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 Translation for 'finesse' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   finesse | -
VERB   to finesse | finessed | finessed
finessing | finesses
SYNO delicacy | diplomacy | discreetness | ...
fágun {kv}finesse
fínleiki {k}finesse
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Translation for 'finesse' from English to Icelandic

finesse
fágun {kv}

fínleiki {k}
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Usage Examples English
  • A problem with resonant cavities is that a high finesse cavity has narrow cavity modes, often in the low kHz range.
  • Where ∆νFSR=C/2L is frequency difference between adjacent resonances and ℱ is finesse, ℱ = πR½/1-R.
  • South has no better move than to continue spades, hoping for a defensive error, a winning diamond finesse, or that the hearts block.
  • Etalons with high finesse show sharper transmission peaks with lower minimum transmission coefficients.
  • Keeping initiative—"gaining tempo"—by not taking a finesse can be decisive to prevent the opponents from developing defensive tricks.

  • Lacking any further information, the maxim suggests that optimal strategy is to finesse when holding a total of eight cards in the suit, and don't finesse but play the two top cards to cause the queen to be "dropped" if nine cards are held.
  • This can be seen by considering the lay-outs on which the line of play that starts with a deep finesse takes more tricks than the line of play starting with a finesse and vice versa: it follows that the deep finesse beats the finesse in 22.95% of the cases, while the finesse beats the deep finesse only in 18.33% of the cases.
  • A "two-way finesse" is a situation where one can finesse by leading from either hand toward the other.
  • Just as the trump coup resembles a direct finesse, except that trumps are not the suit led, so the "coup en passant" similarly resembles an indirect finesse.
  • The trump coup is a contract bridge coup used when the hand on lead (typically the dummy) has no trumps remaining, while the next hand in rotation has only trumps, including a high one that would have been onside for a direct finesse if a trump could have been led.

  • Geraghty, who grew up in Hialeah, Florida, had a small build and was known more for finesse than power hitting.
  • Designed by prominent Toowoomba architect H. J. Marks the Exchange Building displays architectural finesse typical of Marks' design work.
  • According to Encyclopædia Britannica, MacLeary was "noted for his strong finesse and natural romanticism".
  • Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary. Also known as dexterity games.
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