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1 fin Adjective

(a) thin layer, paper, material

See also: bas, beau, bon, chaud, clair, facile, faible, foncé, fort, fort, frais, français, froid, grand, haut, laid, large, mauvais, sympa, sympathique, vrai

(b) slim, slender waist, legs; small, fine handwriting

(c) fine powder; fine, delicate work, features; (Cookery) ~es herbes fine herbs

(d) sharp, keen blade

(e) (fig) sharp, keen hearing; subtle idea, person; shrewd observation

(f) (fig) high-class, top-quality product, exquisite, choice dish

(g) au ~ fond de in the depths of outer space, somebody's memory, in the heart of the country

2 fin Adverb

(a) to crush finely; to write small; ~ soûl blind drunk

3 fin Noun, feminine

How to pronounce fin

(a) end; ~ de semaine weekend; cela coûte moins cher en ~ de semaine it costs less at the weekend; (fig) en ~ de compte at the end of the day; (at end of film) "~" "the end"

(b) end, death; avoir une ~ tragique to meet a tragic end, die a tragic death

(c) (fig) end, aim, purpose; à ~ que so that, in order that; à seule ~ que with the sole purpose that; (Proverb) "qui veut la ~ veut les moyens" "the end justifies the means"

Terms from the DGT glossary

French termEnglish term
FIN FinlandeFIN Finland
Garantie de bonne finPerformance guarantee
FIN FinlandeNL The Netherlands
date de fin de la productionDate of end of production
date de fin du stockage privéEnd date of private storage
FinEnd
Vin fin de la Côte de NuitsVin Fin de la Côte de Nuits
Vérification à la fin des travauxTests on completion
Véhicules de fin de sérieEnd-of-series vehicles
Fin du mouvementEnd of movement
Fin des obligations financièresTermination of financial obligations
date de fin de la productionField 216: date of end of production
Fin de la période de stockageEnd of the storage period

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