refinement

refinement
noun
1) (purifying) Raffination, die
2) (fineness of feeling, elegance) Kultiviertheit, die
3) (improvement) Verbesserung, die; Weiterentwicklung, die ([up]on Gen.)
* * *
noun
1) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) die Feinheit
2) ((an) improvement: to make refinements.) die Verfeinerung
* * *
re·fine·ment
[rɪˈfaɪnmənt]
n
1. no pl (processing) Raffinieren nt, Raffination f; of metal Veredelung f
the \refinement of raw opium die Aufbereitung von Rohopium
2. (improvement) Verbesserung f
with all the latest \refinements mit den neuesten technischen Raffinessen; of ideas, methods Überarbeitung f, Verbesserung f
the hypothesis does need some \refinement an der Hypothese muss noch überarbeitet werden fam
3. no pl (good manners) Gebildetheit f, Kultiviertheit f
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[rI'faɪnmənt]
n
1) no pl (of metal, oil, sugar) Raffination f, Raffinierung f, Reinigung f
2) no pl (of person, language, style) Vornehmheit f, Feinheit f

a person of evident refinement — ein offensichtlich kultivierter Mensch

3) (= improvement in technique, machine etc) Verfeinerung f, Verbesserung f (
in sth +gen)
* * *
refinement s
1. Feinheit f, Vornehmheit f, gebildetes Wesen, Kultiviertheit f
2. Verfeinerung f:
a) Weiterentwicklung f
b) Vervollkommnung f
3. Feinheit f (der Sprache etc)
4. Raffinesse f (des Geschmacks etc)
5. Klügelei f, Spitzfindigkeit f
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* * *
noun
1) (purifying) Raffination, die
2) (fineness of feeling, elegance) Kultiviertheit, die
3) (improvement) Verbesserung, die; Weiterentwicklung, die ([up]on Gen.)
* * *
n.
Raffinesse f.
Veredelung f.
Verfeinerung f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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