souplesse
French → English
noun/su.plɛs/
(Physical) Flexibility: the quality of bending easily without breaking; limberness
Le gymnaste montre une grande souplesse lors de son exercice.
(English) The gymnast shows great flexibility during his exercise.
L'humidité donne de la souplesse aux fils de coton.
(English) Humidity gives flexibility to the cotton threads.
noun/su.plɛs/
(Abstract) Versatility: the quality of being adaptable or smooth in style, mind, or voice
Il a beaucoup de souplesse dans l’esprit pour résoudre ce problème.
(English) He has a lot of mental flexibility to solve this problem.
Son style d'écriture a une souplesse admirable.
(English) His writing style has an admirable versatility/smoothness.
Entry ID: fr:en:souplesse · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary