La Palabra Del Día: "sutil"
sutil ( soo'-teel )
adjective ( subtle; delicate, light )
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Examples:
1: El aire estaba impregnado del sutil aroma de los lirios.
The air was filled with the delicate aroma of irises.
2: La diferencia entre este tono de azul y aquel es sutil.
The difference between this shade of blue and that one is subtle.
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Cuando le hables a alguien que no concuerda contigo es necesario ser muy sutil para continuar una discusión.
When speaking to someone who doesn’t agree with you it’s necessary to be very subtle to continue a discussion.
Hay una diferencia sutil entre las dos palabras , pero hay una diferencia enorme entre el significado de ellas.
There is a subtle difference between the two words, but there is a huge difference between the meaning of them.
El vino era sutil, con notas frutales.
The wine was subtle, with fruity notes.
En inglés, la “b” en la palabra “subtle” es muy sutil, quizás incluso muda, pero en esta imagen, me pregunto si de manera sutil se quiere evocar con la “b” otra palabra inglesa que empieza con “b”.
In English, the “b” in the word “subtle” is very subtle, perhaps even silent, but in this image, I wonder if in a subtle manner the “b” is meant to evoke another English word that begins with “b”.
Pablo tragó su pastilla de morfina. El dolor ya era algo más sutil, más auguantable. ¡ Pero qué día más raro tuvo !Empezó el día como preso en la cárcel y acabó como otro típo de prisoniero, ya en el hospital, fijado al gotero. La comida del hospital era mejor y la morfina le hizo sentirse bien relajado.
Pablo swallowed his morphine pill. The pain was a bit gentler now, easier to bear. But what a day he had had! He had started off as an inmate of a prison and finished as a sort of prisoner in hospital, tied to a drip. The food in hospital was better and the morphine made him feel rather relaxed.
The delicate skin of the baby was as soft as the finest of silks, and as white as the cleanest snow, she had dark black hair that reminded me of a cold winters night. she also had the bluest of eyes of a summers day.
La sutil piel del bebé era tan suave como los mejores de sedas y blancos como los más limpios de nieve, ella tenía oscuro cabello negro que me recordaba a inviernos fríos por la noche. Ella también tenía el azul de los ojos de un días de verano.
Mi nuevo ringtone es sutil, a diferencia de la anterior.
My new ringtone is subtle, unlike the former one.
El clave tiene un teclado y una forma como un piano, pero tiene un sonido más sutil.
The harpsichord has a keyboard and a shape like a piano, but has a more delicate sound.
Seguí los sonidos sutiles de agua alrededor de la curva en la camino. Mientras me movió de entre los árboles, vi la cascada goteanda.
I followed the subtle sounds of water around the curve in the path. As I moved out of the trees, I saw the trickling waterfall.
The delicate smell of the Irises intertwined itself with the aroma of the morning coffee.
El sutil olor de los lirios se entremezclan con el aroma del café de la mañana.
No entra en una argumento con un filósofo a menos que puedas hacer sutiles diferencias entre ideas y conceptos.
Don't get into an argument with a philosopher unless you can make subtle distinctions between ideas and concepts.
