noun · countable / uncountable · rare

finesse

fin·esse

finesse · finesses

дипломатія

ловкость, изящество, тонкость, прорезывание

Raffinesse, Geschick, Feinheit, Finesse

A skill in the handling or manipulation of a situationA skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation.

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/fɪˈnɛs/

» His style involves brute force, not finesse.

Sein Stil beruht auf roher Gewalt, nicht auf Finesse. — Yorwba

AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

4 senses

(uncountable)A skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation.
Raffinesse, Geschick
subtly skillful handling of a situation
(uncountable)The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill.
Finesse, Feinheit, Raffinesse
изя́ществоizjáščestvo, ло́вкостьlóvkostʹ, то́нкостьtónkostʹ
(countable)An adroit maneuver.
(countable)In bridge, whist, etc.: a technique which allows one to win a trick, usually by playing a card when it is thought that a card that can beat it is held by another player whose turn is over.
проре́зываниеprorézyvanije

Examples

5 sentences

His style involves brute force, not finesse.
deSein Stil beruht auf roher Gewalt, nicht auf Finesse. — Yorwba
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It could have been executed with more finesse.
Nuel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
He did it with the finesse we've come to expect from Tom.
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0 · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
His innate understanding of pleasure allows him to explore and fulfill fantasies with finesse.
Nuel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
A lot of people can do that, but Tom does it with a rare finesse.
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0 · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill:

(card games) technique to win a trick:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

skill in handling or manipulation of a situation:

property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill:

Origin

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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