raffiner

ʁafine

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Definition of raffiner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

précision

Rare

rendre plus précis, améliorer la qualité de quelque chose

Rare

Il faut raffiner cette méthode pour obtenir de meilleurs résultats.

affiner

perfectionner

industrie

TECH.

purifier une substance en enlevant les impuretés

TECH.

Cette usine raffine le sucre brut pour le rendre plus pur.

épurer

purifier

pétrochimie

TECH.

traiter le pétrole brut pour obtenir des produits finis

TECH.

Cette raffinerie raffine le pétrole pour produire de l'essence.

craquer

distiller

détails

Rare

insister sur des détails sans importance de façon excessive

Rare

Arrête de raffiner sur ce point, c'est suffisamment clair !

ergoter

sophistiquer

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Origin of raffiner

latin, raffinare (purifier)

Terms with raffiner included in their meaning

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huile légère

énergie

pétrole avec une faible densité, facile à raffiner

affinage

purification

action de purifier ou de raffiner une matière

claire

métallurgie

coupelle utilisée pour raffiner l'or et les métaux précieux

raffineur

équipement

machine qui sert à raffiner des matières premières

raffineuse

équipement

machine qui sert à raffiner des matières premières

Examples of raffiner in a sentence

Elle cherche à raffiner son style d'écriture.
On doit raffiner le pétrole avant de l’utiliser.
Ils raffinent l’or pour obtenir une pureté maximale.
On doit raffiner ce pétrole avant de l’utiliser.
Ils raffinent le brut dans cette usine moderne.
Il aime raffiner sur chaque détail lors des réunions.

Nous n’allons pas raffiner davantage, passons à l’essentiel.

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English:refine, purify, ...
German:verfeinern, raffinieren, ...
Italian:raffinare, sofisticare, ...
Spanish:refinar, purificar, ...
Portuguese:refinar, purificar, ...
Chinese:完善, 提纯, ...
Japanese:洗練する, 精製する, ...
Arabic:نقّح, نقّى, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁפֵּר, לְזַקֵּק, ...
Russian:усовершенствовать, очищать, ...
Ukrainian:удосконалювати, рафінувати, ...
Catalan:refinar, mirar massa prim, ...
Danish:forfine, raffinere, ...
Dutch:verfijnen, raffineren, ...
Greek:τελειοποιώ, εξευγενίζω, ...
Hungarian:finomítani, tisztítani, ...
Khmer:កែលម្អ, សម្អាតឲ្យបរិសុទ្ធ, ...
Korean:정밀하게 하다, 정제하다, ...
Polish:udoskonalić, rafinować, ...
Portuguese (BR):refinar, purificar, ...
Romanian:a rafina, a purifica, ...
Swedish:förfina, raffinera, ...
Thai:ปรับปรุงให้ดีขึ้น, กลั่น, ...
Turkish:geliştirmek, arıtmak, ...
Vietnamese:tinh chỉnh, tinh chế, ...

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