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1 fine-tooth comb
[ˌfaɪn'tuːθ kəʊm]= fine-toothed combnoun peigne m fin••to go over ou through something with a fine-tooth comb — passer quelque chose au peigne fin
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2 a fine-tooth comb
(a comb with the teeth set close together, for removing lice, dirt etc from hair etc.) peigne fin -
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4 fine-tooth(ed) comb
to go over ou through sth with a fine-tooth(ed) comb passer qch au peigne fin. -
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peigne m fin;∎ figurative to go through sth with a fine-tooth(ed) comb passer qch au peigne finUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fine-tooth(ed) comb
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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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[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) dent2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) dent•- teethe- toothed - toothless - toothy - toothache - toothbrush - toothpaste - toothpick - be - get long in the tooth - a fine-tooth comb - a sweet tooth - tooth and nail -
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A n (pl teeth) (of person, animal, comb, zip, saw) dent f ; set of teeth ( one's own) denture f, dentition f ; ( false) dentier m ; to bare ou show one's teeth lit, fig montrer les dents ; to mutter between one's teeth murmurer entre ses dents ; to flash one's teeth at sb sourire à qn de toutes ses dents ; to cut one's teeth lit faire or percer ses dents ; to cut one's teeth on fig se faire les dents sur.to be a bit long in the tooth ○ n'être plus tout jeune ; to be fed up to the back teeth en avoir marre ○ or ras le bol ○ (of, with de) ; to do sth in the teeth of faire qch malgré or en dépit de ; to have teeth avoir du pouvoir ; to give sth teeth donner plus de poids à qch ; to get one's teeth into sth s'investir (à fond) dans qch ; it's a job she can get her teeth into c'est un travail dans lequel elle peut s'investir ; to lie through one's teeth mentir effrontément or comme un arracheur de dents ○ ; to set sb's teeth on edge taper sur les nerfs ○ de qn, agacer qn ; to throw sth in sb's teeth reprocher qch à qn. -
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tooth [tu:θ]• back tooth molaire f• to have a tooth out or pulled se faire arracher une dent• there's nothing you can get your teeth into il n'y a pas grand-chose à se mettre sous la dent (fig)* * *[tuːθ] 1.set of teeth — ( false) dentier m
to cut one's teeth — lit faire ses dents
2.to cut one's teeth on — fig se faire les dents sur
- toothed combining formfine-/wide-toothed comb — peigne m fin/à dents larges
••to be a bit long in the tooth — (colloq) n'être plus tout jeune
to do something in the teeth of — faire quelque chose malgré or en dépit de
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fine-tooth comb — UK / US or fine toothed comb UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fine tooth comb : singular fine tooth comb plural fine tooth combs a comb with very thin parts and very narrow spaces between them • with a fine tooth comb … English dictionary
fine-tooth comb — n go through/over sth with a fine tooth comb to examine something very carefully and thoroughly ▪ The police went over the scene of the crime with a fine tooth comb … Dictionary of contemporary English
fine-tooth comb — or ,fine toothed comb noun count a COMB with very thin parts and very narrow spaces between them with a fine tooth comb very carefully, so that you notice or find everything … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fine-tooth comb — fine′ tooth (or fine′ toothed ) comb′ n. clo a comb having narrow, closely set teeth • go over or through with a fine tooth comb Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
fine-tooth comb — (also fine toothed comb) ► NOUN (in phrase with a fine tooth comb) ▪ with a very thorough search or analysis … English terms dictionary
fine tooth comb — see fine tooth comb … English dictionary
fine-tooth comb — noun 1. a comb with teeth set close together • Syn: ↑fine toothed comb • Hypernyms: ↑comb 2. a method of examining in minute detail he went over the contract with a fine tooth comb looking for loopholes • Syn: ↑fine … Useful english dictionary
fine-tooth-comb — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: fine tooth comb : to search or scrutinize intensively or minutely I fine tooth combed that patch of roadside, inch by inch True Crime Cases scientists have gone to fine tooth comb the Urals and mid Asia… … Useful english dictionary
fine-tooth comb — also fine tooth comb PHRASE: V inflects (emphasis) If you say that you will go over something with a fine tooth comb or go through something with a fine tooth comb, you are emphasizing that you will search it thoroughly or examine it very… … English dictionary
fine-tooth comb — /fuyn toohth / 1. a comb having narrow, closely set teeth. 2. go over or through with a fine tooth comb, to examine in close detail; search thoroughly; fine comb: The police went over the apartment with a fine tooth comb. Also, fine toothed comb… … Universalium
fine-tooth comb — {n. phr.} Great care; careful attention so as not to miss anything. * /The police searched the scene of the crime with a fine tooth comb for clues./ * /My room is so clean you couldn t find dirt if you went over it with a fine tooth comb./… … Dictionary of American idioms