subtle

subtle
adjective
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) sutil
2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) agudo, perspicaz; inteligente; astuto
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- subtly
subtle adj sutil / delicado
El comparativo de subtle se escribe subtler; el superlativo se escribe subtlest
subtle
tr['sʌtəl]
adjective
1 (person - tactful) delicado,-a, discreto,-a
■ try being a bit more subtle procura tener más delicadeza
2 (colour, difference, hint, joke) sutil; (taste) delicado,-a, ligero,-a; (lighting) tenue, sutil
3 (remark, mind) agudo,-a, perspicaz; (plan, argument, analysis) ingenioso,-a; (irony) fino,-a
subtle ['sʌt̬əl] adj, -tler ; -tlest
1) delicate, elusive: sutil, delicado
2) clever: sutil, ingenioso
subtle
adj.
• insidioso, -a adj.
• sutil adj.
• tenue adj.
'sʌtḷ
adjective subtler 'sʌtḷər, subtlest 'sʌtḷəst
1)
a) (delicate, elusive) <fragrance> sutil

a subtle shade of pink — un rosa muy tenue

a subtle hint of basil — un ligerísimo gusto a albahaca

b) (not obvious) <difference/distinction/hint> sutil; <change> imperceptible
c) (tactful) (colloq) delicado, discreto
2)
a) <mind/intellect/remark> perspicaz, agudo
b) <argument/device> ingenioso, sutil; <irony> fino
['sʌtl]
ADJ (compar subtler) (superl subtlest)
1) (=delicate, fine) [perfume, flavour] suave, sutil; [colour] tenue; [charm, beauty, nuance, reminder, person] sutil; [humour, irony] sutil, fino

the subtle fragrance of the violet — la suave fragancia or la fragancia sutil de la violeta

a subtle hint of pink — un ligero toque de rosa

there's a subtle difference between these two words — hay una diferencia sutil entre estas dos palabras

she was never very subtle — nunca fue muy sutil

it was a subtle form of racism — era una forma sutil de racismo

2) (=perceptive) [person] perspicaz, agudo; [mind] sutil, agudo; [analysis] ingenioso
* * *
['sʌtḷ]
adjective subtler ['sʌtḷər], subtlest ['sʌtḷəst]
1)
a) (delicate, elusive) <fragrance> sutil

a subtle shade of pink — un rosa muy tenue

a subtle hint of basil — un ligerísimo gusto a albahaca

b) (not obvious) <difference/distinction/hint> sutil; <change> imperceptible
c) (tactful) (colloq) delicado, discreto
2)
a) <mind/intellect/remark> perspicaz, agudo
b) <argument/device> ingenioso, sutil; <irony> fino

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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