Значение

значений: 6
  1. (Канада, США, переходный)To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.

  2. To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.

    (Канада, США, переходный и непереходный, переходный)To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.

    ausarbeiten, aufwerten, verschönern

  3. (Канада, США, сленг, переходный)To obtain something from someone through trickery or manipulation.

  4. (непереходный)To attempt to win a trick by finessing.

  5. (переходный)To play (a card) as a finesse.

  6. (непереходный, устаревшее)To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.

Примеры

предложений: 5
  1. His style involves brute force, not finesse.

    deSein Stil beruht auf roher Gewalt, nicht auf Finesse.

  2. It could have been executed with more finesse.

  3. He did it with the finesse we've come to expect from Tom.

  4. His innate understanding of pleasure allows him to explore and fulfill fantasies with finesse.

  5. A lot of people can do that, but Tom does it with a rare finesse.

Переводы

языков: 3
Deutsch
По значениям 1
to handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way:

Происхождение

From Middle English finesse (“a degree of excellence; (of metal) fineness, purity”), from

From Middle English finesse (“a degree of excellence; (of metal) fineness, purity”), from Middle French finesse, Old French finesse (“a fineness; a delicacy; slenderness”), from fine, fin (“fine, thin”) (from Latin fīnis (“an end”); compare Middle English fīn (“of superior quality; precious, valuable; admirable, pleasing; pure, refined; fineness, purity; delicate, exquisite, fine; sharp, thin”)) + -esse (suffix forming nouns describing the condition of being something). The verb is derived from the noun.

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Формы

finesses, finessing, finessed, finessed
Базовая формаfinesse · to finesse
3-е лицо ед. числаfinesses
Причастие настоящего времениfinessing
Прошедшее времяfinessed
Причастие прошедшего времениfinessed

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theyfinesse
he, she, itfinesses

Past simpleУрок

все лицаfinessed

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave finessed
he, she, ithas finessed

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill finesse

Синонимы

синонимов: 1

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 4

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соседние слова
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