different between fixer vs finer

English

Etymology

fix +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

fixer (plural fixers)

1. Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
2. (photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
   • 2003, Bruce Warren, Photography: The Concise Guide, Cengage Learning (?ISBN), page 69

3. A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
4. (criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
5. (journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
   • 2007, Myriam Salama-Carr, Translating and Interpreting Conflict, Rodopi (?ISBN), page 25

6. (real estate, US) A fixer-upper.

Related terms

• the fix is in

Translations

Anagrams

• refix, xerif

French

Etymology

From fixe +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fik.se/

Verb

fixer

1. to fix, fasten
2. to fix, arrange, set (a date, price etc.)
3. (reflexive) to settle (in a place)
4. (transitive) to stare at
   • 2000, Jean-François Parot, L'énigme des Blancs-Manteaux, JC Lattès 2012, p. 11:

     Sur le banc, deux hommes, envelopés de capes dont les pans noirs étaient à demi éclairés par la lueur d'un méchant falot, fixaient l'obscurité.

Conjugation

Descendants

• ? Romanian: fixa

Further reading

• “fixer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Verb

fixer

1. first-person singular future subjunctive of facer
2. third-person singular future subjunctive of facer

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?f?ks?]

Adjective

fixer

1. comparative degree of fix

Adjective

fixer

1. inflection of fix:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norman

Etymology

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Verb

fixer

1. (Jersey, transitive) to stare at

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fa?n?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fa?n?/
• Rhymes: -a?n?(?)

Adjective

finer

1. comparative form of fine: more fine

Derived terms

• finer than frog hair

Noun

finer (plural finers)

1. One who fines or purifies.

Anagrams

• -frine, frine, infer

Danish

Alternative forms

• (unofficial but common form) finér

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fine?r/, [fi?ne????]

Noun

finer c (singular definite fineren, not used in plural form)

1. veneer (thin covering of fine wood)

Verb

finer or finér

1. imperative of finere

Middle French

Alternative forms

• finir

Etymology

From Old French finer.

Verb

finer

1. to finish

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: finir

Old French

Alternative forms

• fenir
• finir

Etymology

From alteration (based on fin) of the original form fenir, from Latin f?n?re, present active infinitive of f?ni?, from f?nis (“boundary, limit”).

Verb

finer

1. to finish; to complete
2. (figuratively, transitive) to kill; to murder
3. (figuratively, intransitive) to die

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Synonyms

• (to finish): finir
• (to kill): murdrir, ocire

Related terms

• definer, definir
• fin

Descendants

• Middle French: finer, finir
  • French: finir