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1 delicate
'delikət1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicado, frágil2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicado3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicado4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) suave, delicado•- delicacy
delicate adj delicadotr['delɪkət]1 (fine - gen) delicado,-a; (- embroidery, handiwork) fino,-a, esmerado,-a, delicado,-a2 (easily damaged) frágil; (easily made ill) delicado,-a3 (requiring careful treatment) delicado,-a4 (subtle - colour) suave, delicado,-a; (- flavour, taste) delicado,-a, fino,-a; (- perfume) delicado,-a5 (sensitive - instrument) sensible; (- sense of smell, taste) fino,-adelicate ['dɛlɪkət] adj1) subtle: delicadoa delicate fragrance: una fragancia delicada2) dainty: delicado, primoroso, fino3) fragile: frágil4) sensitive: delicadoa delicate matter: un asunto delicadoadj.• afiligranado, -a adj.• delicado, -a adj.• enfermizo, -a adj.• exquisito, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• frágil adj.• quebradizo, -a adj.• suave adj.• tenue adj.'delɪkət1)a) (fine, intricate) <lace/features> delicado; < workmanship> fino, esmeradob) (fragile, needing care) delicado2)a) ( needing skill) delicadob) ( needing tact) delicadoc) ( tactful) delicado, discreto3) ( subtle) <shade/taste> delicado['delɪkɪt]ADJ1) (=fine, subtle) [features, fabric, workmanship, instrument] delicado; [flavour, fragrance, food] exquisito; [touch] suave2) (=fragile) [china, balance, ecosystem] frágil; [person, health, skin, liver] delicadoI'm feeling rather delicate this morning — hum estoy un tanto delicado esta mañana hum
3) (=sensitive, awkward) [situation, problem, task, negotiations] delicado, difícil* * *['delɪkət]1)a) (fine, intricate) <lace/features> delicado; < workmanship> fino, esmeradob) (fragile, needing care) delicado2)a) ( needing skill) delicadob) ( needing tact) delicadoc) ( tactful) delicado, discreto3) ( subtle) <shade/taste> delicado -
2 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) sutil2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) agudo, perspicaz; inteligente; astuto•- subtlety- subtly
subtle adj sutil / delicadotr['sʌtəl]1 (person - tactful) delicado,-a, discreto,-a1) delicate, elusive: sutil, delicado2) clever: sutil, ingeniosoadj.• insidioso, -a adj.• sutil adj.• tenue adj.'sʌtḷ1)a) (delicate, elusive) < fragrance> sutilb) ( not obvious) <difference/distinction/hint> sutil; < change> imperceptiblec) ( tactful) (colloq) delicado, discreto2)a) <mind/intellect/remark> perspicaz, agudob) <argument/device> ingenioso, sutil; < irony> fino['sʌtl]ADJ (compar subtler) (superl subtlest)1) (=delicate, fine) [perfume, flavour] suave, sutil; [colour] tenue; [charm, beauty, nuance, reminder, person] sutil; [humour, irony] sutil, finothe subtle fragrance of the violet — la suave fragancia or la fragancia sutil de la violeta
there's a subtle difference between these two words — hay una diferencia sutil entre estas dos palabras
2) (=perceptive) [person] perspicaz, agudo; [mind] sutil, agudo; [analysis] ingenioso* * *['sʌtḷ]1)a) (delicate, elusive) < fragrance> sutilb) ( not obvious) <difference/distinction/hint> sutil; < change> imperceptiblec) ( tactful) (colloq) delicado, discreto2)a) <mind/intellect/remark> perspicaz, agudob) <argument/device> ingenioso, sutil; < irony> fino
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