sutileza
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la sutileza(
soo
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tee
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leh
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sah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (ingenuity)
a. subtlety
El autor plasma en su obra las preocupaciones de su época con gran sutileza.The author captures the concerns of his time in his work with great subtlety.
b. subtleness
La sutileza del escultor se puede realmente apreciar en sus obras en mármol.The sculptor's subtleness can really be appreciated in his marble works.
a. subtlety
No es fácil entender las sutilezas de la ley sobre este asunto.It's not easy to understand the subtleties of the law on this matter.
b. fine distinction
Las sutilezas de la versión original no se aprecian en la traducción.The fine distinctions of the original are lost in translation.
3. (care)
a. delicacy
El asunto requiere gran sutileza si las dos partes quieren evitar un pleito.The matter requires great delicacy if both parties want to avoid a lawsuit.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Traté de explicarle a mi madre con mucha sutileza que me mudaba al extranjero.I tactfully tried to explain to my mother that I was moving abroad.
Mi amiga Lynn comentó sin demasiada sutileza que yo tenía una aventura con una compañera de trabajo.Mi friend Lynn remarked rather tactlessly that I was having an affair with a workmate.
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