subtiliser

syptilize

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Definition of subtiliser - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

volerprendre discrètement quelque chose qui appartient à autrui

Il a réussi à subtiliser les clés sans que personne s'en aperçoive.

chaparder

dérober

voler

chimierendre plus fin ou faire disparaître par évaporation

La chaleur permet de subtiliser certaines substances liquides.

évaporer

sublimer

compliquer

Rare

rendre trop compliqué par excès de finesse intellectuelle

Rare

Il ne faut pas subtiliser cette explication, elle doit rester simple.

compliquer

raffiner

sophistiquer

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Origin of subtiliser

latin, subtilis (fin, délicat) + français, -iser (suffixe verbal)

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subtiliser

prendre quelque chose de manière détournée ou cachée

Examples of subtiliser in a sentence

Quelqu'un a subtilisé mon portefeuille dans le métro.
On peut subtiliser l'eau d'une solution par chauffage doux.
Le laboratoire utilise un appareil spécial pour subtiliser les solvants volatils.
Certains philosophes aiment subtiliser leurs arguments.
Ne subtilise pas la question, reste direct.

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English:steal, sublimate, ...
German:unbemerkt stehlen, verflüchtigen, ...
Italian:sottrarre, sublimare, ...
Spanish:subtilizar, sutilizar, ...
Portuguese:furtar, volatilizar, ...
Chinese:窃取, 使......挥发, ...
Japanese:盗む, 蒸発させる, ...
Arabic:سرق, بخر, ...
Hebrew:לִגְנוֹב בְּחַשַּׁאי, לְזַקֵּק, ...
Russian:украсть, испарять, ...
Ukrainian:поцупити, випаровувати, ...
Catalan:furtar, subtilitzar, ...
Danish:stjæle, fordampe, ...
Dutch:stiekem stelen, verdampen, ...
Greek:κλέβω, εξατμίζω, ...
Hungarian:ellopni, elpárologtatni, ...
Khmer:លួចយក, ហួតបាត់, ...
Korean:슬쩍 훔치다, 증발시키다, ...
Polish:zwinąć, odparować, ...
Portuguese (BR):furtar, volatilizar, ...
Romanian:a sustrage, a volatiliza, ...
Swedish:stjäla, förflyktiga, ...
Thai:ขโมย, ทำให้ระเหย, ...
Turkish:aşırmak, buharlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:chôm chỉa, làm bay hơi, ...

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