matiz

m.

1 shade.

2 subtle difference (diferencia).

sin matices unqualified, unconditional (apoyo)

3 nuance, overtone, connotation.

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matiz

(pl matices)

► nombre masculino

1 (color) shade, tint

2 (variación) nuance

3 (rasgo) hint

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noun m.

1) hue

2) shade

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SM

1) [de color] shade

2) [de sentido] shade, nuance; (=ironía) touch

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masculino

a) (de color) shade, hue, nuance

b) (de palabra, frase) nuance, shade of meaning

se diferencian en algunos matices — there are some subtle o slight differences between them

tiene un cierto matiz peyorativo — it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotations

con matices políticos — with political overtones

c) (de ironía) touch, hint

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= inflection, nuance, overtone, colour [color, -USA], shading, undertone, tint, sidenote [side-note], tinge, twist.

Ex. The correct inflection of meaning should be conveyed by the way in which the words are used in the title.

Ex. Their appreciation of the nuances of good abstracting style or appropriate indexing terminology may be lacking.

Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.

Ex. This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.

Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.

Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.

Ex. The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.

Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.

Ex. This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.

Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

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* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.

* con pequeños matices = nuanced.

* matiz de significado = shade of meaning.

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masculino

a) (de color) shade, hue, nuance

b) (de palabra, frase) nuance, shade of meaning

se diferencian en algunos matices — there are some subtle o slight differences between them

tiene un cierto matiz peyorativo — it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotations

con matices políticos — with political overtones

c) (de ironía) touch, hint

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= inflection, nuance, overtone, colour [color, -USA], shading, undertone, tint, sidenote [side-note], tinge, twist.

Ex: The correct inflection of meaning should be conveyed by the way in which the words are used in the title.

Ex: Their appreciation of the nuances of good abstracting style or appropriate indexing terminology may be lacking.

Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.

Ex: This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.

Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.

Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.

Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.

Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.

Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.

Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.

* con pequeños matices = nuanced.

* matiz de significado = shade of meaning.

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matiz

masculine

1

(rasgo): la palabra tiene matices que no se pueden traducir the word has nuances that are impossible to translate

se diferencian en algunos matices there are some subtle o slight differences in meaning

tiene un cierto matiz peyorativo it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotations

una protesta con matices políticos a protest with political overtones

le da un matiz irónico a la afirmación it gives the statement a touch of irony

2 (de color) shade, hue, nuance

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matiz sustantivo masculino

a) (de color) shade, hue

b) (de palabra, frase) nuance, shade of meaning;

◊ tiene cierto matiz peyorativo it has a slightly pejorative nuance

c) (de ironía) touch, hint

matiz sustantivo masculino
1 (de color) shade
2 (de intención) shade of meaning, nuance: había un matiz despectivo en sus palabras, there was a note of contempt in her words
'matiz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspecto
- tinte
- toque
- captar
English:
get
- hue
- nuance
- overtone
- shade
- tinge
- tint
- want
- hint

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matiz nm

1. [de color] shade

2. [rasgo]

una revolución con matiz anarquista a revolution with anarchist characteristics;

un conflicto que ha adquirido matices de guerra abierta a conflict which is beginning to look like open warfare;

sus palabras tienen un matiz irónico his words are tinged with irony

3. [diferencia] subtle difference;

se parecen en mucho, con algunos matices importantes they are very similar, although they have a few important if subtle differences;

expresó su apoyo sin matices a la intervención militar he expressed his unqualified o unconditional support for military intervention

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matiz

m

1 de ironía touch

2 de color shade

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matiz nm, pl matices

1) : hue, shade

2) : nuance

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matiz n (de color) shade