English

Noun

fine (plural fines)

1. A payment or fee issued as punishment for breaking the law.
2. (usually plural) something that is fine; fine particles

   They filtered silt and fines out of the oil.

Translations

• French: amende f
• German: Geldstrafe f
• Italian: multa f
• Portuguese: multa f
• Spanish: multa f

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Transitive verb

to fine (present participle fining, past tense and past participle fined)

1. To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

Translations

• Swedish: bötfälla

Adjective

fine (comparative finer, superlative finest)

1. Good.
2. (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
3. Passable.

   "How are you today?" "Fine."

4. (ironic) Not at all good.

   That's another fine mess you've gotten us into!

5. Good-looking, attractive.

   That man is fine!

6. small, thin, or delicate

   Grind it into a fine powder.

7. very high quality

   Dinner included a fine wine.

Translations

• Swedish: fin (1,4,5), fint (1,2,4), bra (1,2)

French

Adjective

fine f

1. Feminine form of fin.

Italian

Adjective

fine m and f (plural fini)

1. thin
2. fine
3. refined

Synonyms

• sottile
• elegante
• acuto

Etymology

Latin finis

Noun

fine f (plural fini)

1. end

Noun

fine m (plural fini)

1. aim, purpose, end

Related terms

• finale
• finezza
• finire
• fino
• alla fine
• fine settimana