Feinschliff

German

Etymology

fein (“fine; delicate”) +‎ Schliff (“polish; finish”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯nˌʃlɪf/
  • Hyphenation: Fein‧schliff

Noun

Feinschliff m (strong, genitive Feinschliffs, plural Feinschliffe)

  1. (idiomatic) fine-tuning, polish, final touch (the process of making small, precise improvements to reach a state of perfection)
    Die Strategie steht bereits, aber wir arbeiten noch am Feinschliff.
    The strategy is already in place, but we are still working on the fine-tuning.
    Nach dem Feinschliff durch den Lektor war das Buch bereit für den Druck.
    After the polish by the editor, the book was ready for printing.
Declension
Declension of Feinschliff [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Feinschliff die Feinschliffe
genitive eines des Feinschliffs der Feinschliffe
dative einem dem Feinschliff den Feinschliffen
accusative einen den Feinschliff die Feinschliffe

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Rohschliff (“rough cut; initial grind”)
  • Grobkonzept (“rough draft”)
  • feinschleifen (“to fine-tune; to hone”)
  • feingliedrig (“delicate; intricate”)

Further reading

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