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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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delicate ['delɪkət](a) (fine → lace, china, features, fingers) délicat, fin(b) (fragile → person, health) délicat, fragile(c) (sensitive → mechanism, situation, question) délicat, difficile; (feelings) sensible; (person → over-refined, easily shocked) précieux;∎ a delicate international situation une situation internationale délicate;∎ it's a matter that needs delicate handling c'est une affaire qui doit être traitée avec délicatesse;∎ we're at a very delicate stage in our negotiations nous en sommes à une étape très délicate de nos négociations;∎ to tread on delicate ground toucher à des questions délicates(d) (gentle, light → touch) délicat(e) (smell, colour, flavour) délicat(f) (instrument) sensiblelinge m délicat -
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A adj1 ( fine) [features, hands] fin ; [patterning] délicat ; ( subtle) [shade, perfume] délicat ; [gesture] gracieux/-ieuse ; [touch] léger ;4 ( not robust) [health, stomach] fragile, délicat ; I feel a bit delicate this morning je me sens un peu patraque ○ ce matin ;5 ( requiring skill or tact) [operation, problem, moment, situation, subject] délicat ; her delicate handling of the problem sa manière habile de traiter le problème. -
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delicate [ˊdelɪkət] a1) утончённый, изы́сканный, то́нкий2) иску́сный ( о работе); изя́щный, то́нкий3) не́жный; блёклый ( о красках и т.п.)4) хру́пкий, боле́зненный; сла́бый ( о здоровье)5) делика́тный, щекотли́вый, затрудни́тельный ( о положении)6) чувстви́тельный ( о приборе)7) делика́тный, учти́вый, ве́жливый8) то́нкий, о́стрый ( о слухе)9) вку́сный, лёгкий ( о пище) -
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1. [ʹdelıkıt] n 2. [ʹdelıkıt] a1. 1) утончённый, изысканный, тонкийdelicate taste - изысканный /тонкий/ вкус
delicate style - изысканный /отточенный, филигранный/ стиль
2) изящный; сделанный со вкусом; искусныйdelicate workmanship - тонкая /филигранная/ работа
delicate lace [features] - тонкие кружева [черты лица]
delicate figure - стройная /точёная, хрупкая/ фигура
2. хрупкий; требующий осторожного обращения; слабый, болезненныйdelicate health [lungs] - слабое здоровье [-ые лёгкие]
3. нежный; слабый; едва уловимыйdelicate touch - а) осторожное прикосновение; б) муз. бархатное туше
4. (высоко)чувствительный, тонкий; точный5. острый, тонкий; чувствительный6. 1) щекотливый, затруднительныйdelicate subject [mission, situation] - щекотливая тема [миссия, -ое положение]
delicate stage in negotiations - трудный /сложный/ этап переговоров
that's a delicate affair - это тонкое дело; ≅ здесь надо действовать умно
2) арх. «деликатный», «интересный»to be in a delicate condition /in a delicate state of health/ - быть в (интересном) положении
7. деликатный, учтивый, тактичный; вежливыйa conversation which is not exactly delicate - (несколько) грубоватый разговор
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['delɪkɪt]adj1) хрупкий, слабый, нежный, тонкий, требующий осторожного обращения, изящный, виртуозныйThe child was delicate from constant illnesses. — У ребенка от постоянных болезней было слабое здоровье.
The food wasn't delicate enough for him. — Пища для него была груба.
She is too delicate for such hard work. — Она слишком слаба для такой тяжелой работы.
It is not delicate to ask such questions. — Бестактно задавать такие вопросы.
- delicate skin- delicate plant
- delicate flower
- delicate child
- delicate health
- delicate lungs
- delicate touch2) тактичный, осторожный, деликатныйThere was nothing delicate about his remark. — Его замечание было просто бестактным.
It was delicate of him not to show any curiosity. — Он поступил тактично, не проявив любопытства.
- delicate hintIt wasn't delicate of him to refuse to see her home. — Он бестактно отказался проводить ее до дому.
- delicate in one's remarks
- be delicate with smb3) тонкий, изящный, изысканный, утончённый, грациозныйEhere is something delicate about her face. — Было что-то изящное в ее лице.
- delicate taste- delicate features
- delicate figure
- delicate workmanship
- delicate lace
- delicate style
- delicate china
- delicate operation
- delicate constitution
- delicate flavour
- delicate web of the spider
- delicate shale of blue
- delicate ear for music
- delicate in one's appearance
- delicate in one's movements4) затруднительный, щекотливый, трудный, сложный, деликатный- delicate question- delicate matter
- delicate subject
- delicate mission
- delicate situation
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1. n деликатес2. a утончённый, изысканный, тонкий3. a изящный; сделанный со вкусом; искусный4. a хрупкий; требующий осторожного обращения; слабый, болезненный5. a нежный; слабый; едва уловимый6. a чувствительный, тонкий; точный7. a острый, тонкий; чувствительный8. a щекотливый, затруднительный9. a арх. «деликатный», «интересный»10. a деликатный, учтивый, тактичный; вежливый11. a приятный на вкус, вкусный; лёгкийСинонимический ряд:1. airy (adj.) airy; ethereal; lacy2. choice (adj.) choice; exquisite; rare; recherche; select; superior3. dainty (adj.) dainty; elegant; female; luxurious; precious; tender4. discriminating (adj.) careful; demanding; discriminating; fastidious5. exact (adj.) accurate; exact; exacting; painstaking; precise; scrupulous6. fine (adj.) fine; finespun; hairline; hairsplitting7. fragile (adj.) breakable; brittle; fracturable; fragile; frail; frangible; shatterable; shattery8. mild (adj.) balmy; bland; faint; gentle; mild; smooth; soft9. nice (adj.) choosy; clerkish; finical; finicking; finicky; fussy; miminy-piminy; nice; niminy-piminy; old-maidish; old-womanish; particular; pernickety; persnickety; picksome; picky; refined; squeamy10. precarious (adj.) critical; precarious; ticklish; touch-and-go; touchy; tricky11. sensitive (adj.) diplomatic; discreet; politic; sensitive; tactful; tactical12. subtle (adj.) flimsy; mellow; slight; subtle13. weak (adj.) decrepit; fault; feeble; infirm; insubstantial; puny; sickly; slight; squeamish; ticklish; touchy; unhealthy; unsound; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:careless; coarse; crude; depraved; healthy; indelicate; insensitive; mean; robust; rough; rude; unrefined; vulgar -
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adjective1) (easily injured) empfindlich [Organ]; zart [Gesundheit, Konstitution]; (sensitive) sensibel, empfindlich [Person, Natur]; empfindlich [Waage, Instrument]2) (requiring careful handling) empfindlich; (fig.) delikat, heikel [Frage, Angelegenheit, Problem]3) (fine, of exquisite quality) zart; delikat; (dainty) delikat4) (subtle) fein6) (tactful) taktvoll; behutsam* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) empfindlich3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fein4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) schmackhaft, zart•- academic.ru/86058/delicately">delicately- delicacy* * *deli·cate[ˈdelɪkət]\delicate china zartes Porzellan3. (fine, deft, subtle) work, workmanship feinto strike a \delicate balance ein Gleichgewicht vorsichtig bewahren5. beauty, flavour, hands, lace, pattern, scent, skin zart\delicate aroma zartes Aroma\delicate features feine Gesichtszüge\delicate flavour feiner Geschmacka \delicate shade of pink ein zartes Rosa* * *['delIkɪt]1. adj1) (= fine, dainty) fein; colour zart; food delikat; flavour fein; (= fragile) person, bones, china zerbrechlich; fabric, flower, stomach empfindlich; health, person zartin a delicate condition (dated euph) — in anderen Umständen
2) (= sensitive) person feinfühlig; manner feinfühlig, delikat; instrument empfindlich; task fein; playing gefühlvollhe has a delicate touch (pianist, artist) — er hat sehr viel Gefühl
3) (= requiring skilful handling) operation, subject, situation heikel, delikat2. pl(= fabrics) Feinwäsche f* * *delicate [ˈdelıkət] adj (adv delicately)1. zart:a) fein (Farben etc)b) zierlich, grazil (Figur, Mädchen etc)c) zerbrechlich, empfindlich:be in a delicate condition in anderen Umständen seind) sanft, leise:a delicate hint ein zarter Wink2. kitzlig, delikat, heikel (Thema etc)3. fein gesponnen, schlau (Plan etc)4. fein, empfindlich (Instrument etc):delicate cycle Schon(wasch)gang m5. feinfühlig, zartfühlend, taktvoll6. fein, vornehm (Manieren etc)7. feinfühlig, empfindsam (Seele etc)8. delikat, schmackhaft, lecker, köstlich, wohlschmeckend9. verwöhnt (Geschmack)* * *adjective1) (easily injured) empfindlich [Organ]; zart [Gesundheit, Konstitution]; (sensitive) sensibel, empfindlich [Person, Natur]; empfindlich [Waage, Instrument]2) (requiring careful handling) empfindlich; (fig.) delikat, heikel [Frage, Angelegenheit, Problem]3) (fine, of exquisite quality) zart; delikat; (dainty) delikat4) (subtle) fein5) (deft, light) geschickt; zart6) (tactful) taktvoll; behutsam* * *adj.feinfühlig adj.heikel (Frage) adj.lecker adj.wählerisch adj.zart adj. -
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['delɪkət]прил.1) изысканный, тонкий, утончённый2) вежливый, деликатный, учтивыйWe were both too delicate to communicate what we felt to each other upon the occasion. (L. Sterne) — Мы оба были слишком деликатны, чтобы открыть друг другу свои чувства в тот раз.
3)а) искусный, изящный, тонкий (о произведении, деле, работе)My chief reason for quoting these delicate lines. — Основная причина, по которой я цитирую эти изысканные строки.
б) тонкий, острый ( о слухе)в) чувствительный ( о приборе)Let us learn then to have a delicate conscience. — Так давайте научим нашу совесть тонко чувствовать.
•Syn:4)а) нежныйSyn:б) блёклыйSyn:5) щекотливый, деликатный, непростой ( о ситуации)His mission was a delicate one. — У него было поручение деликатного характера.
Syn:6) хрупкий, ломкий; болезненный, слабыйMy health has always been delicate. — У меня всегда было слабое здоровье.
Syn:7) вкусный, изысканный; деликатесныйHorseflesh was the most delicate of all the Tartar viands in the times we are now considering. — Во времена, о которых мы сейчас говорим, самым изысканным мясным деликатесом у татар была конина.
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'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 -
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['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) sart; vanskelig; ømtålelig2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delikat; lækker3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fintmærkende; nøjagtigt4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) raffineret; fin; delikat•- delicacy* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) sart; vanskelig; ømtålelig2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delikat; lækker3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fintmærkende; nøjagtigt4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) raffineret; fin; delikat•- delicacy -
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/'delikit/ * tính từ - thanh nhã, thanh tú, thánh thú =delicate features+ nét mặt thanh tú - mỏng manh, mảnh khảnh, mảnh dẻ; dễ vỡ (đồ thuỷ tinh...) =delicate health+ sức khoẻ mỏng manh =delicate china-ware+ đồ sứ dễ vỡ - tinh vi, tinh xảo, tinh tế; khéo léo, nhẹ nhàng; mềm mại =a delicate hand+ bàn tay mềm mại =a very delicate operation+ (y học) một ca mổ rất tinh vi =to give a delicate him+ gợi ý khéo, nhắc khéo - tế nhị, khó xử =a delicate subject+ vấn đề tế nhị =a delicate stituation+ hoàn cảnh khó xử - lịch thiệp, khéo (trong cách đối xử), nhã nhặn, tế nhị, ý tứ - nhẹ, nhạt, phơn phớt (màu) =a delicate colour+ màu phơn phớt - nhạy cảm, thính, nhạy =a delicate ear+ tai thính =a delicate balance+ cân nhạy - ngon; thanh cảnh =delicate food+ món ăn thanh cảnh - nâng niu chiều chuộng, cảnh vẻ, yểu điệu, ẻo lả mềm yếu =delicate living+ lối sống cảnh vẻ =delicate upbringing+ cách dạy dỗ nâng niu chiều chuộng - (thơ ca) vui sướng, vui thích, khoái trí -
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'delikət1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) sart, fin, ømtålig, svak2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) søt, sart, delikat3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fintfølende, følsom4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) raffinert, fin, delikat•- delicacydelikat--------fin--------kilen--------sart--------skjør--------skrøpeligadj. \/ˈdelɪkət\/1) fin, utsøkt2) mild, sart3) sped, svakelig, ømtålig4) skjør, sprø, svak5) kinkig, delikat, ømtålig6) vanskelig7) følsom, fin8) fintfølende, hensynsfull, taktfull9) lekker, deiligdelicates forklaring: tøy som krever finvask -
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[ˈdelɪkɪt]delicate деликатный, учтивый, вежливый delicate изысканный delicate изящный delicate искусный (о работе); изящный, тонкий delicate искусный delicate нежный; блеклый (о красках и т. п.) delicate тонкий, острый (о слухе) delicate тонкий delicate утонченный delicate утонченный, изысканный, тонкий delicate хрупкий, болезненный; слабый (о здоровье) delicate чувствительный (о приборе) delicate щекотливый, затруднительный (о положении) -
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Adj1. नाज़ुक/कोमलRose is a delicate flower.Silk is a delicate fabric.The baby's skin is very delicate.The child has a delicate constitution.A new born baby has a delicate skin.He advised the delicate handling of the situation by his wife.The doctor did a delicate surgery.This tray is very delicate.Crockery made of bone china is extremely delicate.2. सूक्ष्मThe delicate carvings on the temple wall are very impressive.3. कुशलतापूर्णThe eye surgery normally needs delicate handling.4. संवेदनशीलThe dogs have a very delicate sense of smell.
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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
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Delicate — Del i*cate, n. 1. A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.] [1913 Webster] With abstinence all delicates he sees. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person. [1913 Webster] All the vessels, then, which our delicates have, those … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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delicate — (adj.) late 14c., self indulgent, loving ease; delightful; sensitive, easily hurt; feeble, from L. delicatus alluring, delightful, dainty, also addicted to pleasure, luxurious, effeminate; of uncertain origin; related by folk etymology (and… … Etymology dictionary
delicate — exquisite, dainty, rare, *choice, recherché, elegant Analogous words: delectable, *delightful, delicious: *soft, gentle, mild, lenient, balmy: ethereal, *airy, aerial Antonyms: gross Contrasted words: *coarse … New Dictionary of Synonyms