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['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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