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in the PONS Dictionary

I. affiner [afine] VB trans

1. affiner:

affiner (métal)
reinigen
affiner (métal)
raffinieren
affiner (verre)
läutern

2. affiner (achever la maturation):

affiner (fromage)
reifen lassen

3. affiner (rendre plus fin):

affiner (odorat, ouïe)
ausbilden
affiner (style)
verfeinern

II. affiner [afine] VB refl

s'affiner style, goût:
sich verfeinern
s'affiner odorat, ouïe:
sich ausbilden
Présent
j'affine
tuaffines
il/elle/onaffine
nousaffinons
vousaffinez
ils/ellesaffinent
Imparfait
j'affinais
tuaffinais
il/elle/onaffinait
nousaffinions
vousaffiniez
ils/ellesaffinaient
Passé simple
j'affinai
tuaffinas
il/elle/onaffina
nousaffinâmes
vousaffinâtes
ils/ellesaffinèrent
Futur simple
j'affinerai
tuaffineras
il/elle/onaffinera
nousaffinerons
vousaffinerez
ils/ellesaffineront
See further verb tables