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nuancée

English translation: nuanced

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French term or phrase:nuancé
English translation:nuanced
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

20:44 May 2, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / meat
French term or phrase: nuancée
These are four words that describe the flavour of the meat of a guinea fowl.

Nuancée mais racée, douce et raffinée

The first word is causing me severe problems. The word "subtle" springs to mind, but I'm not 100% sure. The more I mull it over, the more I think "subtle" would be better suited to "douce". For some reason I seem to be going round in circles this evening. I would be very grateful if anyone could set me back on track again! Thanks!
Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 17:56
nuanced
Explanation:
How about a straight translation? A nuanced flavor is one that has an interplay of several underlying flavors.

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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 11:56
Grading comment
Thank you to everyone for your suggestions and help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5nuanced
Yolanda Broad
3 +1subtle
cc in nyc
4delicate
Mark Bossanyi


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
nuanced


Explanation:
How about a straight translation? A nuanced flavor is one that has an interplay of several underlying flavors.



Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you to everyone for your suggestions and help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lara Barnett: Term is used in English too.
1 hr
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agree  writeaway
2 hrs
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, as Lara says "nuanced" fine
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agree  cc in nyc: I like it too
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agree  suezen
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
subtle


Explanation:
I like "subtle" for "nuancée" – so how about "sweet" for ?douce (as for wine)? (Doubleheader today.)

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[Oops, sorry about those control characters]

cc in nyc
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suezen: nuanced is not wrong but subtle is nice
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
delicate


Explanation:
Seemingly the idea is that there's a hint of a flavour or flavours, and hints are usually a delicate way of expressing something.

Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
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