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délicatesse [delikatεs]delicacyfeminine noun( = tact) tact* * *delikatɛs1) (de saveur, coloris, parfum, sentiments) delicacyla délicatesse de ses traits — his/her fine features
3) ( tact) delicacy4) ( complexité) (d'opération, de négociations) delicacy; (de problème, cas, situation) trickiness5) ( précaution)6) ( attention)••* * *delikatɛs1. nf1) [objet d'art, dentelle] delicacy2) (= tact) tactfulness3) (= attentions) thoughtfulness4)2. délicatesses nfpl* * *délicatesse nf1 (de saveur, coloris, parfum, sentiments) delicacy; ( de dentelle) fineness; la délicatesse de ses traits his/her delicate features; une œuvre sans délicatesse a crude piece of work; un style sans délicatesse a coarse style;3 ( tact) delicacy; manquer de délicatesse to be heavy-handed; ne pas poser une question par délicatesse to tactfully refrain from asking a question; il a eu la délicatesse de ne pas poser la question he was tactful enough not to ask; montrer de la délicatesse à l'égard de qn to show kindness and consideration to sb;4 (complexité, difficulté) (d'opération, de négociations) delicacy; (de problème, cas, situation) trickiness; un problème/une situation d'une grande délicatesse a very delicate problem/situation;5 ( précaution) manipuler qch avec délicatesse to handle sth with care;6 ( attention) avoir des délicatesses pour qn to be very attentive to sb.être en délicatesse avec qn to be at odds with sb.[delikatɛs] nom féminin1. [subtilité - d'une saveur, d'un coloris] delicacy, subtlety ; [ - d'une dentelle, d'un geste, d'un visage] delicacy, fineness, daintiness ; [ - d'un travail artisanal] delicacy ; [ - d'une mélodie] subtletyil n'en a rien dit, par délicatesse he kept quiet out of tact, he tactfully said nothing————————délicatesses nom féminin pluriel(littéraire) [gestes aimables] kind attentions
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