multa f

fine

boleta f AmS

II.fine² [faɪn] VB trans

fine

multar

fine arts N

fine arts

bellas artes f pl

parking fine N

parking fine

multa f de estacionamiento

fine-tooth comb [ˌfaɪntu:θˈkəʊm, Am ˌfaɪntu:θˈkoʊm] N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

revisar algo a fondo

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multa

fine

poner una multa a alguien

to fine sb

pilcha

fine clothes pl

refino (-a)

extra fine

ultrafino (-a)

exceedingly fine

holanda (tela)

fine linen

finer Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be all very fine ..., but ...

estar todo eso muy bien..., pero...

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

revisar algo a fondo

that's all very fine, but ...

está todo muy bien, pero...

to have a fine time doing sth

pasarlo bien haciendo algo

to appeal to sb's finer feelings

apelar a los mejores sentimientos de alguien

(as) fine as the day is, ...

aunque el día está bien, ...

to pick a fine time to do sth iron

escoger un buen momento para hacer algo

to let sb off with a fine

poner sólo una multa a alguien

a fine figure of a man

un hombre de físico imponente

to cut a fine figure

causar buena impresión

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When the oiliness of the fish is cut by a squeeze of lemon, there are few finer outdoor meals.

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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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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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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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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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Finer now plays the banjo, guitar, hurdy-gurdy, mandola, and saxophone.

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The latter are also large crystals in a finer matrix, but they grew after deformation took place and after the matrix was formed.

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The juvenile leaves are finer and have serrated margins, and more finely divided into 713 leaflets.

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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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