fine

fine
I 1. adjective
1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) fin, glimrende
2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) fin, pen, deilig, vakker
3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) fin, bra, i fin form
4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fin, tynn, lett
5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) fin, detaljert
6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fin(malt), finknust, fin(kornet)
7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fin, subtil, smekker
8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) fin
2. adverb
(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) fint, bra, godt
3. interjection
(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) fint!; flott!; storartet!
- finery
- fine art
II 1. noun
(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) bot, mulkt, avgift
2. verb
(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) ilegge bot, bøtlegge(s)
bot
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fin
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mulkt
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pen
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skjønn
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vakker
I
subst. \/faɪn\/
1) (jus) bot, mulkt, bøtestraff
• sentence her to a fine
dømme henne til å betale en bot
• impose a fine of £100 on him
idømme ham en bot på 100 pund
• he was let off with a fine
han slapp unna med en bot
2) vakkert vær
• in rain or fine
i solskinn eller regn
fine for contempt of court (jus) rettergangsbot
in fine kort sagt, i ett ord til sist
II
verb \/faɪn\/
1) bøtelegge, idømme bot
• they fined him £100
han ble idømt en bot på £100
2) rengjøre, raffinere, rense (væske, spesielt øl og vin), klare
3) (om metaller) ferske
4) fortynne, spisse, gjøre skarp
5) (overført) modifisere, bortforklare
6) (om væske) klarne, rengjøres, renses
fine away\/down fortynnes, smalne, minske, svinne bort, smelte bort (om væske) bli fin, bli klar, klarne
fine up (austr., hverdagslig, om været) klarne
III
adj. \/faɪn\/
1) utmerket, dyktig, ordentlig, fremstående, fin
• that was a fine performance
det var en utmerket forestilling
• a fine piece of work
et godt stykke arbeid
• that was a fine dinner
det var en deilig middag
• she is a fine musician
hun er en fremstående musiker
• we had a fine time (of it)
vi hadde det hyggelig
• that's very fine but...
det er vel og bra, men...
2) vakker, storartet, stilig, flott, fin
• a fine garden
• a fine view from the mountain peak
en flott utsikt fra fjelltoppen
• she's a fine woman
hun er en flott kvinne
• of fine presence
med statlig og verdig utseende
• it makes a fine show
det ser stilig ut
3) (om dag, vær) pen, vakker, fin (betyr ofte at det ikke regner)
• it rained all morning but turned fine later
det regnet hele morgenen, men det ble pent senere
• what a fine morning!
for en vakker dag!
4) elegant, fin, dannet, verdig
• he wears fine clothes
han har elegante klær
• she likes to call things by fine names
hun liker å bruke fine ord
5) utsøkt, forfinet, edel
• a fine taste
en utsøkt smak
6) (spøkefullt) fin, nydelig
• a fine excuse!
litt av en unnskyldning!
7) fin, finkornet, tynn, spiss, kvass, skarp, smal, sped
• sand is finer than gravel
sand er finere enn grus
• it's a fine thread
det er en tynn tråd
• a pencil with a fine point
en blyant med en skarp spiss
• a knife with a fine edge
en kniv med en vass egg
• fine little hands
små spede hender
8) (om metaller e.l.) ren
• gold 18 carats fine
18 karats gull
9) (om sinne, omdømme e.l.) følsom, skarp
• she has a fine sense of humour
hun har en fin sans for humor
• they heard fine irony
de hørte skarp ironi
10) (om forskjell e.l.) subtil, fin, liten
• a fine distinction
en liten forskjell
• fine nuances
fine nyanser
• they did some fine adjustments
de gjorde noen fininnstillinger
fine! bra! , utmerket! javel, da! , OK!
the fine arts de skjønne kunster
fine doings (også ironisk) fine greier
a fine fellow stilig kar
• my fine fellow
min gode mann
fine manners gode manerer
fine print (boktrykking) liten skrift
fine writing høylitterært språk
I feel fine jeg har det bra
in fine kort sagt, som en oppsummering
one fine day en vakker dag, en gang
• one of these fine days
en vakker dag
this is a fine mess! her ser det ut!
you're a fine one to talk! og det sier du!
IV
adv. \/faɪn\/
fint, utmerket
• that will suit me fine
det passer meg utmerket
• I'm doing fine
jeg klarer meg fint
run fine eller run close være sent ute
• you're running it fine
du er sent ute

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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