| Additional Translations |
| fine adj | (refined) | fino/a, refinado/a adj |
| | Her supper parties are always very fine, with French wine, and polite conversation. |
| | Sus cócteles son siempre muy finos, con vino francés y conversación educada. |
| fine adj | (small) | pequeño/a ria empresaria adj |
| | | fino/a adj |
| | Vermeer's paintings are admired for their fine detail. |
| | Las pinturas de Vermeer son admiradas por sus pequeños detalles. |
| fine adj | (ornate) | fino/a, refinado/a, elegante adj |
| | | delicado/a adj |
| | The decoration on this French clock is very fine. |
| | La decoración de este reloj francés es muy fina. |
| | La decoración de este reloj francés es muy delicada. |
| fine adj | (nuanced) | fino/a, sutil adj |
| | There is a fine distinction between drunk and inebriated. |
| | Existe una diferencia sutil entre estar bebido y estar ebrio. |
| fine adj | (wine) | fino/a adj |
| | France produces many fine wines. |
| | Francia produce muchos vinos finos. |
| fine adj | (knife, blade) (hoja cortante) | afilado/a adj |
| | It was a very fine knife and could cut anything. |
| | Era un cuchillo muy afilado que podía cortar cualquier cosa. |
| fine adj | (high quality) | fino/a adj |
| | | de calidad loc adj |
| | She always served fine wine at her parties. |
| | Ella siempre servía vinos finos en sus fiestas. |
| | En su mesa solo se sirven vinos de calidad. |
| fine adj | (house, speech: grand) | magnífico/a adj |
| | | excelente adj mf |
| | The family lived in a fine house with landscaped gardens. |
| | La familia vivía en una magnífica casa con zonas ajardinadas. |
| Fine! interj | (OK: sarcastic or angry) | ¡qué bien! loc interj |
| | | ¡genial! interj |
| | You didn't save me a seat? Fine! I'll sit over here, then! |
| | ¿No me guardaste un asiento? ¡Qué bien! ¡Entonces voy a sentarme allá! |
Compound Forms:
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| a fine mess n | informal (situation: awkward) | gran lío adj + nm |
| | (AmL) | problema nm |
| | The lies we told got us into a fine mess when everyone found out the truth. |
| | Now you've done it! Look at the fine mess you've gotten us into. |
| | Las mentiras que contamos nos metieron en un gran lío cuando todos se enteraron de la verdad. // Ahora ya lo hiciste; fíjate en qué gran lío nos has metido. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | buen follón adj + nm |
| | (ES, coloquial) | embolado nm |
| | (AR, UY, coloquial) | quilombo nm |
| | Las mentiras que contamos nos metieron en un buen follón cuando todos se enteraron de la verdad. |
a pretty kettle of fish,
a fine kettle of fish,
a kettle of fish n | figurative, informal (difficult situation) | lío nm |
| | | berenjenal nm |
| | (AR, coloquial) | quilombo, bardo nm |
| al fine adv | (music: to the end) | al fine loc adv |
| | | hasta el final loc adv |
cut a fine figure,
cut quite a figure v expr | (be physically admirable) | causar sensación loc verb |
| cut it fine v expr | figurative (allow very little margin) (figurado) | no tener margen loc verb |
| | | estar justo loc verb |
| | We need to be at the airport for midday; we'll be cutting it fine if we don't leave by 10. |
| | Tenemos que estar en el aeropuerto al mediodía, si no salimos en 10 minutos no tendremos margen. |
cutting it close,
cutting it fine n | informal, figurative (finishing just in time) (ES, coloquial) | llegar por los pelos expr |
| | | poco margen, mínimo margen nm |
| extra fine adj | (very thin) | extra fino loc adj |
| | | extra delgado loc adj |
| | | ultra delgado loc adj |
| extra fine adj | (extremely high quality) | de gran calidad loc adj |
| | | extra fino loc adj |
| fine art n | (art: painting) | artes plásticas loc nom fpl |
| | | arte plástico loc nom m |
| | The sale will be of interest to collectors of fine art. |
| | Esta venta será de interés para los coleccionistas de artes plásticas. |
| fine arts npl | (visual artforms) | bellas artes loc nom fpl |
| | Paul has always loved the fine arts, and is now doing a degree in London. |
| | A Pablo siempre le gustaron las bellas artes y ahora está haciendo una licenciatura en Londres. |
| fine bouche | Gallicism (educated palate) | sibarita n común |
| | (voz francesa) | gourmet n común |
| Fine by me interj | informal (acquiescence) (coloquial) | por mí, bien loc interj |
| | | por mí está bien loc interj |
| | "Mind if I go now?" "Fine by me." |
| | "¿Te molesta si me voy ahora?" "Por mí, bien." |
| fine cooking n | (gourmet food, high-class cuisine) | alta cocina loc nom f |
| | | cocina gourmet nf + adj mf |
| fine dining n | (gourmet meals) | restaurante de comida gourmet nm + loc adj |
| | In town, there is a family restaurant and a fine dining restaurant. |
| | En el pueblo hay un restaurante familiar, y un restaurante de comida gourmet. |
fine figure of a man,
fine figure of a woman n | (strong, attractive person) | hombre atractivo nm + adj |
| | | mujer atractiva nf + adj |
| fine food n | (gourmet meals) | comida gourmet grupo nom |
| | | alta cocina loc nom f |
| | The hotel served fine food. |
| | El hotel sirve comida gourmet. |
| | El restaurante del hotel sirve alta cocina. |
fine line between [sth] and [sth],
a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n | figurative (little distinction) | delgada línea, línea delgada loc nom f |
| | There's a fine line between genius and insanity. |
| | Hay una delgada línea entre la genialidad y la locura. |
| fine point n | (detail) | detalle nm |
| fine point n | (pen: narrow tip) (bolígrafo) | punta fina nf + adj |
the fine print,
the small print n | figurative (terms and conditions) | letra pequeña loc nom f |
| | | letra chica loc nom f |
| | If only I'd read the fine print, I wouldn't have lost so much money. |
| | Si hubiese leído la letra pequeña, me hubiese ahorrado bastante dinero. |
fine print,
small print n | (text printed in small font) | letra pequeña nf + adj |
| | | letra chica nf + adj |
| | The fine print's too hard for me to read due to my bad eyesight. |
| | Por mis problemas de vista, me cuesta bastante leer la letra pequeña. |
| fine shredder n | US (gadget for grating food finely) | rallador fino grupo nom |
| | I grate Parmesan cheese on a fine shredder, and Cheddar on a coarse one. |
| fine structure n | (physics) | estructura fina nf + adj |
| fine tuning n | (precise adjustment) | ajuste de precisión loc nom m |
| | | ajuste nm |
| | | afinamiento nm |
| | Regular fine-tuning will be required to keep these estimates up to date. |
| | You've got the right idea here but it still needs some fine tuning. |
| | Se necesitarán ajustes de precisión regulares para mantener estos presupuestos actualizados. |
| fine-grain n as adj | (wood: with a fine grain) | de grano fino loc adj |
| fine-grain n as adj | (detailed) | detallado/a adj |
| fine-grained adj | (wood: with a fine grain) | de grano fino loc adj |
| fine-grained adj | (detailed) | detallado/a adj |
| fine-grained adj | (ground to small particles) | molido/a adj |
| | | de grano fino loc adj |
fine-looking,
fine looking adj | (splendid) | precioso/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | That champion purebred Collie is a fine-looking dog. |
| | | hermoso/a adj |
| | | bonito/a adj |
| | (coloquial) | buena planta, buena pinta loc nom f |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Qué buena planta tiene ese caballo. |
| | | verse bien loc verb |
| | | espléndido/a adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Qué espléndida te quedó la torta! |
| | | de buen ver loc adj |
fine-looking,
fine looking adj | (man: handsome) | atractivo/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | My my! What a fine-looking young man you've grown up to be. |
| | | guapo/a adj |
| | (AR) | buen mozo loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Viste que ella muy agraciada no es y plata tampoco tiene, pero se consiguió un marido re buen mozo. |
fine-structure constant,
Sommerfield's constant n | (physics) | constante de estructura fina loc nom f |
| fine-tooth n as adj | (comb, etc.: with teeth close together) | de dientes finos loc adj |
| fine-toothed adj | (comb, etc.: with teeth close together) | de dientes finos loc adj |
fine-toothed comb,
fine-tooth comb n | (grooming device) | peine de dientes finos nm + loc adj |
| fine-tune [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (refine) | hacer ajustes loc verb |
| | | ajustar⇒ vtr |
| | | afinar⇒ vtr |
| | The basic process is good but we'll need to fine-tune it a bit as we go along. |
| | El proceso básico es bueno pero vamos a tener que hacer algunos ajustes a medida que avanzamos. |
| fine-tune [sth] vtr | (adjust precisely) | sintonizar⇒ vtr |
| | He found it impossible to fine-tune the radio using the dial. |
| | Le resultó imposible sintonizar la radio usando el dial. |
finespun,
fine-spun adj | figurative (delicate, fine) | fino/a adj |
| | | sutil adj mf |
finespun,
fine-spun adj | (thread, yarn: very thin) | fino/a adj |
| I'm fine interj | (I am well) | estoy bien expr |
| | 'How are you?' - 'I'm fine, thanks!' |
| | —¿Cómo estás? —Estoy bien, gracias. |
| I'm fine interj | informal (I don't need anything) | estoy bien expr |
| | | así estoy bien expr |
| | 'Would you like something to eat or drink?' - 'No, thanks. I'm fine.' |
| | —¿Quieres algo de comer o beber? —No, gracias. Estoy bien. |
| in fine feather expr | (in good form) | en buena forma loc adv |
| be in fine form v expr | (be fit, healthy) | en buena forma loc adv |
| | | en forma loc adv |
| | Even though I'm 50 years old, I'm still in fine form and can beat you at tennis any day! |
| | A pesar de que tengo ya 50 años, ¡estoy en buena forma y puedo ganarte al tenis cualquier día! |
| be in fine form v expr | (be in a good mood) | de buen ánimo loc adv |
| | Encontramos al paciente de buen ánimo y dijo que se sentía mejor. |
| in fine shape adv | informal (in good condition) | en forma loc adv |
| | | en buena forma loc adv |
| | | en buen estado físico loc adv |
| | Gerard's in fine shape since he lost ten pounds. |
| | Gerardo está en forma desde que perdió casi 5 kilos. |
| library fine n | (fee for late return of borrowed book) | multa por retraso en la devolución nf + loc adj |
| | I had a huge library fine to pay; not only was the book a month overdue, but I had spilled wine in it. |
| | Tenía una gran multa por retraso en la devolución del libro, no sólo por el retraso sino porque además volqué vino sobre el libro. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (pen, pencil point) | medio fino loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (sandpaper grit) | entrefino adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (hair strand diameter) | medio fino loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| parking fine n | (penalty fee for an offence) | multa de estacionamiento nf + loc adj |
| | Parking fines issued by private agencies are not legally enforceable. |
| | Las multas de estacionamientos de las agencias privadas no son legalmente válidas. |
| school of fine arts n | (college of visual arts) | escuela de artes, escuela de bellas artes grupo nom |
| speeding fine n | (penalty for driving too fast) | multa por exceso de velocidad grupo nom |
| spot fine n | (penalty paid immediately) (pagada en el acto) | multa nf |
| | He had to pay a spot fine for disorderly conduct on his way home from the pub. |
| That's fine by me interj | informal (acquiescence) | por mí está bien loc interj |
| | If you leave, that's fine by me. |
| traffic fine n | (charge made for a driving offence) | infracción nf |
| | (ES) | multa de tráfico nf + loc adj |
| | | multa de tránsito nf + loc adj |