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1 subtle
1) zart [Duft, Dunst, Parfüm]; fein [Geschmack, Aroma]2) (elusive) subtil (geh.); fein [Unterschied]; unaufdringlich [Charme]3) (refined) fein [Ironie, Humor]; zart [Hinweis]; subtil (geh.) [Scherz]4) (perceptive) feinsinnig [Beobachter, Kritiker]; fein [Intellekt]* * *1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) fein2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) scharfsinnig•- academic.ru/71760/subtlety">subtlety- subtly* * *sub·tle<-er, -est or more \subtle, most \subtle>[ˈsʌtl̩, AM -t̬l̩]\subtle irony hintersinnige Ironie\subtle nuance feine Nuance\subtle tact ausgeprägtes Taktgefühl; (elusive) subtil\subtle charm unaufdringlicher Charme3. (slight but significant) fein, subtil\subtle difference [or distinction] feiner Unterschied\subtle hint kleiner Hinweis\subtle plan raffinierter Plan\subtle question scharfsinnige Frage\subtle strategy geschickte Strategie\subtle suggestion raffinierter Vorschlag* * *['sʌtl]adj1) (= delicate, gentle) fein; irony, distinction fein, subtil (geh); perfume, flavour zart, fein; hint, allusion zart, leise; charm leise, unaufdringlich2) (= ingenious, not obvious) remark, argument, point scharfsinnig, spitzfindig; problem subtil; pressure sanft; design, construction, proof raffiniert, fein ausgedacht or ausgetüftelt (inf)he has a very subtle mind — er ist ein sehr subtiler Denker (geh)
be subtle about it — gehen Sie mit Zartgefühl vor
* * *1. allg fein (Aroma, Unterschied etc)2. fein(sinnig), hintergründig, subtil (Ironie etc):a subtle hint ein leiser oder zarter Wink3. heikel, schwierig (Punkt etc)4. scharf(sinnig), spitzfindig5. a) geschicktb) gerissen, raffiniert6. (heim)tückisch, schleichend (Gift etc)* * *1) zart [Duft, Dunst, Parfüm]; fein [Geschmack, Aroma]2) (elusive) subtil (geh.); fein [Unterschied]; unaufdringlich [Charme]3) (refined) fein [Ironie, Humor]; zart [Hinweis]; subtil (geh.) [Scherz]4) (perceptive) feinsinnig [Beobachter, Kritiker]; fein [Intellekt]* * *adj.fein adj.feinsinnig adj.heikel adj.hintergründig adj.raffiniert adj.scharf adj.scharfsinnig adj.schleichend (Gift) adj.spitzfindig adj.subtil adj. -
2 sophisticated
adjective1) (cultured) kultiviert; gepflegt [Restaurant, Küche]; anspruchsvoll [Roman, Autor, Unterhaltung, Stil]2) (elaborate) ausgeklügelt [Autozubehör]; differenziert, subtil [Argument, System, Ansatz]; hoch entwickelt [Technik, Elektronik, Software, Geräte]* * *[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) erfahren2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) anspruchsvoll3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) hochentwickelt•- academic.ru/68891/sophistication">sophistication* * *so·phis·ti·cat·ed[səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd, AM -təkeɪt̬ɪd]1. (urbane) [geistig] verfeinert, weltklug selten; (cultured) kultiviert, gebildet; audience, readers niveauvoll, anspruchsvoll; restaurant gepflegt\sophisticated wit intellektueller Humor2. (highly developed) hoch entwickelt, ausgeklügelt; method raffiniert; (complex) approach differenziert* * *[sə'fIstIkeItɪd]adj1) (= worldly, cultivated) kultiviert; cabaret act, audience anspruchsvoll, niveauvoll; restaurant niveauvoll; hairdo gepflegt, elegant; dress raffiniert, schickshe's a very sophisticated young lady considering she's only twelve — für eine Zwölfjährige ist sie schon sehr weit
she thinks she looks more sophisticated with a cigarette holder — sie glaubt, mit einer Zigarettenspitze mehr darzustellen
2) (= complex, advanced) hoch entwickelt; techniques raffiniert; method durchdacht; device ausgeklügelt3) (= subtle, refined) subtil; prose, style, discussion anspruchsvoll; plan ausgeklügelt, raffiniert; system, approach differenziert, komplex; mind differenziertthe conversation was too sophisticated for me — mir war die Unterhaltung zu hochgestochen
* * *sophisticated [-ıd] adj1. weltklug, intellektuell, (geistig) anspruchsvoll (Person)3. anspruchsvoll, verfeinert, kultiviert, raffiniert, subtil (Stil etc)4. anspruchsvoll (Roman etc)5. gekünstelt, unecht6. TECHa) kompliziert (Technik etc)b) hoch entwickelt, technisch ausgereift, ausgeklügelt, mit allen Raffinessen (Maschine etc)7. verfälscht (Text etc)* * *adjective1) (cultured) kultiviert; gepflegt [Restaurant, Küche]; anspruchsvoll [Roman, Autor, Unterhaltung, Stil]2) (elaborate) ausgeklügelt [Autozubehör]; differenziert, subtil [Argument, System, Ansatz]; hoch entwickelt [Technik, Elektronik, Software, Geräte]* * *adj.erfahren adj.fortgeschritten adj.hochentwickelt adj.kompliziert adj.
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