Subtle
//ˈsʌtl̩//
Translations of "subtle" (25 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | недоловим(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), незабележим(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), неосезаем(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), неуловим(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), тънък(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | nedolovim, nezabeležim, neosezaem, neulovim, tǎnǎk | |
| Catalan | subtil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), subtil(of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates) — see also cunning, sly, wily) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 微妙(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive) | wēimiào | |
| Czech | jemný(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), lehounký(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), nepatrný(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), sotva patrný(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive) | — | |
| Danish | hårfin(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), subtil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), subtil(of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates) — see also cunning, sly, wily) | — | |
| Dutch | subtiel(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Esperanto | subtila(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Finnish | hieno(of a substance: finely powdered), hienoinen(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), hienoinen(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), hienojakoinen(of a substance: finely powdered), hienovarainen(of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable — see also inconspicuous, unintrusive), hienovarainen(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), hienovaraiset(people or things that are subtle as a class), hienovaraistaa(to make (something) subtle) | — | |
| French | délicat(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), subtil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Galician | sutil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), sutil(of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates) — see also cunning, sly, wily) | — | |
| German | dezent(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), fast unmerklich(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), feinsinnig(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), haarfein(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), subtil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Hebrew | דק(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), חמקמק(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), טמיר(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), מעודן(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), מרומז(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), עדין(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), עלום(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), עמום(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Irish | caolchúiseach(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Italian | inafferrabile(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), sottile(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), sottile(of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates) — see also cunning, sly, wily) | — | |
| Japanese | 捕らえ難い(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | toraegatai | |
| Latin | subtīlis(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Māori | topeha(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Old English | smēag(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Piedmontese | sutil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Polish | subtelny(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), subtelny(of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates) — see also cunning, sly, wily) | — | |
| Portuguese | subtil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), sutil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — | |
| Russian | едва различимый(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), неуловимый(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), то́нкий(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | neulovimyj, tónkij | |
| Spanish | sutil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), sutil(of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates) — see also cunning, sly, wily) | — | |
| Swedish | subtil(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), subtil(of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way (cognates) — see also cunning, sly, wily) | — | |
| Turkish | güç algılanan(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), ince(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious), zor algılanan(of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious) | — |
недоловим, незабележим, неосезаем, неуловим, тънък
nedolovim, nezabeležim, neosezaem, neulovim, tǎnǎk
subtil, subtil
jemný, lehounký, nepatrný, sotva patrný
hårfin, subtil, subtil
subtiel
subtila
hieno, hienoinen, hienoinen, hienojakoinen, hienovarainen, hienovarainen, hienovaraiset, hienovaraistaa
délicat, subtil
sutil, sutil
dezent, fast unmerklich, feinsinnig, haarfein, subtil
דק, חמקמק, טמיר, מעודן, מרומז, עדין, עלום, עמום
caolchúiseach
inafferrabile, sottile, sottile
subtīlis
topeha
smēag
sutil
subtelny, subtelny
subtil, sutil
sutil, sutil
subtil, subtil
güç algılanan, ince, zor algılanan
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