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1 dainty
['deɪntɪ]1) [ porcelain] fine, delicato; [hand, foot, figure] delicato, grazioso2) [dish, cake, morsel] prelibato* * *['deinti](small or fragile and attractive: a dainty little girl.) grazioso- daintily- daintiness* * *dainty /ˈdeɪntɪ/A n.squisitezza; prelibatezzaB a.1 ( di cibo) raffinato; prelibato: dainty sandwiches [pastries], panini farciti [pasticceria] mignon2 grazioso e delicato: dainty china cups, tazzine di porcellana di fattura delicata; dainty feet, piedini graziosi; dainty features, lineamenti delicatidaintilyavv.delicatamente; con graziadaintinessn. [u]1 delicatezza; squisitezza2 grazia; delicatezza3 raffinatezza di gusti; l'essere esigente.* * *['deɪntɪ]1) [ porcelain] fine, delicato; [hand, foot, figure] delicato, grazioso2) [dish, cake, morsel] prelibato
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