finesse
noun
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/fɪˈnɛs/
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felheid
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- (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.]
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doodlopende
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- (uncountable) Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. [from c. 1520]
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handigheid
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finesse
verb
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- (transitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse. [from mid 18th c.]
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doodlopende
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- (transitive, chiefly, Canada, US, politics) To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.
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ontwijken
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- (ambitransitive) To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way. [from mid 18th c.]
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opwerken
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