noun🔗ShareFine champagne, cognac françaisFine champagne; French brandy."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.drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoussières fines, amendes(usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles."They filtered silt and fines out of the soil."Ils ont filtré le limon et les poussières fines du sol.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffiner, purifierTo make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify."to fine gold"Affiner l'orprocesschemistrysciencequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffiner, purifierTo become finer, purer, or cleaner."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.qualityprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffiner, épurerTo make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc."to fine the soil"affiner le solqualityprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffiner, ajusterTo change by fine gradations."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.processqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClarifierTo clarify (wine and beer) by filtration."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.drinkfoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'affiner progressivement, diminuer, s'amenuiserTo become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off)."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.processnatureamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAmendeA fee levied as punishment for breaking the law."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.lawgovernmentpolicefinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInfliger une amende àTo issue a fine as punishment to (someone)."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.lawgovernmentpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInfliger une amende à, condamner à une amendeTo pay a fine."The judge fines him $100 for speeding. "Le juge lui inflige une amende de 100 dollars pour excès de vitesse.lawfinancegovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFinThe end of a musical composition."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.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa fin, le finaleThe 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."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.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFin, conclusion, terme, extinctionEnd; conclusion; termination; extinction."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.outcomeeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccord final, conventionA final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal."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.propertylawhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRedevances, fraisA 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."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.financelawpropertygovernmentbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFinir, cesserTo finish; to cease."The teacher fined the lesson by summarizing the key points. "Le professeur a fini la leçon en résumant les points clés.languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCesser, arrêterTo cause to cease; to stop."The heavy rain fines the children's game of tag. "La forte pluie arrête le jeu de la tag des enfants.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
