Significado
to refine, hone
- to make finer, sharper, or more precise (skills, senses, tastes)
- to age or mature cheese or wine to enhance its qualities
En una frase
Ha studiato all'estero per affinare le sue abilità culinarie.
He studied abroad to hone his culinary skills.
Questo vino rosso deve affinarsi in botte per almeno due anni.
This red wine must age in barrels for at least two years.
Con la pratica quotidiana affinerai la tua pronuncia.
With daily practice, you will refine your pronunciation.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| affinare | infinitive |
| affino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affinando | gerund |
| affinato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Regular -are verb conjugated with 'avere'.
- The reflexive 'affinarsi' means 'to become refined or sharpened'.