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♦ delicate /ˈdɛlɪkət/A a.1 delicato; fragile: delicate health [skin], salute [pelle] delicata; She was a delicate child, era una bambina dalla salute delicata; These objects are so delicate they have to be kept in a specially controlled environment, questi oggetti sono così delicati che devono essere tenuti in un ambiente appositamente controllato2 delicato, fine: delicate features, fattezze fini; a delicate flavour [perfume], un sapore [profumo] delicato; delicate hands, mani delicate3 delicato, che richiede prudenza: a delicate subject, un argomento delicato; a very delicate operation on the brain, un'operazione molto delicata al cervello; The talks are at a delicate stage, i negoziati sono in una fase delicataB n. pl. -
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['delɪkət]aggettivo [features, fabric, touch, health, moment, situation, subject] delicato; [ perfume] delicato, tenue; [ china] fragile; [ mechanism] sensibile* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicato2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicato; raffinato3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicato4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) delicato•- delicacy* * *['delɪkət] -
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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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Delicate — Del i*cate, a. [L. delicatus pleasing the senses, voluptuous, soft and tender; akin to deliciae delight: cf. F. d[ e]licat. See {Delight}.] 1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. [R.] [1913 Webster] Dives, for his delicate life … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delicate — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dainty] Syn. fragile, frail, fine; see dainty 1 . See Synonym Study at dainty . 2. [Sickly] Syn. susceptible, in delicate health, feeble; see sick , weak 1 . 3. [Needing careful handling] Syn. touchy, ticklish, sensitive … English dictionary for students
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delicate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ Her bones felt as delicate as a bird s. ▪ The glasses looked very delicate. ▪ become AD … Collocations dictionary
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ill-health — Synonyms and related words: cachexia, cachexy, chronic ill health, debilitation, debility, decrepitude, delicacy, delicate health, enervation, exhaustion, feebleness, fragility, frailty, healthlessness, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, infirmity,… … Moby Thesaurus