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1 delicacy
['delɪkəsɪ]сущ.1) изысканность, тонкость, утончённостьShe would play with her rings that her courtiers might note the delicacy of her hands. — Она обычно снимала и надевала кольца, чтобы поклонники могли заметить, какие изящные у неё руки.
2) деликатность, такт, учтивостьIt would be a false delicacy in me to deny that I have observed it. — С моей стороны было бы ложной скромностью отрицать, что я заметил это.
3) нежность (цветовая, тактильная характеристика; характеристика формы)Her skin had the delicacy of a flower. — Её кожа была нежна, как цветок.
4) хрупкость; болезненностьthe delicacy of health / constitution — хрупкое здоровье / телосложение
Syn:5) тех. чувствительность ( приборов)Syn:6) сложность, щекотливость, деликатность ( о ситуации)7) деликатес, лакомствоdelicacies of the season — ранние фрукты, овощи
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2 delicacy
['delɪkəsɪ]1) (of colour, touch, features, situation) delicatezza f.; (of mechanism) sensibilità f.2) gastr. squisitezza f., leccornia f., ghiottoneria f.* * *plural - delicacies; noun1) (the state or quality of being delicate.) delicatezza2) (something delicious and special to eat: Caviare is a delicacy.) squisitezza* * *delicacy /ˈdɛlɪkəsɪ/n.1 [u] delicatezza; fragilità: glass [china] of the utmost delicacy, vetro [porcellana] di estrema delicatezza; the delicacy of her health, la delicatezza della sua salute2 [u] delicatezza, finezza: lace of exceptional quality and unrivalled delicacy, pizzo di qualità eccezionale e incomparabile finezza3 [u] delicatezza, sensibilità; tatto: He carried out his duties with great delicacy, ha espletato i suoi doveri con grande delicatezza; a matter of some delicacy, una faccenda alquanto delicata* * *['delɪkəsɪ]1) (of colour, touch, features, situation) delicatezza f.; (of mechanism) sensibilità f.2) gastr. squisitezza f., leccornia f., ghiottoneria f.
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