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1) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) refinamiento2) ((an) improvement: to make refinements.) mejora, perfeccionamientotr[rɪ'faɪnmənt]1 (genteelness) refinamiento2 (improvement) mejora3 (process of refining) refinadorefinement [ri'faɪnmənt] n: refinamiento m, fineza f, finura fn.• afino s.m.• delicadeza s.f.• esmero s.m.• gentileza s.f.• refinación s.f.• refinamiento s.m.• urbanidad s.f.rɪ'faɪnmənta) u (gentility, elegance) refinamiento m, finura fb) u c ( subtlety) refinamiento m, delicadeza fc) c u ( improvement) mejora fd) u ( of raw material) refinado m[rɪ'faɪnmǝnt]N1) [of person, language] refinamiento m ; [of manners] educación f, finura f ; [of style] elegancia f, urbanidad f3) (=subtle detail) [of language] sutileza f* * *[rɪ'faɪnmənt]a) u (gentility, elegance) refinamiento m, finura fb) u c ( subtlety) refinamiento m, delicadeza fc) c u ( improvement) mejora fd) u ( of raw material) refinado m
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