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Meanings of finesse in English

Portuguese
diplomacia
Catalan
delicadesa
Spanish
discreción

Subtly skillful handling of a situation.

diplomacia
Usage of finesse in English
1
Unfortunately, he didn't have a lot of time to finesse the situation.
Something about You
2
Now Bewkes is trying to finesse exactly that kind of treacherous situation.
Reuters
3
She was blunt, however, and lacked finesse; sometimes Manford found her exhausting.
Navigators of Dune
4
Though I thought she lacked somewhat the finesse of a true professional.
The Great Book of Amber
5
The Bloodhounds were like blunt instruments: dangerous, but direct, with no finesse.
Monster republic
6
Both wines seduce gently with perfume, finesse and elegance rather than power.
The Irish Times
7
UNIONISTS were well pleased with John Major's finesse on the Mitchell report.
The Irish Times
8
Promoting innovation in highly sophisticated and unproven industries will require more finesse.
Reuters
9
Happily for the exiles, Jobson was equally deficient in finesse and secrecy.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
10
He cannot be described as a physical player, relying more on finesse.
The Guardian
11
He had lost his finesse; his nicely adjusted financial sense had gone.
The Iron Trail
12
They are terribly in earnest but there is no finesse about them.
The Great Prince Shan
13
It would require a bit of finesse, a bit of a bluff.
Spellwright
14
He has not sufficient finesse and sensitiveness to sympathize with the mob.
Alarms and Discursions
15
I had come to finesse Luke by rescuing Jasra on my own.
The Great Book of Amber
16
It has a lot more to do with feel - with finesse.
Shadowland
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Translations for finesse
Portuguese
diplomacia
Finesse through the time
Finesse across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common