Meanings (ES + gloss)
fineza
The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill.
An Indian known by the name of Silver Heels, from his superior agility, as well as his admirable finesse in the art of war, and who had killed more of the enemy than any one of the…
mónita
An adroit manoeuvre.
The first inroads on our laws of incest were made at the instigation, and by the secret management, of some of our "prime nobles," who had either seduced, or married, or pledged th…
[A] simplified version of English, called Basic English, […] is mainly intended for tangibles like business and scientific cooperation, and the designer of which renounces the inte…
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
amañar • apañar
To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.
As the children continue to shoot one another, I ask them some questions about guns. […] [M]ost revealing to me is that the children fully agree that they are playing a pretend gam…
Distressed as she was, she rose the next morning determined to contend with her feelings,—to think no more of Trevor,—and to finesse no more for a husband—she had had enough of it.