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1 adjustment
noun ajusteadjustment n ajustetr[ə'ʤʌstmənt]1 ajuste nombre masculino, arreglo2 (person) adaptación nombre femenino3 (change) cambioadjustment [ə'ʤʌstmənt] n: ajuste m, modificación fn.• acomodo s.m.• ajuste s.m.• arreglo s.m.• compostura s.f.• conciliación s.f.• correción s.f.• justificación s.f.ə'dʒʌstmənt1) c (to machine, instrument) ajuste m; ( to figures) ajuste m, reajuste m; ( to clothes) arreglo m; (to plan, system) cambio m, modificación fwe had to make some adjustments to our lifestyle — tuvimos que cambiar or adaptar un poco
2) u (act, process)a) (of machine, instrument) ajuste mb) ( of person) adaptación f[ǝ'dʒʌstmǝnt]N1) (=regulation) [of temperature, height, knob, dial] regulación f ; [of machine, engine, brakes] ajuste m2) (=rearrangement) [of clothing] arreglo m3) (=alteration) modificación f, cambio m4) (=adaptation) [of person] adaptación fsocial adjustment — adaptación f social
5) (Econ) ajuste m, reajuste madjustment of prices — ajuste m de precios
adjustment of wages — reajuste m salarial
after adjustment for inflation — después de los ajustes or reajustes debidos a la inflación
6) (Insurance) [of claim] liquidación f, tasación f* * *[ə'dʒʌstmənt]1) c (to machine, instrument) ajuste m; ( to figures) ajuste m, reajuste m; ( to clothes) arreglo m; (to plan, system) cambio m, modificación fwe had to make some adjustments to our lifestyle — tuvimos que cambiar or adaptar un poco
2) u (act, process)a) (of machine, instrument) ajuste mb) ( of person) adaptación f -
2 fine
fine [faɪn]excellent ⇒ 1 (a) beau ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) fin ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) bien ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e), 2 subtil ⇒ 1 (g) amende ⇒ 3 condamner à une amende ⇒ 4(a) (of high quality → meal, speech, view) excellent; (beautiful and elegant → clothes, house) beau (belle); (→ fabric) précieux;∎ this is very fine workmanship c'est un travail d'une grande qualité;∎ she is a very fine athlete c'est une excellente athlète;∎ this is a very fine wine c'est un vin vraiment excellent;∎ British a fine chap un bon gars;∎ she is a fine lady (admirable character) c'est une femme admirable; (elegant) c'est une femme élégante;∎ to appeal to sb's finer feelings faire appel aux nobles sentiments de qn;∎ to play at being the fine lady jouer les grandes dames;∎ that was a fine effort by Webb superbe effort de la part de Webb;∎ a fine example un bel exemple;∎ of the finest quality de première qualité;∎ made from the finest barley fabriqué à base d'orge de la meilleure qualité;∎ her finest hour was winning the gold elle a eu son heure de gloire quand elle a remporté la médaille d'or(b) (very thin → hair, nib, thread) fin;∎ in this case there is a fine line between fact and fiction dans le cas présent la frontière est très mince entre la réalité et la fiction;∎ it's a fine line la différence ou la distinction est infime ou très subtile∎ to chop or to cut sth (up) fine hacher qch menu;∎ figurative to cut it fine calculer juste;∎ that's cutting it a bit fine tu calcules un peu juste(d) (good, OK)∎ how is everyone? - oh, they're all fine comment va tout le monde? - tout le monde va bien;∎ I'm just fine, thanks ça va très bien, merci;∎ how are you? - fine, thanks comment ça va? - bien, merci;∎ more coffee? - no thanks, I'm fine encore du café? - non, ça va, merci;∎ the tent's fine for two, but too small for three la tente convient pour deux personnes, mais elle est trop petite pour trois;∎ I'll be back in about an hour or so - fine je serai de retour d'ici environ une heure - d'accord ou entendu ou très bien;∎ I was a bit worried about the new job, but it turned out fine in the end j'étais un peu inquiet à propos de mon nouveau travail mais ça s'est finalement bien passé;∎ (that's) fine très bien, parfait;∎ that's fine by or with me ça me va;∎ that's all very fine, but what about me? tout ça c'est bien joli, mais moi qu'est-ce que je deviens dans l'affaire?;∎ this is fine for those who can afford it c'est très bien pour ceux qui peuvent se le permettre∎ that looks fine to me cela m'a l'air d'aller;∎ he looks fine now (in health) il a l'air de bien aller maintenant;∎ you look just fine, it's a very nice dress tu es très bien, c'est une très jolie robe;∎ that sounds fine (suggestion, idea) très bien, parfait; (way of playing music) cela rend très bien∎ a fine day une belle journée;∎ there will be fine weather or it will be fine in all parts of the country il fera beau ou il y aura du beau temps dans tout le pays;∎ it's turned out fine again il fait encore beau;∎ it was a bit cloudy in the morning, but it turned out fine in the end le temps était un peu nuageux le matin, mais finalement ça a été une belle journée;∎ I hope it keeps fine for the barbecue pourvu que le beau temps continue pour le barbecue;∎ I hope it keeps fine for you j'espère que tu auras du beau temps;∎ one of these fine days un de ces jours;∎ one fine day un beau jour∎ fine detail petit détail m;∎ to make some fine adjustments to sth (to text, plan) peaufiner qch; (to engine) faire des petits réglages sur qch;∎ there are still a few fine adjustments to be made il reste quelques petits détails à régler;∎ not to put too fine a point on it pour parler carrément∎ that's a fine thing to say! c'est charmant de dire ça!;∎ she was in a fine state elle était dans un état épouvantable;∎ look at you, you're in a fine state! non mais tu t'es vu!, ah tu es dans un bel état!;∎ you picked a fine time to leave me/tell me! tu as bien choisi ton moment pour me quitter/me le dire!;∎ this is a fine time to start that again! c'est bien le moment de remettre ça sur le tapis!;∎ you're a fine one to talk! ça te va bien de dire ça!, tu peux parler!;∎ here's another fine mess you've got me into! tu m'as encore mis dans un beau pétrin!;∎ a fine friend you are! eh bien, tu fais un bon copain/une bonne copine!;∎ this is a fine time to come in/get up! c'est à cette heure-ci que tu rentres/te lèves?2 adverb(well) bien;∎ yes, that suits me fine oui, cela me va très bien;∎ the baby is doing fine le bébé va très bien;∎ we get along fine together on s'entend très bien3 noun(punishment) amende f, contravention f;∎ to impose a fine on sb infliger une amende à qn;∎ a parking fine une contravention ou amende pour stationnement illégal;∎ she was made to pay a fine elle a dû payer une amende;∎ a £25 fine une amende de 25 livres(order to pay) condamner à une amende, donner une contravention à;∎ she was fined heavily elle a été condamnée à une lourde amende ou contravention;∎ she was fined for speeding elle a reçu une contravention pour excès de vitesse;∎ they fined her £25 for illegal parking ils lui ont donné ou elle a eu une amende ou contravention de 25 livres pour stationnement illégal►► fine art (UNCOUNT) beaux-arts mpl;∎ to study fine art étudier les beaux-arts;∎ figurative he's got it down to a fine art il est expert en la matière;∎ she's got washing the car down to a fine art elle est passée maître dans l'art de laver la voiture;fine arts beaux-arts mpl;Finance fine bill beau papier m;Finance fine trade bill papier m de haut commerce ou de première catégorieⓘ This is another fine mess you've gotten us into Il s'agit d'une formule utilisée par Oliver Hardy, le plus gros des membres du célèbre duo comique américain Laurel et Hardy. Chaque fois que les deux compères se retrouvent en difficulté et quelles que soient les circonstances, Hardy s'en prend à Laurel en ces termes: this is another fine mess you've gotten us into ("tu nous as encore mis dans de beaux draps!"). On utilise aujourd'hui cette phrase sur le mode humoristique dans toute situation similaire. -
3 adjustment
adjustment [ə'dʒʌstmənt](a) (to heat, height, speed, pressure) ajustement m, réglage m; (to knob, loudness) ajustement m; (to brakes, machine, television) réglage m, mise f au point; (to clock, watch) réglage m;∎ to make an adjustment to sth régler qch, ajuster qch;∎ a slight adjustment improved the picture une légère mise au point a amélioré l'image(b) (to plan, programme) ajustement m, mise f au point; (to length, size) ajustement m; Finance (of figures, salaries) rajustement m, réajustement(c) (correction) rectification f;∎ no adjustment was made for seasonal variation il n'y a pas eu de corrigé des variations saisonnières;∎ some adjustments had been made to the text des modifications avaient été apportées au texte(d) (adaptation → of person) adaptation f;∎ a period of adjustment une période ou un temps d'adaptation►► Accountancy adjustment account compte m collectif -
4 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) fin, glimrende2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) fin, pen, deilig, vakker3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) fin, bra, i fin form4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fin, tynn, lett5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) fin, detaljert6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fin(malt), finknust, fin(kornet)7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fin, subtil, smekker8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) fin2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) fint, bra, godt3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) fint!; flott!; storartet!- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) bot, mulkt, avgift2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) ilegge bot, bøtlegge(s)bot--------fin--------mulkt--------pen--------skjønn--------vakkerIsubst. \/faɪn\/1) ( jus) bot, mulkt, bøtestraff• impose a fine of £100 on him2) vakkert værfine for contempt of court ( jus) rettergangsbotin fine kort sagt, i ett ord til sistIIverb \/faɪn\/1) bøtelegge, idømme bot• they fined him £100han ble idømt en bot på £1002) rengjøre, raffinere, rense (væske, spesielt øl og vin), klare3) ( om metaller) ferske4) fortynne, spisse, gjøre skarp5) ( overført) modifisere, bortforklare6) ( om væske) klarne, rengjøres, rensesfine away\/down fortynnes, smalne, minske, svinne bort, smelte bort ( om væske) bli fin, bli klar, klarnefine up (austr., hverdagslig, om været) klarneIIIadj. \/faɪn\/1) utmerket, dyktig, ordentlig, fremstående, fin• that's very fine but...det er vel og bra, men...2) vakker, storartet, stilig, flott, fin3) (om dag, vær) pen, vakker, fin (betyr ofte at det ikke regner)det regnet hele morgenen, men det ble pent senere• what a fine morning!4) elegant, fin, dannet, verdig5) utsøkt, forfinet, edel6) ( spøkefullt) fin, nydelig• a fine excuse!7) fin, finkornet, tynn, spiss, kvass, skarp, smal, sped8) ( om metaller e.l.) ren9) (om sinne, omdømme e.l.) følsom, skarp10) ( om forskjell e.l.) subtil, fin, litenfine! bra!, utmerket! javel, da!, OK!fine doings ( også ironisk) fine greiera fine fellow stilig karfine manners gode manererfine print ( boktrykking) liten skriftfine writing høylitterært språkI feel fine jeg har det brain fine kort sagt, som en oppsummeringone fine day en vakker dag, en gangthis is a fine mess! her ser det ut!you're a fine one to talk! og det sier du!IVadv. \/faɪn\/fint, utmerket
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