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['deinti](small or fragile and attractive: a dainty little girl.) delicado- daintily- daintiness* * *dain.ty[d'einti] n iguaria fina, gulodice, regalo. • adj 1 delicado, delicioso, deleitável, saboroso. 2 elegante, gracioso, belo. 3 fastidioso, afetado, caprichoso, particular, extremamente delicado. -
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['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicado2) (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.) subtil•- delicacy* * *del.i.cate[d'elikit] adj 1 delicado, atencioso, cortês, gentil. 2 fraco, mole, frágil, fino, melindroso, mimoso, sensível, suave. 3 delicioso. 4 sutil. 5 puro, casto, indulgente. 6 arriscado. -
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[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) picar2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) requebrar-se2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) picado- mincer- mincing
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- mincemeat* * *[mins] n picadinho de carne. • vt+vi 1 picar, cortar em pedaços. 2 pronunciar com afetação. 3 medir as palavras. he didn’t mince his words / ele não mediu suas palavras, falou francamente. 4 andar de modo afetado. -
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adjective (too dainty or prim: He walked with little mincing steps.) afectado* * *min.cing[m'insiŋ] adj afetado, afeminado. -
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['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicado2) (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.) delicado•- delicacy -
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[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) picar2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) andar com passinhos miúdos2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) picadinho- mincer- mincing - mincingly - mincemeat -
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adjective (too dainty or prim: He walked with little mincing steps.) afetado
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Dainty — Dain ty, a. [Compar. {Daintier}; superl. {Daintiest}.] 1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Full many a deynt[ e] horse had he in stable. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Note: Hence the proverb dainty maketh dearth, i. e., rarity makes a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dainty — [dān′tē] n. pl. dainties [ME deinte, excellent, fine, orig., feeling of esteem < Anglo Fr deinté < OFr deinté < L dignitas, worth, DIGNITY] a choice food; delicacy adj. daintier, daintiest 1. delicious and choice [a dainty morsel] 2.… … English World dictionary
Dainty — Dain ty, n.; pl. {Dainties}. [OE. deinie, dainte, deintie, deyntee, OF. deinti[ e] delicacy, orig., dignity, honor, fr. L. dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See {Deign}, and cf. {Dignity}.] 1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dainty — [adj1] delicate, fragile, fine airy, attractive, beautiful, bonny, charming, choice, comely, cute, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, diaphanous, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, fair, feeble, frail, graceful, lacy, light, lovely, neat,… … New thesaurus
dainty — 1 delicate, exquisite, *choice, elegant, recherché, rare Analogous words: petite, diminutive, little, *small: pretty, bonny, fair, lovely, *beautiful: *delightful, delectable, delicious Antonyms: gross Contrasted words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dainty — ► ADJECTIVE (daintier, daintiest) 1) delicately small and pretty. 2) fastidious and fussy when eating. ► NOUN (pl. dainties) ▪ a small appetizing item of food. DERIVATIVES daintily … English terms dictionary
dainty — UK [ˈdeɪntɪ] / US adjective Word forms dainty : adjective dainty comparative daintier superlative daintiest 1) small and attractive in a delicate way dainty china cups 2) a dainty movement or action is small and graceful Mary took dainty bites… … English dictionary
dainty — dain|ty1 [ˈdeınti] adj comparative daintier superlative daintiest 1.) small, pretty, and delicate ▪ a dainty gold chain ▪ a child with dainty features 2.) moving or done in a careful way, using small movements ▪ a dainty walk >daintily adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
dainty — {{11}}dainty (adj.) c.1300, delightful, pleasing, from DAINTY (Cf. dainty) (n.). Meaning evolved in Middle English to choice, excellent (late 14c.) to delicately pretty. {{12}}dainty (n.) c.1300, excellence, elegance; a luxury, from O.Fr. deintie … Etymology dictionary
dainty — daintily, adv. daintiness, n. /dayn tee/, adj., daintier, daintiest, n., pl. dainties. adj. 1. of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief. 2. pleasing to the taste and, often, temptingly served or delicate; delicious: dainty… … Universalium
dainty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delicate, exquisite; fastidious, neat; delicious. See beauty, taste, care, food. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Notable for fineness or fragility] Syn. delicate, fragile, petite, frail, thin, light,… … English dictionary for students
