delicate

delicate
'delikət
adjective
1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicado, frágil
2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicado
3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicado
4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) suave, delicado
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- delicacy
delicate adj delicado
delicate
tr['delɪkət]
adjective
1 (fine - gen) delicado,-a; (- embroidery, handiwork) fino,-a, esmerado,-a, delicado,-a
2 (easily damaged) frágil; (easily made ill) delicado,-a
3 (requiring careful treatment) delicado,-a
4 (subtle - colour) suave, delicado,-a; (- flavour, taste) delicado,-a, fino,-a; (- perfume) delicado,-a
5 (sensitive - instrument) sensible; (- sense of smell, taste) fino,-a
delicate ['dɛlɪkət] adj
1) subtle: delicado
a delicate fragrance: una fragancia delicada
2) dainty: delicado, primoroso, fino
3) fragile: frágil
4) sensitive: delicado
a delicate matter: un asunto delicado
delicate
adj.
• afiligranado, -a adj.
• delicado, -a adj.
• enfermizo, -a adj.
• exquisito, -a adj.
• fino, -a adj.
• frágil adj.
• quebradizo, -a adj.
• suave adj.
• tenue adj.
'delɪkət
adjective
1)
a) (fine, intricate) <lace/features> delicado; <workmanship> fino, esmerado
b) (fragile, needing care) delicado

a delicate child — un niño delicado (de salud)

2)
a) (needing skill) delicado
b) (needing tact) delicado
c) (tactful) delicado, discreto
3) (subtle) <shade/taste> delicado
['delɪkɪt]
ADJ
1) (=fine, subtle) [features, fabric, workmanship, instrument] delicado; [flavour, fragrance, food] exquisito; [touch] suave
2) (=fragile) [china, balance, ecosystem] frágil; [person, health, skin, liver] delicado

I'm feeling rather delicate this morning — hum estoy un tanto delicado esta mañana hum

3) (=sensitive, awkward) [situation, problem, task, negotiations] delicado, difícil
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['delɪkət]
adjective
1)
a) (fine, intricate) <lace/features> delicado; <workmanship> fino, esmerado
b) (fragile, needing care) delicado

a delicate child — un niño delicado (de salud)

2)
a) (needing skill) delicado
b) (needing tact) delicado
c) (tactful) delicado, discreto
3) (subtle) <shade/taste> delicado

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