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fein

fine

adjective FINE Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Textures

Origin: from French fin / Latin finis

Also means

delicate

Usage Note

fein means 'fine' in the sense of delicate, refined or finely textured, as in feiner Sand ('fine sand'). As an interjection fein! means 'great!'. Beware the false friend: it does not mean 'okay/acceptable' the way English 'I'm fine' does.

Examples

"Das Mehl ist sehr fein."

Natural Translation

The flour is very fine.

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