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1 finesse
finesse [finεs]1. feminine nouna. ( = minceur) [de cheveux, poudre, pointe] fineness ; [de taille] slenderness ; [de couche, papier] thinnessb. ( = raffinement) delicacyc. ( = sensibilité) [de sens] sharpnessd. ( = subtilité) [d'esprit, observation] subtlety2. plural feminine nounfinesses [de langue, art] finer points* * *finɛs1) ( minceur) (d'aiguille, écriture, de fil, cheveux) fineness; (de couche, papier) thinness; ( de lame) keenness, sharpness2) ( délicatesse) (de broderie, bijou, parfum, d'aliment) delicacy; ( de visage) fineness, delicacy; (de chevilles, taille) slenderness3) ( perspicacité) (de personne, remarque) perceptiveness; (d'acteur, interprétation) sensitivity, finesse4) ( acuité des sens) keenness, sharpness5) ( subtilité)* * *finɛs1. nf1) [paroi, tissu] thinness2) [personne, remarque, esprit] subtlety3) (délicatesse, précision) [travail] fineness4) [manœuvre] shrewdness2. finesses nfpl1) (= subtilités) niceties2) (= détails) finer points* * *finesse nf1 ( minceur) (d'aiguille, écriture, de fil, pointe, cheveux, poudre) fineness; (de couche, papier, plaque) thinness; ( de lame) keenness, sharpness;2 ( délicatesse) (d'étoffe, de broderie, bijou) delicacy; (de parfum, saveur, aliment) delicacy; (de visage, traits) fineness, delicacy; (de chevilles, poignets, taille, cou) slenderness;3 ( perspicacité) ( de personne) perceptiveness; (d'analyse, de remarque) shrewdness, perceptiveness; (d'acteur, interprétation) sensitivity, finesse;4 (acuité de vue, goût, d'ouïe, odorat) keenness, sharpness;5 ( subtilité) les finesses d'une langue/discipline the finer points ou the subtleties of a language/discipline.[finɛs] nom féminin3. [subtilité] subtlety (substantif non comptable)5. [minceur - de la taille] slenderness, slimness ; [ - des cheveux, d'une poudre] fineness ; [ - du papier, d'un fil] thinness————————finesses nom féminin pluriel -
2 délicatesse
délicatesse [delikatεs]delicacyfeminine noun( = tact) tact* * *delikatɛs1) (de saveur, coloris, parfum, sentiments) delicacyla délicatesse de ses traits — his/her fine features
3) ( tact) delicacy4) ( complexité) (d'opération, de négociations) delicacy; (de problème, cas, situation) trickiness5) ( précaution)6) ( attention)••* * *delikatɛs1. nf1) [objet d'art, dentelle] delicacy2) (= tact) tactfulness3) (= attentions) thoughtfulness4)2. délicatesses nfpl* * *délicatesse nf1 (de saveur, coloris, parfum, sentiments) delicacy; ( de dentelle) fineness; la délicatesse de ses traits his/her delicate features; une œuvre sans délicatesse a crude piece of work; un style sans délicatesse a coarse style;3 ( tact) delicacy; manquer de délicatesse to be heavy-handed; ne pas poser une question par délicatesse to tactfully refrain from asking a question; il a eu la délicatesse de ne pas poser la question he was tactful enough not to ask; montrer de la délicatesse à l'égard de qn to show kindness and consideration to sb;4 (complexité, difficulté) (d'opération, de négociations) delicacy; (de problème, cas, situation) trickiness; un problème/une situation d'une grande délicatesse a very delicate problem/situation;5 ( précaution) manipuler qch avec délicatesse to handle sth with care;6 ( attention) avoir des délicatesses pour qn to be very attentive to sb.être en délicatesse avec qn to be at odds with sb.[delikatɛs] nom féminin1. [subtilité - d'une saveur, d'un coloris] delicacy, subtlety ; [ - d'une dentelle, d'un geste, d'un visage] delicacy, fineness, daintiness ; [ - d'un travail artisanal] delicacy ; [ - d'une mélodie] subtletyil n'en a rien dit, par délicatesse he kept quiet out of tact, he tactfully said nothing————————délicatesses nom féminin pluriel(littéraire) [gestes aimables] kind attentions
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