フィネス - フリー辞書によるフィネスの定義

Finesse - definition of finesse by The Free Dictionary Finesse - definition of finesse by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/finesse Printer Friendly finesse Also found in: Thesaurus , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . finesse extreme delicacy in performance; skill; adroitness; trick or stratagem; skill in handling a highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful management: exceptional diplomatic finesse Not to be confused with: fineness – state of being fine; superior quality; proportion of pure precious metal in an alloy: The fineness of the diamond was extraordinary. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree fi·nesse (fə-nĕs′) 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. [French, fineness, subtlety , from fin , fine ; see fine 1 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. finesse ( fɪˈnɛs ) n 1. elegant skill in style or performance 2. subtlety and tact in handling difficult situations 3. (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 5. to manage or bring about with finesse 6. (Card Games) to play (a card) as a finesse [C15: from Old French, from fin fine, delicate; see fine 1 ] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 fi•nesse (fɪˈnɛss) n., v. -nessed, -ness•ing. n. 1. extreme delicacy or subtlety in performance, skill, discrimination, etc. 2. skill and adroitness in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation. 3. a trick, artifice, or stratagem. 4. an attempt to win a trick in bridge with a card lower than one in an opponent's hand. v.i. 5. to use finesse or artifice. 6. to make a finesse at cards. v.t. 7. to bring about by finesse or artifice. 8. to avoid; circumvent. 9. to make a finesse with (a card). 10. to force the playing of (a card) by a finesse. [1400–50; late Middle English: degree of excellence or purity < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *fīnitia. See fine 1 , -ice ] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. finesse Past participle: finessed Gerund: finessing Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative finesse finesse Present I finesse you finesse he/she/it finesses we finesse you finesse they finesse Preterite I finessed you finessed he/she/it finessed we finessed you finessed they finessed Present Continuous I am finessing you are finessing he/she/it is finessing we are finessing you are finessing they are finessing Present Perfect I have finessed you have finessed he/she/it has finessed we have finessed you have finessed they have finessed Past Continuous I was finessing you were finessing he/she/it was finessing we were finessing you were finessing they were finessing Past Perfect I had finessed you had finessed he/she/it had finessed we had finessed you had finessed they had finessed Future I will finesse you will finesse he/she/it will finesse we will finesse you will finesse they will finesse Future Perfect I will have finessed you will have finessed he/she/it will have finessed we will have finessed you will have finessed they will have finessed Future Continuous I will be finessing you will be finessing he/she/it will be finessing we will be finessing you will be finessing they will be finessing Present Perfect Continuous I have been finessing you have been finessing he/she/it has been finessing we have been finessing you have been finessing they have been finessing Future Perfect Continuous I will have been finessing you will have been finessing he/she/it will have been finessing we will have been finessing you will have been finessing they will have been finessing Past Perfect Continuous I had been finessing you had been finessing he/she/it had been finessing we had been finessing you had been finessing they had been finessing Conditional I would finesse you would finesse he/she/it would finesse we would finesse you would finesse they would finesse Past Conditional I would have finessed you would have finessed he/she/it would have finessed we would have finessed you would have finessed they would have finessed Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. finesse - subtly skillful handling of a situation diplomacy , discreetness , delicacy tact , tactfulness - consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. 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 1. manoeuvre , steer , manipulate , bluff a typical politician trying to finesse a sticky situation Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 finesse verb 1. To make, achieve, or get through contrivance or guile: engineer , worm . Informal: finagle , wangle . 2. To outmaneuver (an opponent), especially with the aid of some extra resource: trump . Informal: one-up . The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Translations أناقَه obratnost diplomati dygtighed snilde Schlauheit finesse finesz fágun, snilli, kunnátta tatto diplomatiškumas smalkums taktiskums behendighet maharet ustalık 手腕 技巧 策略 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 Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 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 Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 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 Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007 finesse [fɪˈnɛs] n → finezza ( Cards ) → impasse f Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995 finesse ( fines ) noun cleverness and skill in dealing with a situation etc . She managed that situation with great finesse. subtiliteit; fynigheid; keurigheid أناقَه финес sutileza obratnost die Schlauheit snilde; diplomati; dygtighed 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 تيز فكرى، ځير كى، چالاكى 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 Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards & Bookmarks ? Please log in or register to use Flashcards and Bookmarks. You can also log in with Facebook Twitter Google Flashcards ? My bookmarks ? + Add current page to bookmarks Mentioned in ? art artifice artistry astutely card clumsiness cunning deftness delicacy dexterity diplomacy discreetness elegance engineer -ess finagle fineness grace hitter References in classic literature ? Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love, or the duties of friendship, to know when delicate raillery was properly called for, or when a confidence should be forced. View in context That's why I joined the hussars,