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Translate refinement from English to French

Summary

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refinement:
- amélioration; ennoblissement; raffinement; délicatesse
Wiktionary:
- refinement → raffinement
- refinement → affinage, finissage, perfectionnement, transformation, raffinage

English

Detailed Translations for refinement from English to French

refinement:

refinement [the ~] nom

the refinement (ennoblement; improvement; grading up; elevation)
l'amélioration; l'ennoblissement
- amélioration [la ~] nom
- ennoblissement [le ~] nom
the refinement
le raffinement
- raffinement [le ~] nom
the refinement (subtlety)
le raffinement; la délicatesse
- raffinement [le ~] nom
- délicatesse [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for refinement:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
amélioration	elevation; ennoblement; grading up; improvement; refinement	make things better; recuperation
délicatesse	refinement; subtlety	confidentiality; consideration; cunning; decency; delicacies; delicacy; discretion; down to the minutest details; elegance; fastidiousness; finesse; gracefulness; nicety; privacy; refreshment; secrecy; slyness; snack; subtleness; subtlety; tidbit; titbit
ennoblissement	elevation; ennoblement; grading up; improvement; refinement
raffinement	refinement; subtlety	cunning; down to the minutest details; elegance; finesse; gracefulness; nicety; slyness; subtlety
-	civilisation; civilization; cultivation; culture; elaboration; finish; nicety; nuance; polish; purification; refining; shade; subtlety

Related Words for "refinement":

refinements

Synonyms for "refinement":

polish; culture; cultivation; finish; perfection; flawlessness; ne plus ultra
elaboration; improvement; betterment; advance
refining; purification; processing
nuance; nicety; shade; subtlety; meaning; significance; signification; import
civilization; civilisation; excellence

Related Definitions for "refinement":

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste¹
- a man of intellectual refinement¹
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude¹
the result of improving something¹
- he described a refinement of this technique¹
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)¹
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality¹
- I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose¹

Wiktionary Translations for refinement:

refinement

noun

high-class style; cultivation
- refinement → raffinement

refinement

noun

Extrême subtilité, délicatesse
- raffinement → refinement

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• refinement	→ affinage; finissage; perfectionnement; transformation; raffinage	↔ Veredelung — Wertsteigerung von Materialien und Produkten durch intelligente Bearbeitung, Verarbeitung oder Ausbesserung

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University