subtilement

sybtilmɑ̃

Definition

Definition of subtilement - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

adressede façon fine et adroite, avec intelligence et habileté

Elle a subtilement orienté la conversation vers ce sujet.

finement

habilement

discrétionde manière discrète qui pénètre ou s'insinue progressivement

Le parfum se répand subtilement dans la pièce.

discrètement

insidieusement

imperceptiblede façon difficile à percevoir ou à comprendre

Les couleurs changent subtilement avec la lumière.

imperceptiblement

invisiblement

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Origin of subtilement

latin, subtilis (fin, délicat) + suffixe -ment (adverbe)

Terms with subtilement included in their meaning

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glisser dans

conversation

introduire subtilement quelque chose dans une conversation ou un texte

se glisser entre

situation sociale

s'introduire subtilement dans une situation ou un groupe

se glisser

erreur

apparaître subtilement sans être remarqué

s'insinuer

influence

s'introduire subtilement dans l'esprit de quelqu'un pour l'influencer

insinuant

adj.

personne habile

qui sait s'introduire habilement et faire passer ses idées subtilement

escamoteur

vol

personne qui vole subtilement sans qu'on s'en aperçoive

escamoteuse

vol

femme qui vole subtilement sans qu'on s'en aperçoive

persifflage

ironie

moquerie ironique qui semble polie mais blesse subtilement

Examples of subtilement in a sentence

Le chef a subtilement ajouté des épices au plat.
Elle a subtilement changé de sujet pendant la conversation.
Il a subtilement glissé un compliment dans sa remarque.
Elle a subtilement changé de sujet pour éviter la question.
Le parfum s'est subtilement diffusé dans la pièce.

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English:subtly, delicately, ...
German:subtil, unauffällig, ...
Italian:abilmente, in modo sottile, ...
Spanish:sutilmente, de manera sutil, ...
Portuguese:subtilmente, de forma subtil, ...
Chinese:巧妙地, 悄悄地, ...
Japanese:巧みに, さりげなく, ...
Arabic:بمهارة, بشكل خفي, ...
Hebrew:בְּעִדִּינוּת, בְּצוּרָה עֲדִינָה, ...
Russian:тонко, незаметно, ...
Ukrainian:витончено, непомітно, ...
Catalan:amb subtilesa, de manera subtil, ...
Danish:subtilt, diskret, ...
Dutch:subtiel, onopvallend, ...
Greek:με λεπτότητα, διακριτικά, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងប៉ិនប្រសប់, យ៉ាងស្រទន់, ...
Korean:교묘하게, 은근하게, ...
Polish:subtelnie, delikatnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):sutilmente, de forma discreta, ...
Romanian:cu subtilitate, subtil, ...
Swedish:subtilt, diskret, ...
Thai:อย่างแยบยล, อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป, ...
Turkish:ustaca, gizlice, ...
Vietnamese:một cách tinh tế, một cách nhẹ nhàng, ...

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