finishing touch
der Feinschliff, die Feinschliffe
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finishing touch
The final improvements and small adjustments that make something complete and especially good.
Der Feinschliff an seinem Vortrag dauerte den ganzen Nachmittag.
The finishing touches to his presentation took all afternoon.
fine sanding
The final fine sanding of a surface using fine-grained abrasive material to remove tiny imperfections, for example in wood or metalworking.
Nach dem Grobschliff gab der Tischler dem Tisch mit feinem Schleifpapier den Feinschliff.
After the rough sanding, the carpenter gave the table a final fine sanding with fine-grit sandpaper.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Feinschliffe |
| genitive | des Feinschliffes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Feinschliff | die Feinschliffe |
| accusative | den Feinschliff | die Feinschliffe |
| dative | dem Feinschliff | den Feinschliffen |
| genitive | des Feinschliffes des Feinschliffs | der Feinschliffe |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Feinschliff' is made up of 'fein' (fine) and 'Schliff' (sanding / finish). Literally, it refers to the final careful sanding; figuratively, it means making small improvements to a work that is already almost finished.
Beim Feinschliff des Drehbuchs strich die Autorin noch mehrere Dialoge.
While putting the finishing touches on the screenplay, the author deleted several more lines of dialogue.
Common collocations include 'dem Projekt den letzten Feinschliff geben' (to put the finishing touches on the project), 'noch Feinschliff brauchen' (to need some finishing touches), and 'am Feinschliff arbeiten' (to work on the finishing touches). The word often appears at the end of a work process.
Vor der Veröffentlichung braucht der Bericht noch etwas Feinschliff.
Before publication, the report still needs some finishing touches.
When you specify what is being worked on, 'an' (on) is used with the dative: 'der Feinschliff an einem Text' (the finishing touches to a text), 'der Feinschliff an einer Präsentation' (the finishing touches to a presentation), or 'der Feinschliff an einem Entwurf' (the finishing touches to a draft).
Der Feinschliff an der Präsentation nimmt mehr Zeit in Anspruch als erwartet.
The finishing touches to the presentation are taking longer than expected.
