nuancer
French → English
(art) To add subtle variations in color, tone, or intensity
Le peintre doit nuancer les bleus pour rendre le ciel plus réaliste.
(English) The painter must shade the blues to make the sky more realistic.
La tapissière sait nuancer les fils de soie pour créer du relief.
(English) The weaver knows how to blend silk threads to create depth.
(speech) To qualify one's remarks to make them less extreme or more precise
Il faut nuancer ce propos car la situation est plus complexe que prévu.
(English) This statement needs to be qualified because the situation is more complex than expected.
Le journaliste a dû nuancer ses critiques après de nouvelles informations.
(English) The journalist had to tone down his criticisms after new information.
Entry ID: fr:en:nuancer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary