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Spanish
matiz
matiz is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "nuance, shade."
Portuguese
requinte
Close, figuratively — a shade, nuance relates to refinement.
Practice
1 What does nuance mean?
shade, nuance
2 Fill the gap: Ce peintre maîtrise parfaitement les ___ de bleu.
Full sentence: Ce peintre maîtrise parfaitement les nuances de bleu. (This painter perfectly masters the shades of blue.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches nuance?
nuance: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.