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der Zwischenton (-töne)  shade (of color, music), nuance (also fig.)

Als Nichtmuttersprachler hat er manchmal Probleme die Zwischentöne der englischen Sprache zu verstehen.
As a non-native speaker he sometimes has problems understanding the nuances of the English language.

Related: die Zwischenansage news flash, announcement (interrupting program), die Zwischenlandung stopover, layover

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