subtle point

вдава́ться в то́нкостьости — to consider niceties, to go into detail

está delicado del estómago — he has a delicate stomach

prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

la delicada piel del bebé — the baby's delicate skin

está delicado del estómago — his stomach's a little delicate

prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

la delicada piel del bebé — the baby's delicate skin

está delicado del estómago — his stomach's a little delicate

penna a punta fine — fine-point pen

non è fine mangiare con le mani — it's not polite to eat with your fingers

avere un secondo fine — to have an ulterior motive

a fin di bene — with the best of intentions

l'ho fatto a fin di bene — I did it with good intentions

il fine giustifica i mezzi — the end justifies the means

al fine di fare qc — (in order) to do sth

condurre qc a buon fine — to bring sth to a successful conclusion

alla fine — in the end, finally

porre fine a — to put an end to

a fine anno/mese — at the end of the year/month

alla fine — in the end

alla fine lo ha perdonato — in the end she forgave him

alla fine della giornata — at the end of the day

verso la fine di giugno — in late June

fine settimana — weekend

alla fin fine — at the end of the day, in the end

dall'inizio alla fine — from beginning to end

a lieto fine — with a happy ending

mi piacciono le storie a lieto fine — I like stories with a happy ending

volgere alla fine — to draw to an end

fare una brutta fine — to come to a bad end

che fine ha fatto? — what became of him?

essere in fin di vita — to be at death's door

un quadro fine Ottocento — a late nineteenth-century painting

articoli di fine serie — oddments

svendita di fine stagione — end-of-season sale

una signora molto fine — a woman of great distinction

(a) fine maggio — (at) the end of May

a fine giornata — at the end of the day

alla fine degli anni '70 — in the late 70's

a fine mattina — late in the morning

a che fine? — what for? what's the point?

senza secondi -i — without any ulterior motive

al fine di — in order to

non è fine a se stesso — it's not an end in itself

condurre qcs. a buon fine — to bring sth. to a satisfactory conclusion

andare a buon fine — to turn out well

non andare troppo per il sottile — not to mince matters

non sei andato molto per il sottile! — you weren't very subtle about it!

тонкий слой — thin layer

тонкий лист бумаги — thin sheet of paper

тонкая пыль — fine dust

тонкий шёлк — fine / delicate silk

тонкое бельё — fine linen

тонкие ткани — delicate / tine-spun fabrics

тонкий не пальцы — slender / delicate fingers

тонкие черты лица — delicate / refined features

тонкий запах — delicate perfume

тонкий ум — subtle intellect

тонкий вкус — delicate perfume

тонкий ум — subtle intellect

тонкий вкус — delicate taste

тонкая лесть — subtle flattery

тонкий намёк — delicate / gentle hint

очень тонкий вопрос — a point of great nicety, a nice question

тонкий оттенок — subtle shade

тонкое различие — subtle / delicate / fine / nice distinction, subtle difference

тонкий ужин — dainty / elegant supper

тонкий знаток — connoisseur

тонкий критик — subtle / shrewd critic

тонкий художник — subtle artist

тонкий наблюдатель — keen observer

тонкий политик — astute politician

то́нкий лист бума́ги — thin sheet of paper

то́нкий слой — thin layer

то́нкий шёлк — fine / delicate silk

то́нкое бельё — fine linen ['lɪ-]

то́нкие тка́ни — delicate / fine-spun fabrics

то́нкий помо́л — fine grinding

то́нкие па́льцы — slender / delicate fingers

то́нкая та́лия — slender waist / waistline

то́нкие черты́ лица́ — delicate / refined features

то́нкий за́пах — delicate perfume

то́нкий вкус — delicate taste

то́нкие ви́на — fine wines

то́нкий ум — subtle intellect

то́нкая лесть — subtle flattery

то́нкий намёк — delicate / gentle hint

то́нкий отте́нок — subtle shade

то́нкое разли́чие — subtle / delicate / fine distinction, subtle difference

э́то сли́шком то́нко — that is too subtle

то́нкий знато́к / цени́тель — connoisseur [,kɒnɪ'sɜː]

то́нкий кри́тик — subtle / shrewd critic

то́нкий худо́жник — subtle artist

то́нкий наблюда́тель — keen observer [-'zɜː-]

то́нкий поли́тик — astute politician

оче́нь то́нкий вопро́с — a point of great nicety, a nice question

jouer au plus fin avec quelqu'un — to try to outsmart somebody

avoir l'ouïe fine — to have a keen sense of hearing

avoir le nez fin — to have a keen sense of smell

le fin mot de l'histoire — the truth of the matter

être fin prêt — to be all set

à la fin des années 70 — in the late '70s

en fin de matinée — late in the morning

jusqu'à la fin — to the (very) end

prendre fin — to come to an end

avoir des fins de mois difficiles — to find it hard to make ends meet at the end of the month

c'est la fin de tout — it's the last straw

mener quelque chose à bonne fin — to bring something to a successful conclusion

à toutes fins utiles — for whatever purpose it may serve

arriver à ses fins — to achieve one's aims

Elle n'a pas regardé la fin du film. — She didn't watch the end of the film.

"Fin" — "The End"

à la fin — in the end, eventually

À la fin, il a réussi à se décider. — In the end he managed to make up his mind.

fin mai — at the end of May

Il sera en vacances fin juin. — He'll be on holiday at the end of June.

à la fin de la guerre — at the end of the war

en fin de journée — at the end of the day

en fin de semaine — at the end of the week

en fin de compte — when all's said and done

prendre fin — to come to an end

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

mettre fin à — to put an end to

mener à bonne fin — to bring to a successful conclusion

à cette fin — to this end

à toutes fins utiles — for your information

la lingerie fine — luxury lingerie

du linge fin — fine linen

avoir l'ouïe fine — to have keen hearing

avoir l'oreille fine — to have sharp ears

un fin connaisseur de qch — a connoisseur of sth

un fin gourmet — a gourmet

un fin tireur — a crack shot

le fin fond de — the very depths of

le fin mot de — the real story behind

la fine fleur de — the flower of

fin prêt — quite ready

fin soûl — quite drunk

vouloir jouer au plus fin avec qn — to try to outsmart sb

тонкий лист бумаги — thin sheet of paper

тонкие черты лица — delicate/refined features

тонкая пыль — fine dust

тонкие пальцы — slender/delicate fingers

тонкие ткани — delicate/fine-spun fabrics

тонкий слой — thin layer

тонкий шелк — fine/delicate silk

тонкое белье — fine linen

очень тонкий вопрос — a point of great nicety, a nice question

тонкая лесть — subtle flattery

тонкий вкус — delicate taste

тонкий запах — delicate perfume

тонкий намек — delicate/gentle hint

тонкий оттенок — subtle shade

тонкий ужин — dainty/elegant supper

тонкий ум — subtle intellect

тонкое различие — subtle/delicate/fine/nice distinction, subtle difference

где тонко, там и рвется — the chain is no stronger than its weakest

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

tirar brazo — to swim

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father

la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk