finesse

fi·nesse  (f-ns)

n.

1. Refinement and delicacy of performance, execution, or artisanship.

2. Skillful, subtle handling of a situation; tactful, diplomatic maneuvering.

3. A method of leading up to a tenace, as in bridge, in order to prevent an opponent from winning the trick with an intermediate card.

4. A stratagem in which one appears to decline an advantage.

v. fi·nessed, fi·ness·ing, fi·ness·es

v.tr.

1. To accomplish by the use of finesse.

2. To handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy.

3. To play (a card) as a finesse.

v.intr.

1. To use finesse.

2. To make a finesse in cards.

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[French, fineness, subtlety, from fin, fine; see fine¹.]

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finesse [fɪˈnɛs]

n

1. elegant skill in style or performance

2. subtlety and tact in handling difficult situations

3. (Group Games / Card Games) Bridge whist an attempt to win a trick when opponents hold a high card in the suit led by playing a lower card, hoping the opponent who has already played holds the missing card

4. a trick, artifice, or strategy

vb

1. to manage or bring about with finesse

2. (Group Games / Card Games) to play (a card) as a finesse

[from Old French, from fin fine, delicate; see fine¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

finesse - subtly skillful handling of a situation diplomacy, discreetness, delicacy tact, tactfulness - consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

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finesse

noun

1. skill, style, know-how (informal), polish, craft, diplomacy, discretion, sophistication, subtlety, delicacy, tact, cleverness, quickness, savoir-faire, adroitness, artfulness, adeptness handling diplomatic challenges with finesse

2. stratagem, trick, manoeuvre, bluff, ruse, artifice, feint, wile Declarer was planning to take a finesse in spades.

verb

manoeuvre, steer, manipulate, bluff a typical politician trying to finesse a sticky situation

Translations

finesse [fɪˈnes]

A. N

1. (in judgement) → finura f, delicadeza f; (in action) → diplomacia f, sutileza f; (= cunning) → astucia f

2. (Cards) → impasse m

B. VT → hacer el impasse a

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finesse [fɪˈnɛs] n → finesse f
fine-tooth comb n
to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb (fig) → passer qch au peigne fin
He went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb → Il a passé les documents au peigne fin.
fine-tune [ˌfaɪnˈtjuːn] vt [+ plan, production, the economy] → régler avec précision
fine-tuning [ˌfaɪnˈtjuːnɪŋ] n → réglage m minutieux

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finesse

n

(= skill, diplomacy) → Gewandtheit f, → Geschick nt

(= cunning) → Schlauheit f, → Finesse f

(Cards) → Schneiden nt

vi (Cards) → schneiden

vt

(= do with finesse) problem → geschickt lösen; (= avoid) → ausweichen (+dat)

(Cards) → schneiden

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finesse [fɪˈnɛs] n → finezza (Cards) → impasse f

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finesse

n finesse [fines]

cleverness and skill in dealing with a situation etc She managed that situation with great finesse. subtiliteit; fynigheid; keurigheid أناقَه финес obratnost snilde; diplomati; dygtighed die Schlauheit διπλωματία, διπλωματικότητα delicadeza osavus مهارت taidokkuus finesse כִּישָרוֹן וטקט चतुराई spretnost, taktičnost fortély, finesz kecerdikan fágun, snilli, kunnátta finezza 手ぎわのよさ 솜씨, 수완 taktas, diplomatiškumas smalkums; taktiskums kehalusan finesse behendighet, listighet finezja subtileza fineţe деликатность obratnosť spretnost veština finess ความสามารถในการแก้ไขสถานการณ์ ustalık, maharet 手腕，技巧 майстерність; хитрощі نفاست ، ہنر مندی sự khéo léo; mưu mẹo 手腕，技巧, 策略