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A n gen amende f ; (for traffic offence) contravention f (for pour) ; to get/be given a fine recevoir/attraper une amende ; to impose a fine of £50/the maximum fine on sb condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende/à l'amende la plus lourde ; ‘no smoking-maximum fine £50’ ‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende pouvant s'élever à 50 livres sterling’.
B adj
1 (very good) [performance, writer, example, specimen, quality, standard] excellent ; to be in fine form être en pleine forme ; a fine figure of a woman ou hum une superbe créature ;
2 (satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien ; that's fine très bien ; to be/feel fine aller/se sentir très bien ; ‘fine, thanks’ ‘très bien, merci’ ; ‘we'll go now, OK?’-‘fine’ ‘on y va maintenant?’-‘d'accord’ ; that's fine by ou with me je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient ;
3 iron a fine friend you are! en voilà un ami! ; you picked a fine time to tell me! tu as bien choisi le moment pour me le dire! ; you're/she's etc a fine one to talk! c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça! ; that's all very fine, but… c'est bien beau tout ça, mais… ;
4 (nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belle ; it's ou the weather's fine il fait beau ; to keep ou stay fine continuer à faire beau ; one fine day, one of these fine days fig un beau jour ;
5 (very thin, delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, comb, fabric, spray, mist, layer] fin ; [sieve, net, mesh] à mailles fines ;
6 (small-grained) [powder, soil, particles] fin ;
7 (subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil ;
8 (delicate and high quality) [china, crystal, lace, linen, wine] fin ;
9 (refined, grand) [lady, gentleman, clothes, manners] beau/belle ; sb's finer feelings la délicatesse de qn ;
10 (commendable) [person] merveilleux/-euse ; he's a fine man c'est quelqu'un ;
11 (pure) [gold, silver] pur.
C adv
1 [get along, come along, do] très bien ; you're doing fine tu te débrouilles très bien ; that suits me fine ça me va très bien ;
2 [cut, chop, slice] controv fin.
D vtr gen condamner [qn] à une amende [offender] (for pour ; for doing pour avoir fait) ; (for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender] ; to fine sb £50 condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende.
Idioms
not to put too fine a point on it bref, à franchement parler ; a chance would be a fine thing ! ça serait trop beau ! ; to cut it a bit fine faire trop juste, être un peu juste ; there is a fine line between X and Y il y a une distinction subtile entre X et Y ; to tread a fine line jouer serré.

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