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1 fragile
(easily broken: a fragile glass vase.) frágilfragile adj frágiltr['fræʤaɪl]1 frágil2 figurative use (health) delicado,-afragile ['fræʤəl, -.ʤaɪl] adj: frágiladj.• deleznable adj.• delicado, -a adj.• endeble adj.• frágil adj.• quebradizo, -a adj.• rompedero, -a adj.'frædʒəl, 'frædʒaɪla) <object/china/glass> frágil; <relationship/link/agreement> precario, frágilfragile, handle with care — cuidado, frágil
['frædʒaɪl]ADJ1) (=easily broken) [glass, china, object] frágilfragile, handle with care — cuidado, frágil
2) (=delicate, fine) [plant, beauty, person] delicado3) (=frail) [person] débil; [health] delicado, precario4) (=unstable) [peace, democracy, relationship] precario, frágilthe fragile state of the economy — el precario or frágil estado de la economía
* * *['frædʒəl, 'frædʒaɪl]a) <object/china/glass> frágil; <relationship/link/agreement> precario, frágilfragile, handle with care — cuidado, frágil
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2 China
(a fine kind of baked and glazed clay; porcelain: a plate made of china; (also adjective) a china vase.) porcelanachina n1. porcelana / loza2. vajilla de porcelanaMultiple Entries: China china
China sustantivo femenino: tb
china sustantivo femenino
china sustantivo femenino
1 (piedrecilla) pebble, small stone
2 argot (de hachís) deal
3 Geography (la) China, China Locuciones: familiar tocarle a uno la china, to get the short straw ' China' also found in these entries: Spanish: abuelo - china - loza - muralla - naranja - oro - porcelana - tinta - venir - chino - Indochina - mundo - parlanchín English: bone china - China - exciting - Indian ink - literature - mishap - open up - pebble - travel - wok - afield - bone - china - chip - crack - fine - fragile - maintr['ʧaɪnə]1 China\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLEast China Sea Mar nombre masculino de la China OrientalSouth China Sea Mar nombre masculino de la China Meridionalchina ['ʧaɪnə] n1) porcelain: porcelana f, loza f2) crockery, tableware: loza f, vajilla fn.• China s.f.'tʃaɪnənoun China f['tʃaɪnǝ]1.N China f2.CPD* * *['tʃaɪnə]noun China f -
3 china
(a fine kind of baked and glazed clay; porcelain: a plate made of china; (also adjective) a china vase.) porcelanachina n1. porcelana / loza2. vajilla de porcelanaMultiple Entries: China china
China sustantivo femenino: tb
china sustantivo femenino
china sustantivo femenino
1 (piedrecilla) pebble, small stone
2 argot (de hachís) deal
3 Geography (la) China, China Locuciones: familiar tocarle a uno la china, to get the short straw ' China' also found in these entries: Spanish: abuelo - china - loza - muralla - naranja - oro - porcelana - tinta - venir - chino - Indochina - mundo - parlanchín English: bone china - China - exciting - Indian ink - literature - mishap - open up - pebble - travel - wok - afield - bone - china - chip - crack - fine - fragile - maintr['ʧaɪnə]1 China\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLEast China Sea Mar nombre masculino de la China OrientalSouth China Sea Mar nombre masculino de la China Meridionalchina ['ʧaɪnə] n1) porcelain: porcelana f, loza f2) crockery, tableware: loza f, vajilla fn.• China s.f.'tʃaɪnənoun China f
I ['tʃaɪnǝ]1.N (=crockery) loza f, vajilla f ; (=fine china) porcelana f2.CPD [cup, plate etc] de porcelanachina cabinet N — vitrina f de la porcelana
china clay N — caolín m
china doll N — muñeca f de porcelana
II
†* ['tʃaɪnǝ] N amigo m, compinche mhere you are, my old china — toma, macho *
* * *['tʃaɪnə]noun China f -
4 delicate
'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 -
5 eggshell
noun (the fragile covering of an egg.) cáscara de huevotr['egʃel]1 cáscara de huevo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLeggshell china / eggshell porcelain porcelana finaeggshell ['ɛg.ʃl] n: cascarón mn.• cascarón s.m.• cáscara de huevo s.f.count & mass noun cáscara f de huevo['eɡʃel]1.N cáscara f de huevo2.CPDeggshell white N — blanco m semimate
* * *count & mass noun cáscara f de huevo
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