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1 finicky
finicky ['fɪnɪkɪ]∎ to be finicky about sth être pointilleux or pejorative tatillon sur qch;∎ to be a finicky eater être difficile sur la nourriture∎ this is a finicky dish to make c'est un plat très délicat à préparer -
2 finicky
'finiki(too much concerned with detail: She is a very finicky person.) melindrosotr['fɪnɪkɪ]1 (person) remilgado,-a, quisquilloso,-a, melindroso,-a2 (job) engorroso,-afinicky ['fɪnɪki] adj: maniático, melindroso, mañosoadj.• melindroso, -a adj.• mimoso, -a adj.• remilgado, -a adj.• superferolítico, -a adj.'fɪnɪkiadjective (colloq)a) ( choosy) maniático, mañoso (AmL)b) ( overelaborate) recargado['fɪnɪkɪ]ADJ1) [person] melindroso ( about con)she's a finicky eater, she is finicky about her food — es muy melindrosa con la comida
2) [job] complicado* * *['fɪnɪki]adjective (colloq)a) ( choosy) maniático, mañoso (AmL)b) ( overelaborate) recargado -
3 finicky
adjectiveheikel [Person]; kniff[e]lig [Arbeit, Stickerei]* * *['finiki]* * *fin·icky[ˈfɪnɪki]\finicky job komplizierte [o kniff[e]lige] Angelegenheit* * *['fInIkɪ]adjperson schwer zufriedenzustellen, pingelig (inf); (about food, clothes etc) wählerisch, pingelig (inf); work, job kniff(e)lig (inf); detail winzighe's a finicky eater — er ist beim Essen sehr wählerisch
* * *1. pedantisch, übertrieben genau3. geziert, affektiert* * *adjectiveheikel [Person]; kniff[e]lig [Arbeit, Stickerei]* * *adj.affektiert adj. -
4 finicky
['finiki](too much concerned with detail: She is a very finicky person.) melindroso/meticuloso* * *fin.ick.y[f'iniki] adj enjoado. she was a very finicky eater / ela era muito enjoada para comer. -
5 dainty
['deɪntɪ] 1. сущ.деликатес, лакомство2. прил.1) изящный, грациозный; изысканный, утончённыйSyn:2) осторожный, сдержанный, деликатныйShe took two dainty bites of the apple. — Она деликатно откусила от яблока два крошечных кусочка.
Syn:3) лакомый, вкусный, нежный ( о приготовленной еде)Syn:4) привередливый, разборчивый, избирательныйSyn:••dainty tooth — разборчивость в еде, гурманство
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