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fines

/faɪnz/

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noun

Fine champagne, cognac français

Fine champagne; French brandy.

Examples :

"He stocked the bar with fines: a collection of vintage cognacs and premium champagnes. "

Il a approvisionné le bar en fines : une collection de cognacs millésimés et de champagnes de qualité supérieure.

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noun

Poussières fines, amendes

(usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.

Examples :

"They filtered silt and fines out of the soil."

Ils ont filtré le limon et les poussières fines du sol.

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verb

Affiner, purifier

To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.

Examples :

"to fine gold"

Affiner l'or

process chemistry science quality

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Affiner, purifier

To become finer, purer, or cleaner.

Examples :

"As the sculptor works the clay, its texture fines, becoming smoother and more receptive to detail. "

Au fur et à mesure que le sculpteur travaille l'argile, sa texture s'affine, devenant plus lisse et plus réceptive aux détails.

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verb

Affiner, épurer

To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.

Examples :

"to fine the soil"

affiner le sol

quality process

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verb

Affiner, ajuster

To change by fine gradations.

Examples :

"The artist fines the details of the portrait, slowly adding subtle shades and textures to achieve a realistic effect. "

L'artiste affine les détails du portrait, ajoutant lentement des nuances et des textures subtiles pour obtenir un effet réaliste.

process quality

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verb

Clarifier

To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

Examples :

"The winemaker carefully fines the new wine to remove any sediment and make it clear. "

Le vigneron clarifie soigneusement le nouveau vin pour éliminer tout sédiment et le rendre limpide.

drink food process

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verb

S'affiner progressivement, diminuer, s'amenuiser

To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).

Examples :

"The initial excitement of the new job slowly fines away as I realize how repetitive the tasks are. "

L'excitation initiale du nouveau travail s'amenuise lentement à mesure que je réalise à quel point les tâches sont répétitives.

process nature amount

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noun

Amende

A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

Examples :

"The fine for jay-walking has gone from two dollars to thirty in the last fifteen years."

L'amende pour traverser en dehors des clous est passée de deux à trente dollars au cours des quinze dernières années.

law government police finance

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verb

Infliger une amende à

To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

Examples :

"She was fined a thousand dollars for littering, but she appealed."

Elle a été condamnée à une amende de mille dollars pour avoir jeté des déchets, mais elle a fait appel.

law government police

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verb

Infliger une amende à, condamner à une amende

Examples :

"The judge fines him $100 for speeding. "

Le juge lui inflige une amende de 100 dollars pour excès de vitesse.

law finance government

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noun

Fin

The end of a musical composition.

Examples :

"The choir practiced the song repeatedly, paying close attention to the quiet fines at the very end. "

La chorale a répété la chanson à plusieurs reprises, en prêtant une grande attention à la fin discrète à la toute fin.

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La fin, le finale

The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

Examples :

"The musician stopped playing precisely at the fines marked in the sheet music, even though there were still several measures left on the page. "

Le musicien a arrêté de jouer précisément à la fin indiquée sur la partition, même s'il restait encore plusieurs mesures sur la page.

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noun

Fin, conclusion, terme, extinction

End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

Examples :

"The fines of summer meant the children had to return to school. "

La fin de l'été signifiait que les enfants devaient retourner à l'école.

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noun

Accord final, convention

A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

Examples :

"The lord and his vassal recorded the agreed-upon fines concerning the use of the pastureland in the village records. "

Le seigneur et son vassal ont enregistré les accords finaux concernant l'utilisation des pâturages dans les archives du village.

property law history

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noun

Redevances, frais

A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.

Examples :

"The farmer paid the fines to the lord of the manor in order to renew his lease on the land. "

Le fermier a payé les redevances au seigneur du manoir afin de renouveler son bail sur la terre.

finance law property government business

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verb

Finir, cesser

To finish; to cease.

Examples :

"The teacher fined the lesson by summarizing the key points. "

Le professeur a fini la leçon en résumant les points clés.

language linguistics

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Cesser, arrêter

To cause to cease; to stop.

Examples :

"The heavy rain fines the children's game of tag. "

La forte pluie arrête le jeu de la tag des enfants.