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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
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