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fin
fine, delicate, refined /ˈfin/
adjective#1634 most common
Also: subtle, discerning, thin, finely textured, godson/goddaughter (a separate noun homonym, kinship term)
Example sentences
Praful acesta este foarte fin.
This powder is very fine.
Are o piele fină și catifelată.
She has fine, velvety skin.
Vânzătoarea a fost fină cu mine.
The saleswoman was gracious and polite with me.
Tăiați ceapa fin înainte de a o pune în tigaie.
Chop the onion finely before putting it in the pan.
Simțul ei fin pentru culori se vede în fiecare tablou.
Her refined sense of color shows in every painting.
A făcut o distincție atât de fină încât puțini au sesizat-o.
He drew a distinction so subtle that few people noticed it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fin (m) / fină (f) | fini (m) / fine (f) |
| Genitive | fin (m) / fine (f) | fini (m) / fine (f) |
| Accusative | fin (m) / fină (f) | fini (m) / fine (f) |
| Vocative | finule (m) / fino (f) | finilor (m) / finelor (f) |
Word family
finețefineness, delicacy, subtlety
finuțdainty, delicate (affectionate diminutive)
rafinatrefined, sophisticated
rafinamentrefinement, polish, sophistication
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "fin" from French "fin", which carries the same range of meaning: fine, delicate, refined. The French word descends from Latin "finus", an adjective built on "finire", to finish, whose sense shifted over time toward finished, perfected, and eventually exquisite. Romanian absorbed the word during the nineteenth century, when French vocabulary reshaped much of the modern Romanian lexicon.
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