fino

adj.

1 fine, good-grade, delicate, fancy.

2 thin.

3 fine, deluxe, delicate.

4 fine, smooth, finely textured.

5 courteous, genteel, ladylike, suave.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: finir.

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fino

► adjetivo

1 (delicado) fine, delicate

2 (alimentos) choice, select

3 (sentidos) sharp, acute

4 (delgado) thin

5 (educado) refined, polite

6 (sutil) subtle

► nombre masculino fino

1 (vino) dry sherry

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar fino,-a familiar to be witty

ir fino,-a familiar to have had a few

oro fino pure gold

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fino

► nombre masculino

1 (vino) dry sherry

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(f. - fina)

adj.

1) fine

2) delicate

3) slender, slim, thin

4) refined

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1. ADJ

1) (=no grueso) [arena, punta, pelo] fine; [papel, capa] thin; [dedos, cuello] slender; [cutis, piel] smooth

bolígrafo de punta fina — fine-tipped ballpoint pen

2) (=de buena calidad) [cristal, porcelana, papel] fine; [tabaco] select

oro fino — fine gold

lencería

3) (=cortés) polite, well-bred; (=refinado) refined

no te hagas la fina — you needn't start putting on airs

4) (=agudo) [vista] sharp; [oído] acute

su fina inteligencia analítica — her fine o acute analytical intelligence

5) (=sutil) subtle, fine

me sorprendió su fina ironía — her subtle irony surprised me

6) [jerez] fino, dry

2.

SM (=jerez) dry sherry, fino sherry

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I

-na adjetivo

1) (en grosor)

a) <papel/capa> fine, thin; <loncha> thin

b) <arena/cabellos/lluvia> fine; <labios> thin; <cintura/dedos/persona> slender

c) <punta> fine

un lápiz de punta fina — a fine pencil

2) (en calidad) <pastelería/bollería> high quality; <porcelana> fine; <lencería> sheer

3) (en modales) refined

4)

a) <oído/olfato> acute

b) <ironía/humor> subtle

II

masculino fino, dry sherry

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= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], pencil-thin, chic, voguish.

Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.

Ex. He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.

Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.

Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.

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* de textura fina = fine grain, fine-grained.

* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.

* sal fina = table salt.

* una capa fina de = a skim of.

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I

-na adjetivo

1) (en grosor)

a) <papel/capa> fine, thin; <loncha> thin

b) <arena/cabellos/lluvia> fine; <labios> thin; <cintura/dedos/persona> slender

c) <punta> fine

un lápiz de punta fina — a fine pencil

2) (en calidad) <pastelería/bollería> high quality; <porcelana> fine; <lencería> sheer

3) (en modales) refined

4)

a) <oído/olfato> acute

b) <ironía/humor> subtle

II

masculino fino, dry sherry

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= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], pencil-thin, chic, voguish.

Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.

Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.

Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.

Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.

* de textura fina = fine grain, fine-grained.

* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.

* sal fina = table salt.

* una capa fina de = a skim of.

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fino¹ -na

adjective

A (en grosor)

1 ‹papel/tela/capa› fine, thin; ‹loncha› thin

2 ‹arena/cabellos/hilo› fine; ‹labios› thin; ‹cintura/dedos› slender

un bolígrafo de punta fina a fine-tipped ballpoint

caía una lluvia fina a fine rain was falling

B (en calidad) ‹pastelería/bollería› high quality; ‹porcelana› fine; ‹lencería› sheer

tortilla a las finas hierbas omelette aux fines herbes

C (en los modales) refined, genteel

D

1 ‹oído/olfato› acute

2 (sutil) subtle

una fina ironía a subtle irony

un fino sentido del humor a subtle sense of humor

fino²

masculine

fino, dry sherry

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Del verbo finar: (conjugate finar)

fino es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

finó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

fino 1

◊ -na adjetivo

1 (en grosor) ‹papel/capa/hilo› fine, thin;
‹loncha› thin;
‹arena/pelo/lluvia› fine;
‹labios› thin;
‹cintura/dedos› slender;
‹punta/lápiz› fine
2 (en calidad) ‹pastelería/bollería› high quality;
‹porcelana› fine;
‹lencería› sheer
3 (en modales) refined
4

a) ‹oído/olfato› acute

b) ‹ironía/humor› subtle

fino 2 sustantivo masculino
fino, dry sherry
fino,-a
I adjetivo
1 (delgado, poco espeso) fine, thin: estaba sujeto con un fino alambre, it was held together with a thin wire
2 (con modales, con gusto) refined, polite
3 (suave, terso) delicate: compré una tela muy fina, I bought a soft fabric
4 (vista, oído) sharp, acute
(olfato) keen
5 (sutil, inteligente, agudo) subtle: tiene un fino sentido del humor, he's got a very subtle sense of humour
6 (trabajo laborioso, de calidad) fine
II m (vino andaluz) type of dry sherry
'fino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fina
- hilar
- loza
- cordel
- cristal
- delicado
English:
delicate
- fine
- garlic
- genteel
- hairline
- polished
- sharp
- sheer
- subtle
- thin
- urbane
- acute
- caster
- discerning
- finely
- keen
- lady
- refined
- slender
- slim
- supple

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fino, -a

♦ adj

1. [de calidad] [tela, alimentos] fine, high-quality

2. [delgado] [capa, filete] thin;

[lluvia] fine

3. [cintura, cuerpo] slim

4. [delicado] [manos] delicate;

[piel] smooth; [pelo] fine;

es de facciones finas she has fine features

5. [cortés] refined;

es una persona de finos modales she has impeccable o exquisite manners

6. [oído, olfato] sharp, keen;

[gusto] refined

7. [humor, ironía] refined

♦ nm

dry sherry

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fino

I adj

1 calidad fine

2 libro, tela thin; (esbelto) slim

3 modales, gusto refined

4 sentido de humor subtle

II m dry sherry, fino

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fino, -na adj

1) : fine, excellent

2) : delicate, slender

3) refinado: refined

4) : sharp, acute

olfato fino: keen sense of smell

5) : subtle

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fino¹ adj

1. (en general) fine

lluvia fina fine rain

porcelana fina fine china

2. (papel, rebanada, capa) thin

las paredes son muy finas the walls are paper thin

3. (dedos, talle) slender

fino² adv thin

córtalo fino cut it thin