Fino in english
Fine
pronunciation: faɪn part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: faɪn part of speech: adjective
In gestures
fino1 = thin ; pencil-thin ; wispy .
Example: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Example: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.Example: At first these little tiny hairs were wispy and light brown, the same color as the hair on top of my head.more:
» de dientes finos = fine-tooth(ed) .
Example: Fine-tooth carders are best for delicate and fine fibers like angora, alpaca, and fine wools like merino.» de grano fino = finely grained .
Example: The cliffs are made from chalk, a soft white, very finely grained pure limestone, and are commonly 300-400m deep.» de granularidad fina = fine grain ; fine-grained .
Example: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base. Example: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.» de púas finas = fine-tooth(ed) .
Example: Fine-tooth carders are best for delicate and fine fibers like angora, alpaca, and fine wools like merino.» de textura fina = fine grain ; fine-grained .
Example: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base. Example: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.» lonja fina y pequeña = sliver .
Example: Even though geomorphology is merely a sliver off the corpus of science, it has both intellectual and practical value.» peine de dientes finos y espesos = fine-tooth(ed) comb .
Example: Even when you've blasted head lice with a cocktail of chemicals and raked out their eggs with a fine-tooth comb, they'll turn up again out of nowhere.» peine de púas finas y espesas = fine-tooth(ed) comb .
Example: Even when you've blasted head lice with a cocktail of chemicals and raked out their eggs with a fine-tooth comb, they'll turn up again out of nowhere.» rodaja fina y pequeña = sliver .
Example: Even though geomorphology is merely a sliver off the corpus of science, it has both intellectual and practical value.» sal fina = table salt .
Example: Nutritionally speaking, sea salt is no different than table salt.» trocito fino = sliver .
Example: Even though geomorphology is merely a sliver off the corpus of science, it has both intellectual and practical value.» una capa fina de = a skim of .
Example: When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.» vela fina = taper .
Example: On opening his eyes, he saw that his room was lit up with tapers and two women stood by his bed, who invited him to dance.fino2 = fine.
Example: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.more:
» hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs .
Example: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.fino3 = chic ; voguish ; courtly .
Example: 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.Example: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.Example: He always wore a suit, vest and tie, and he embodied the term 'gentleman' with his courtly manners and gentle insistence on an ethical approach to any game.more:
» jardín de hierbas finas = herb garden .
Example: Starting with a basic herb garden gives you years of reward for one sweaty weekend.» para sonar fino = to put it politely .
Example: I don't want to sound rude but over the past few months I've been finding it more and more difficult to move my bowels, to put it politely.» porcelana fina = bone china .
Example: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.» porcelana muy fina = eggshell porcelain .
Example: The author discusses the eggshell porcelain vessels produced by Bechtold since 1985.