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1) (very polite; well-mannered; elegant.) raffiné2) (having been refined: refined sugar.) raffiné -
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6 refined statistical analysis
Stat. anaylses statistiques élaboréesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > refined statistical analysis
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1) (to make (a substance eg sugar) pure by taking out dirt, waste substances etc: Oil is refined before it is used.) raffiner2) (to improve: We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began.) perfectionner•- refined- refinement - refinery -
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fine [faɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = excellent) [performer, player, piece of work] excellent ; [place, object, example] beau ( belle f) ; [view] superbe• any questions? no? fine! des questions ? non ? parfait !• that's all very fine, but... c'est bien beau mais...c. ( = not unwell) to be fine aller bien• how are you? -- fine thanks comment allez-vous ? -- bien, merci• don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine ne t'inquiète pas, je suis sûr qu'il se remettrad. ( = without problems) she'll be fine, the others will look after her il ne lui arrivera rien, les autres s'occuperont d'elle• I'll be back by lunchtime -- fine! je serai de retour à l'heure du déjeuner -- très bien !• if you want to give me a hand, that's fine by me si tu veux me donner un coup de main, je veux bien• shall we have another beer? -- fine by me! on prend encore une bière ? -- bonne idée !f. (ironic) a fine friend you are! c'est beau l'amitié !• you're a fine one! t'es bon, toi ! (inf)• you're a fine one to talk! ça te va bien de dire ça !h. ( = superior) [food, ingredients] raffiné ; [wine] fin ; [china, fabric] beau ( belle f), raffinéi. ( = delicate) [fabric, rain, hair, features] finj. ( = subtle) [adjustment] minutieux ; [detail, distinction] subtil• there's a fine line between genius and madness entre le génie et la folie, la marge est étroite2. adverbb. ( = not coarsely) to chop sth fine hacher qch menu3. noun5. compounds• he went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb il a passé les documents au peigne fin ► fine-tune transitive verb [+ production, the economy] régler avec précision* * *[faɪn] 1. 2.1) ( very good) [performance, writer, example, quality] excellent2) ( satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien‘fine, thanks’ — ‘très bien, merci’
‘we'll go now, OK?’ - ‘fine’ — ‘on y va maintenant?’ - ‘d'accord’
that's fine by ou with me — je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient
3) (colloq) ironyou're/she's etc a fine one to talk! — c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça!
4) ( nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belleit's ou the weather's fine — il fait beau
5) ( delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, fabric, mist, layer] fin; [sieve, net] à mailles fines; [china, lace, linen, wine] fin6) ( small-grained) [powder, soil] fin7) ( subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil8) ( refined) [lady, clothes, manners] beau/belle9) ( commendable) [person] merveilleux/-euse10) ( pure) [gold, silver] pur3. 4.transitive verb gen condamner [quelqu'un] à une amende [offender] ( for pour; for doing pour avoir fait); ( for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender]••chance would be a fine thing! — (colloq) ça serait trop beau! (colloq)
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polished [ˈpɒlɪ∫t]b. ( = refined) [person, manners] raffiné ; [style] poli ; [performer] accompli ; [performance] impeccable* * *['pɒlɪʃt]1) lit [surface, wood] poli; [floor, shoes] ciré; [silver, brass] astiqué3) ( accomplished) (bien) rodé -
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coarse [kɔ:s]• coarse salt gros sel mb. ( = unrefined) [face] aux traits grossiersc. ( = uncouth) grossier* * *[kɔːs]1) [texture, fibre] grossier/-ière; [skin] épais/-aisse; [hair, grass] dru; [sand, salt] gros/grosse (before n); [sandpaper] à gros grains2) ( not refined) [laugh, manners] grossier/-ière; [accent] vulgairecoarse features — traits mpl grossiers
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sophisticated [səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd]a. ( = advanced) sophistiquéb. ( = refined) raffinéc. ( = subtle) [person] averti ; [approach, understanding] subtil* * *[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]1) ( smart) [person] ( cultured) raffiné, sophistiqué pej; ( elegant) chic inv; [clothes, fashion] recherché; [restaurant, resort] chic inv; [magazine] sophistiqué2) ( discriminating) [mind, taste] raffiné; [audience, public] averti; [civilization] évolué3) (elaborate, complex) [equipment, technology] sophistiqué; [argument, joke] subtil; [style] recherché -
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marketing m viralPersuasion works best when it's invisible. The most effective marketing worms its way into our consciousness, leaving intact the perception that we have reached our opinions and made our choices independently. As old as humankind itself, over the past few years this approach has been refined, with the help of the internet, into a technique called viral marketing.
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['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dame; femme2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dame3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady•- ladylike- Ladyship - ladybird -
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[ro:]1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) cru2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) brut3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) à vif4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) inexpérimenté•- rawness- a raw deal - raw material -
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plural - refineries; noun (a place where sugar or oil etc is refined: an oil refinery.) raffinerie -
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1 [texture, linen, wool] grossier/-ière ; [skin] épais/-aisse ; [hair, grass] dru ; [sand, salt] gros/grosse (before n) ; [sandpaper] à gros grains ; [paper] rugueux/-euse ;2 ( not refined) [laugh, manners] grossier/-ière ; [accent] vulgaire ; coarse features des traits grossiers ;3 ( indecent) [language, joke] cru ;4 [food, wine] ordinaire ;5 Geol [sediment] grossier/-ière. -
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1 (refined, graceful) [person, gesture] élégant ; [manners] distingué ; [clothes] élégant, chic (inv) ; [restaurant] chic (inv) ; -
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A n gen amende f ; ( for traffic offence) contravention f (for pour) ; to get/be given a fine recevoir/attraper une amende ; to impose a fine of £50/the maximum fine on sb condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende/à l'amende la plus lourde ; ‘no smoking-maximum fine £50’ ‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende pouvant s'élever à 50 livres sterling’.B adj1 ( very good) [performance, writer, example, specimen, quality, standard] excellent ; to be in fine form être en pleine forme ; a fine figure of a woman † ou hum une superbe créature† ;2 ( satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien ; that's fine très bien ; to be/feel fine aller/se sentir très bien ; ‘fine, thanks’ ‘très bien, merci’ ; ‘we'll go now, OK?’-‘fine’ ‘on y va maintenant?’-‘d'accord’ ; that's fine by ou with me je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient ;3 ○ iron a fine friend you are! en voilà un ami! ; you picked a fine time to tell me! tu as bien choisi le moment pour me le dire! ; you're/she's etc a fine one to talk! c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça! ; that's all very fine, but… c'est bien beau tout ça, mais… ;4 ( nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belle ; it's ou the weather's fine il fait beau ; to keep ou stay fine continuer à faire beau ; one fine day, one of these fine days fig un beau jour ;5 (very thin, delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, comb, fabric, spray, mist, layer] fin ; [sieve, net, mesh] à mailles fines ;6 ( small-grained) [powder, soil, particles] fin ;7 ( subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil ;8 ( delicate and high quality) [china, crystal, lace, linen, wine] fin ;9 (refined, grand) [lady, gentleman, clothes, manners] beau/belle ; sb's finer feelings la délicatesse de qn ;11 ( pure) [gold, silver] pur.C adv1 [get along, come along, do] très bien ; you're doing fine tu te débrouilles ○ très bien ; that suits me fine ça me va très bien ;2 [cut, chop, slice] controv fin.D vtr gen condamner [qn] à une amende [offender] (for pour ; for doing pour avoir fait) ; ( for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender] ; to fine sb £50 condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende.not to put too fine a point on it bref, à franchement parler ; a chance would be a fine thing ○ ! ça serait trop beau ○ ! ; to cut it a bit fine faire trop juste, être un peu juste ; there is a fine line between X and Y il y a une distinction subtile entre X et Y ; to tread a fine line jouer serré.
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refined — [ri fīnd′] adj. [pp. of REFINE] 1. made free from other matter, or from impurities; purified 2. free from crudeness or coarseness; cultivated; elegant 3. characterized by great subtlety, precision, etc … English World dictionary
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refined — adjective 1 (no comparative) a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process: refined oil | refined white sugar 2 someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well educated or to belong to a high social class: a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
refined — refinedly /ri fuy nid lee, fuynd /, adv. refinedness, n. /ri fuynd /, adj. 1. having or showing well bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined… … Universalium
refined — /rəˈfaɪnd / (say ruh fuynd) adjective 1. imbued with or showing nice feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined sugar. 4. subtle: refined distinctions …
refined — re|fined [ rı faınd ] adjective 1. ) a substance that is refined is now pure because other things have been removed from it: refined sugar/oil 2. ) someone who is refined is very polite and enjoys art, music, etc: CULTURED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English