1 (delicacy, refinement) [of colour, book, humour, person] sutileza (f) The grey light one often gets in London can make pale colours look very flat. I believe strong colours, almost primary colours but with more subtlety, stand up to dull light most commercial curry powders lack the subtlety that carefully selected and cooked spices can have their standard Chardonnay shows the subtlety and delicacy which can be achieved in the cooler South African vineyards. of design, change, process available in a stunning range of shades to enhance the hair's natural beauty with subtlety and care the subtlety of the process by which Criseyde, in contrast to Troilus, falls in love in the current recession-led mood for austerity in fashion, subtlety is now the key. Japanese masters like Miyake and Yamamoto who produce superlative understated navy blazers are back on the status label list of person, message But the message did not get through. By Thursday the Treasury had tired of subtlety and made a formal statement Abandoning subtlety, she reached across the table and squeezed his hand Usually, when it wants to support the pound, the Bank gives secret purchasing orders to favour commercial banks or foreign central banks. The operation is so discreet that the markets are unaware of who is doing the buying. But Wednesday morning was no time for subtlety. Overt intervention was the order of the day
his performance lacked subtlety su actuación carecía de matices
Yet the interpretation lacks subtlety advertisers have often been accused of lacking subtlety
he has all the subtlety of a herd of rhinoceroses es más bruto que un arao
his lecture had all the subtlety of a hail of bullets
the subtleties of English los matices del inglés
2 (perceptiveness) perspicacia (f); agudeza (f) he analyses the situation with great subtlety analiza la situación con gran perspicacia or agudeza
a theological mind of subtlety and genius Mitterrand delivered his speeches with subtlety and well-refined language
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