fine

1. excellent, good, great, striking, choice, beautiful, masterly, select, rare, very good, supreme, impressive, outstanding, magnificent, superior, accomplished, sterling, first-class, divine, exceptional, splendid, world-class, exquisite, admirable, skilful, ornate, first-rate, showy This is a fine book.
excellent poor, inferior, indifferent, second rate, substandard

2. well, fit, healthy, in good health, strong, sound, robust, hale, hearty, alive and kicking, fighting fit (informal), in fine fettle, up to par, fit as a fiddle, able-bodied She is fine and sends her best wishes.

6. delicate, light, thin, sheer, lightweight, flimsy, wispy, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy, chiffony Her suit was of a pale grey fine material.
delicate heavy, rough, dull, crude, blunt, coarse

12. keen, minute, nice, quick, sharp, critical, acute, sensitive, subtle, precise, refined, discriminating, tenuous, fastidious, hairsplitting She has a fine eye for detail.

16. worthy, good, excellent, deserving, valuable, decent, reliable, respectable, upright, admirable, honourable, honest, righteous, reputable, virtuous, dependable, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable He was an excellent journalist and a fine man.

17. sunny, clear, fair, dry, bright, pleasant, clement, balmy, cloudless I'll do the garden if the weather is fine.
sunny dull, unpleasant, cloudy, overcast

1. all right, well, well enough, adequately, not badly, satisfactorily, acceptably, passably, O.K. or okay (informal) After all, we're doing fine now, aren't we?

2. Exceptionally good of its kind:

3. Free from clouds or mist, for example:

4. Consisting of small particles:

5. So slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate:

6. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision:

7. Appealing to refined taste:

A. ADJ (finer (compar) (finest (superl)))

5. (= acceptable) → bien
"is this ok?" - "yes, it's fine" → -¿vale así? -si, está bien
fine! → ¡de acuerdo!, ¡vale!, ¡cómo no! (esp LAm)
that's fine by me → por mí bien, de acuerdo
"would you like some more?" - "no, I'm fine, thanks" → -¿quieres un poco más? -no, gracias, con esto me basta
fine and dandy everything may look fine and dandy to you → puede que tú todo lo veas de color de rosa

B. ADV

1. (= well) → bien
"how did you get on at the dentist's?" - "fine" → -¿qué tal te ha ido en el dentista? -bien
you're doing fine → lo estás haciendo bien
mother and baby are doing fine → la madre y el bebé están bien
to feel fine [person] → encontrarse bien
these shoes feel fine → estos zapatos son cómodos
five o'clock suits me fine → a las cinco me viene bien

adj

[weather] → beau(belle)
The weather is fine today → Il fait beau aujourd'hui.

(= beautiful) [building, view] → beau(belle)

(= healthy) [person] to be fine → aller bien
He's fine → Il va bien.
"How are you?" - "I'm fine." → "Comment ça va?" - "Ça va bien."
I feel fine.; I'm feeling fine → Je me sens bien.

(= high-quality) [wine, food] → fin(e)

[hair] → fin(e); [sand] → fin(e)
She's got very fine hair → Elle a les cheveux très fins.

(= delicate) [adjustment] → minutieux/euse; [detail] → subtil(e); [line] → fin(e), mince
there's a fine line between (= it's difficult to distinguish)
There's a fine line between advice and information → La marge est étroite entre les conseils et les renseignements.
the fine detail of sth (= exact details) [deal, proposal] → les moindres détails de qch

(= quite okay) fine! → très bien!
that's fine → c'est très bien
it's fine to do → il n'y a pas d'inconvénient à faire
It's fine to ask questions as we go along → Il n'y a pas d'inconvénient à poser des questions tout en avançant.
that's fine with me, that's fine by me → d'accord
everything will be just fine → tout ira bien

adv

(= well) → très bien
to be doing fine
You're doing fine → C'est bien., Vous vous débrouillez bien.

fine cut

n (= tobacco) → Feinschnitt m

fine-drawn

adj (+er)

(= acceptable: of things) → in Ordnung; my coffee was fine → mein Kaffee war in Ordnung; any more? — no, that’s fine or it’ll be fine → noch etwas? — nein, danke or es ist gut so; everything’s (just) fine → alles in (bester) Ordnung; everything’s going to be just fine → es wird schon alles gut gehen; how was I? — you were fine → wie war ich? — gut; these apples are fine for cooking → diese Äpfel eignen sich (gut) zum Kochen; it’s fine (for you) to interrupt me → Sie dürfen mich gerne unterbrechen; it’s fine for men to cry → Männer dürfen auch weinen, es ist durchaus in Ordnung, wenn Männer weinen; the doctor said it was fine for me to play → der Arzt sagte, ich dürfte ohne Weiteres spielen; you look/the wallpaper looks fine (to me) → (ich finde,) du siehst/die Tapete sieht gut aus; your idea sounds fine → Ihre Idee hört sich gut an; shall we have another beer? — sounds fine to me → sollen wir noch ein Bier trinken? — ja, gute Idee; he/she is fine (= managing OK) → er/sie kommt gut zurecht; (= in good health) → es geht ihm/ihr gut; (= things are going well) → mit ihm/ihr ist alles in Ordnung; how are you? — fine, thanks → wie geht es Ihnen? — danke, gut; a glass of water and I’ll be fine → nach einem Glas Wasser wird es mir wieder gut gehen; he’s fine, he’s done it before → es schafft es schon, er hat es schon einmal gemacht; any questions? no? fine → noch Fragen? nein? gut; that’s fine with or by me → ich habe nichts dagegen; it’ll take me a couple of days — that’s fine with me → ich werde ein paar Tage dafür brauchen — das ist in Ordnung; anything she wanted was usually fine with him → was sie auch immer wollte, er hatte meist nichts dagegen

(= refined) lady, gentleman, manners → fein; (= smart, large) house → vornehm; she likes to play at being the fine lady → sie spielt sich gern als feine Dame auf

(iro) excuse, state, friend etc → schön (iro); a fine reward for all my work! → eine schöne Belohnung für meine ganze Mühe!; a fine friend you are! → du bist mir ja ein schöner Freund!; a fine time to remember that! → ein feiner Augenblick, dich daran zu erinnern!; that’s all very fine, but … → das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber …; that’s fine for you to say → du hast gut reden; you’re a fine one to talk! → du kannst gerade reden!; fine words → schöne Worte pl

(= in small particles) powder, dust, sand, mist → fein; a fine rain → Nieselregen m; a fine dusting of snow/flour → eine dünne Schneedecke/Mehlschicht; fine dust levels → Feinstaubwerte pl

(= delicate) china, fabric → fein; features → fein, zart

gold, silver → fein; gold 98% fine → Gold mit 98% Feingehalt

1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (small, delicate, narrow) → fine; (rain) → leggero/a (fig) (distinction) → sottile
not to put too fine a point on it → per dirlo con schiettezza
he's got it down to a fine art → lo fa alla perfezione

b. (not coarse, metal) → fino/a; (sense) → sottile; (taste) → raffinato/a; (feelings) → elevato/a
fine workmanship → lavorazione f raffinata

c. (good) → ottimo/a; (beautiful, imposing) → bello/a; (clothes) → elegante
if the weather is fine → se il tempo è bello
it's a fine day today → è una bella giornata oggi
he's a fine man → è un'ottima persona
that's fine → va benissimo
he's fine → sta bene
a fine friend you are! → bell'amico sei!
you're a fine one to talk! → senti chi parla!
a fine thing! → bella roba!
one fine day → un bel giorno

v.

to feel ___ → sentirse bien.