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

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20:44 May 2, 2011

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Food & Dairy / 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!

Jeux de Mots KudoZ activity Questions: 85 (3 open) (2 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 876 Germany
Local time: 13:28

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
Local time: 07:28

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Thank you to everyone for your suggestions and help!
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Summary of answers provided

3 +5

nuanced

Yolanda Broad

delicate

Mark Bossanyi

3 +1

subtle

cc in nyc

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8 mins confidence:

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
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you to everyone for your suggestions and help!

14 mins confidence:

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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cc in nyc
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

11 hrs confidence:

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: 14:28
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English
PRO pts in category: 2

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May 9, 2011 - Changes made by Yolanda Broad:
Edited KOG entry	Jeux de Mots's old entry - "nuancée" => "nuanced"

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