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finesse

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finesse noun

  /fə-/ , /fɨ-/ , /fɪˈnɛs/
  • (uncountable) The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill. [from mid 16th c.]
felheid
  • (countable, card games) In bridge, whist, etc.: a technique which allows one to win a trick, usually by playing a card when it is thought that a card that can beat it is held by another player whose turn is over. [from early 18th c.]
doodlopende
  • (uncountable) Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. [from c. 1520]
handigheid

finesse verb

  /fə-/ , /fɨ-/ , /fɪˈnɛs/
  • (transitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse. [from mid 18th c.]
doodlopende
  • (ambitransitive) To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way. [from mid 18th c.]
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