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1. fine [faɪn] adj
1) pred, inv (acceptable, satisfactory) in Ordnung (fam), gut;
seven's \fine by me sieben [Uhr] passt mir gut; (iron)
that's all fine, but ... das ist schön und gut, aber ...
2) (admirable, excellent) glänzend, ausgezeichnet, hervorragend; performance, player großartig;
the \finest English painting of its time das beste englische Gemälde seiner Zeit;
the \finest wines in the world die erlesensten Weine der Welt;
a \fine example ein gutes Beispiel;
\fine food ausgezeichnetes Essen;
3) (iron: unpleasantly intense, nasty) schön (iron) (fam), fein; (iron)
I had a \fine time repairing your car ich hatte meine helle Freude daran, dein Auto zu reparieren;
\fine words schöne Worte (iron)
4) (slender, cut small) fein; slice dünn;
\fine features (approv) feine Gesichtszüge
5) (cloudless, pleasant) schön;
\fine weather schönes Wetter
6) (distinguished, noble) edel (geh) manners fein; house vornehm;
(sophisticated) verfeinert;
he appealed to my \finer feelings er appellierte an meine edleren Gefühle;
\fine character edler Mensch
7) (understated) fein;
(ingenious) scharfsinnig; (fig)
there's a \fine line between genius and madness Genie und Wahnsinn liegen oft nah beieinander;
\fine distinction feiner Unterschied;
\fine nuance feine Nuance;
\finer points Feinheiten pl;
not to put too \fine a point on it ... um ganz offen zu sein ... adv
1) inv (acceptably, all right) fein, [sehr] gut, prima (fam)
to feel \fine sich akk gut fühlen;
to suit sb \fine jdm [sehr] gut passen;
to work \fine gut funktionieren
2) (thinly) fein;
the garlic wasn't cut \fine enough der Knoblauch war nicht fein genug geschnitten
PHRASES:
to cut sth \fine etw mit Mühe und Not erreichen
2. fine [faɪn] n
(punishment) Geldstrafe f;
heavy/small \fine hohe/niedrige Geldstrafe;
(for minor offences) Geldbuße f, Bußgeld nt vt
to \fine sb [for sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen;
(for minor offences) gegen jdn [wegen einer S. gen] ein Bußgeld verhängen;
FIFA \fined the club $50,000 for bribing the referee die FIFA verurteilte den Klub zu einer Geldstrafe von 50.000 Dollar für die Bestechung des Schiedsrichters

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