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tr['dændɪ]1 dandy nombre masculino, petimetre nombre masculino1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar estupendo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfine and dandy perfecto,-a, de perlas1) fop: dandi m2) : algo m excelentethis new program is a dandy: este programa nuevo es algo excelenten.• caballerete s.m.• currutaco s.m.• dandi s.m.• elegante s.m.,f.• gomoso s.m.• lechuguino s.m.• narciso s.m.• ninfo s.m.• petimetre s.m.
I 'dændinoun dandi m, dandy m
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adjective -dier, -diest (AmE colloq) súper (fam), chulo (Esp fam)['dændɪ]1.2.ADJ (esp US) * excelente, chachi (Sp) *, macanudo (LAm) ** * *
I ['dændi]noun dandi m, dandy m
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adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) excelente2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) bueno3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) bien4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fino5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) fino, delicado6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fino7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) sutil, delicado8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) excelente
2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) muy bien, a la perfección
3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) muy bien, bien hecho- finely- finery
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noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) multa
2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) multarfine1 adj1. muy bienhow are you? Fine, thanks ¿cómo estás? Muy bien, gracias2. excelente3. bueno4. fino / delgadofine2 n multahe had to pay a £50 fine tuvo que pagar una multa de 50 librasfine3 vb imponer una multa / multarhe was fined £50 le impusieron una multa de 50 librastr[faɪn]1 (thin - hair, thread, sand, rain) fino,-a2 (delicate) fino,-a, delicado,-a3 (subtle) sutil, delicado,-a4 (high-quality) excelente5 (metals) puro,-a, refinado,-a6 (weather) bueno,-a7 (healthy) bien■ I'm fine, thanks estoy bien, gracias8 familiar (all right) bien■ yeah, that'll be fine for me sí, ya me está bien9 ironic (terrible) menudo,-a■ that's another fine mess you've got me into! ¡en menudo lío me has metido!■ you're a fine one to talk! ¡mira quién habla!1 (in small bits) fino, finamente2 familiar (very well) muy bien, a la perfección\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to put too fine a point on it hablando en platato cut it fine dejar algo para muy tarde■ you're cutting it a bit fine, the train leaves in half an hour! ¡has dejado muy poco tiempo, el tren sale en media hora!to get something down to a fine art hacer algo a la perfecciónfine arts bellas artes nombre femenino pluralfine print letra menuda————————tr[faɪn]1 (punishment) multa1 multar, poner una multa1) pure: puro (dícese del oro y de la plata)2) thin: fino, delgado3) : finofine sand: arena fina4) small: pequeño, minúsculofine print: letras minúsculas5) subtle: sutil, delicado6) excellent: excelente, magnífico, selecto7) fair: buenoit's a fine day: hace buen tiempo8) exquisite: exquisito, delicado, fino9)fine arts : bellas artes fplfine n: multa fadj.• admirable adj.• bello, -a adj.• bien adj.• bravo, -a adj.• bueno, -a adj.• caballeresco, -a adj.• donoso, -a adj.• escogido, -a adj.• hermoso, -a adj.• lindo, -a adj.• magnífico, -a adj.• multa (Jurisprudencia) adj.• primoroso, -a adj.• refinado, -a adj.• rumbón, -ona adj.• sutil adj.n.• achaque (Pena) s.m.• condenación s.f.• multa s.f.v.• multar v.
I faɪn1) (usu before n)a) ( excellent) <house/speech/example> magnífico, excelente; <wine/ingredients> de primera calidad, selectogoods of the finest quality — artículos mpl de la mejor calidad
b) (iro)a fine friend you are! — menudo or valiente amigo eres tú! (iró)
I hope it stays o keeps fine — espero que siga haciendo buen tiempo
d) ( elegant) <manners/gentleman/lady> fino, refinado2) (colloq) (pred)a) ( in good health) muy bienb) (OK) bien; ( perfect) perfectomore wine? - no thanks; I'm fine — ¿más vino? - no, gracias, tengo suficiente
3)b) <point/blade/rain/particles> finoto cut it/things fine — no dejarse ningún margen de tiempo
c) < workmanship> fino, delicado; < adjustment> precisothere's a very fine line between eccentricity and madness — la línea divisoria entre la excentricidad y la locura es muy tenue or sutil
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transitive verb multar, ponerle* or aplicarle* una multa a
I [faɪn]1. ADJ(compar finer) (superl finest)1) (=delicate, thin) [thread, hair] fino, delgado; [rain, point, nib] fino; [line] delgado, tenue; (=small) [particle] minúsculofine-nibbed pen — bolígrafo m de punta fina
2) (=good) [performance, example] excelente; (=imposing) [house, building] magnífico; (=beautiful) [object] hermosochance 1., 2)3) (=subtle) [distinction] sutilshe has a fine eye for a bargain — tiene mucho ojo or muy buen olfato para las gangas
there's a fine line between love and hate — la línea que separa el amor del odio es muy tenue, del amor al odio solo hay un paso
4) (=refined) [taste, manners] refinadofeeling5) (=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 —
6) (=quite well) muy bienhe's fine, thanks — está muy bien, gracias
7) [weather] buenoone fine day, we were out walking — un día que hacia buen tiempo habíamos salido de paseo
8) iro menudoa fine friend you are! — ¡valiente amigo estás hecho! iro, ¡menudo amigo eres tú! iro
you're a fine one to talk! — ¡mira quién habla!
a fine thing! — ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!
9) (=pure) [metal] puro, fino2. ADV1) (=well) bien"how did you get on at the dentist's?" - "fine" — -¿qué tal te ha ido en el dentista? -bien
to feel fine — [person] encontrarse bien
2) (=finely)to chop sth up fine — picar algo en trozos menudos, picar algo muy fino
- cut it finewe'll be cutting it pretty fine if we leave at ten — vamos a ir con el tiempo muy justo si salimos a las diez
3.CPDfine art N —
fine wines NPL — vinos mpl selectos
II [faɪn]1.N multa fto get a fine (for sth/doing sth) — ser multado (por algo/hacer algo)
I got a fine for... — me pusieron una multa por...
2.VTto fine sb (for sth/doing sth) — multar a algn (por algo/hacer algo)
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I [faɪn]1) (usu before n)a) ( excellent) <house/speech/example> magnífico, excelente; <wine/ingredients> de primera calidad, selectogoods of the finest quality — artículos mpl de la mejor calidad
b) (iro)a fine friend you are! — menudo or valiente amigo eres tú! (iró)
I hope it stays o keeps fine — espero que siga haciendo buen tiempo
d) ( elegant) <manners/gentleman/lady> fino, refinado2) (colloq) (pred)a) ( in good health) muy bienb) (OK) bien; ( perfect) perfectomore wine? - no thanks; I'm fine — ¿más vino? - no, gracias, tengo suficiente
3)b) <point/blade/rain/particles> finoto cut it/things fine — no dejarse ningún margen de tiempo
c) < workmanship> fino, delicado; < adjustment> precisothere's a very fine line between eccentricity and madness — la línea divisoria entre la excentricidad y la locura es muy tenue or sutil
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transitive verb multar, ponerle* or aplicarle* una multa a
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Fine and Dandy (song) — Fine and Dandy is a popular song.The music was written by Kay Swift, the lyrics by Paul James (pseudonym for James Paul Warburg). The song was published in 1930.The song was introduced in the musical of the same name in 1930, and has since become … Wikipedia
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fine and dandy — Cockney Rhyming Slang Brandy A small drop of fine would suit me … English dialects glossary
fine and dandy — Excellent … A concise dictionary of English slang
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dandy — I. /ˈdændi / (say dandee) noun (plural dandies) 1. a man who is excessively concerned about clothes and appearance; fop. 2. Colloquial something very fine or first rate. 3. Nautical a yawl with a jigger mast aft on which a mizzen lugsail is set.… …
dandy — dan|dy1 [ˈdændi] n plural dandies old fashioned [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Dandy, a form of the name Andrew] a man who spends a lot of time and money on his clothes and appearance dandy 2 dandy2 adj especially AmE very good often used … Dictionary of contemporary English