how tactless!

tactless ['tæktlɪs]

adjective

(person) dépourvu de tact, qui manque de doigté; (answer) indiscret(ète), peu diplomatique;

∎ what a tactless thing to say/to do! il faut vraiment manquer de tact pour dire/faire une chose pareille!;

∎ how tactless of him! quel manque de tact de sa part!

adjective (without tact: a tactless person/remark.) sin tacto

tactless adj indiscreto / poco diplomático

tr['tæktləs]

adjective

1 (person) falto,-a de tacto, poco diplomático,-a; (remark, question) indiscreto,-a

tactless ['tæktləs] adj

: indiscreto, poco delicado

• indiscreto, -a adj.

adjective < person> poco diplomático, falto de tacto; <remark/question> poco diplomático, indiscreto

['tæktlɪs]

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adjective < person> poco diplomático, falto de tacto; <remark/question> poco diplomático, indiscreto

1 sense of touch (sentido).

2 feel (textura).

áspero/suave al tacto rough/soft to the touch

3 tact (delicadeza).

con tacto tactfully

tener tacto to be tactful

4 manual examination (medicine).

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► nombre masculino

1 (sentido) touch

2 (acción) touch, touching

■ el jersey es suave al tacto the sweater is soft to the touch

3 figurado (delicadeza) tact

\

no tener tacto to be tactless

tener tacto to be tactful

falta de tacto lack of tact, tactlessness

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1) touch

2) tact

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1) (=sentido) (sense of) touch; (=acción) touch

2) (=cualidad) feel

3) (=diplomacia) tact

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1)

a) ( sentido) sense of touch

b) ( acción) touch

c) ( cualidad) feel

2) ( delicadeza) tact

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= tact.

Ex. Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.

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* al tacto = to the touch.

* con tacto = tactful.

* mecanografía al tacto = touch typing [touch-typing].

* pantalla sensible al tacto = touch screen [touch-screen], touch-sensitive screen.

* sentido del tacto = sense of touch.

* terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto = touch terminal.

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1)

a) ( sentido) sense of touch

b) ( acción) touch

c) ( cualidad) feel

2) ( delicadeza) tact

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1 (sentido) sense of touch

tiene el (sentido del) tacto muy desarrollado she has a highly developed sense of touch

2 (acción) touch

mecanografía al tacto touch typing

esta toalla es áspera al tacto this towel is rough to the touch o feels rough

3 (cualidad) feel

B (delicadeza) tact

se lo dijo con mucho tacto he told her very tactfully o with great tact

¡qué falta de tacto! how tactless!

tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful

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a) ( sentido) sense of touch

b) ( acción) touch;

◊ áspero al tacto rough to the touch

c) ( cualidad) feel

◊ ¡qué falta de tacto! how tactless!;

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tacto nm

1. [sentido] (sense of) touch

2. [textura] feel;

áspero/suave al tacto rough/soft to the touch;

adivinó lo que era por el tacto he guessed what it was by the feel of it

3. [delicadeza] tact;

con tacto tactfully;

hay que tratarla con mucho tacto she needs to be handled very carefully;

tener tacto to be tactful;

no tiene ningún tacto she's completely tactless

4. Med manual examination

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1 (sense of) touch

2 fig

tact, discretion;

falta de tacto tactlessness

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tacto nm

1) : touch, touching, feel

2) delicadeza: tact

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tacto n

1. (sentido) sense of touch / touch

2. (cualidad) feel

3. (delicadeza) tact

1 care (miramiento) (con cosas).

le dio la noticia con delicadeza he broke the news to her tactfully

2 delicacy (finura) (de perfume, rostro).

3 delicacy.

4 kindness, delicacy, tenderness, gentle nature.

5 lovely thing, nicety, daintiness, dainty.

6 tactfulness, finesse, good manners.

7 fine gesture, corteous thing to do, courteous act, courteous action.

8 delicious thing to eat, delicacy, delicious thing, tidbit.

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► nombre femenino

1 (finura) delicacy, daintiness

2 (tacto) thoughtfulness; (refinamiento) refinement

3 (de salud) frailty, delicacy

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con delicadeza (con tacto) tactfully 2 (con suavidad) delicately, gently

tener la delicadeza de to be kind enough to

falta de delicadeza (falta de tacto) tactlessness 2 (de modales) bad manners plural

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1) delicacy

2) tact, discretion

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1) (=suavidad) [de tejido, piel] softness; [de tela] fineness; [de color] softness

2) (=cuidado) gentleness

3) (=amabilidad)

4) (=tacto) tact, delicacy

5) (=dificultad) delicacy, delicate nature

6) (=finura) [de rasgos] delicacy

7) (=sensibilidad excesiva) hypersensitiveness

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1)

a) (cuidado, suavidad) gentleness

b) (finura, gracia)

2)

a) (tacto, discreción) tact

b) ( gesto amable)

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= finesse, gentleness, delicacy, subtlety.

Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

Ex. Indeed, the Clarendon Press kept a Napier double platen machine at work until 1950 for the sake of its gentleness with the delicate kerns of Fell italic.

Ex. What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.

Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

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* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.

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1)

a) (cuidado, suavidad) gentleness

b) (finura, gracia)

2)

a) (tacto, discreción) tact

b) ( gesto amable)

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1 (cuidado, suavidad) gentleness

con mucha delicadeza very gently

(finura, gracia): la delicadeza de sus manos the daintiness of her hands

la delicadeza de su voz the softness of his voice

la delicadeza del bordado the delicacy of the embroidery

1 (tacto, discreción) tact

me lo pidió con gran delicadeza she asked me with great tact o very tactfully

fue una falta de delicadeza imperdonable it was unforgivably tactless

(gesto amable): tuvo la delicadeza de acompañarme hasta la estación she very kindly went with me to the station

ha sido una delicadeza de tu parte traerme it was very good o kind of you to bring me

ni siquiera tuvo la delicadeza de llamarme he didn't even have the manners o the decency o grace to call me

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◊ con mucha delicadeza very gently

a) (tacto, discreción) tact;

◊ fue una falta de delicadeza it was tactless of him (o you etc)

b) ( gesto amable):

◊ fue una delicadeza de su parte traerme it was very kind of him to bring me;

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delicadeza nf

1. [cuidado] care;

trata al bebé con delicadeza treat the baby very gently

2. [cortesía] kindness, attentiveness;

tuvo la delicadeza de invitarnos a cenar he very kindly invited us to dinner;

¡podías tener la delicadeza de llamar a la puerta! don't you think it would be polite to knock?

3. [tacto, discreción] tact;

le dio la noticia con delicadeza he broke the news to her tactfully o gently;

una falta de delicadeza a lack of tact;

¡qué falta de delicadeza! how tactless!;

tuvo la delicadeza de no mencionar el tema he was tactful enough not to mention the subject

4. [finura] [de aroma, gesto, material, objeto] delicacy;

5. [de asunto, situación] delicacy

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1 de movimientos gentleness

2 de acabado, tallado delicacy

3 ( tacto) tact;

tener la delicadeza de hacer algo be kind enough to do sth

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delicadeza nf

1) : delicacy, fineness

2) : gentleness, softness

3) : tact, discretion, consideration

a) ( sentido) sense of touch

b) ( acción) touch;

◊ áspero al tacto rough to the touch

c) ( cualidad) feel

◊ ¡qué falta de tacto! how tactless!;

1 indiscretion, tactlessness.

2 tactless remark, slip, indiscretion, slip of the tongue.

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► nombre femenino

1 indiscretion

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1) (=falta de discreción) indiscretion

2) (=acto, dicho) gaffe, faux pas

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a) (dicho, declaración - que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark; (- que revela un secreto) indiscreet o unguarded remark

b) ( cualidad - al decir cosas que molestan) lack of discretion o tact, tactlessness; (- al revelar un secreto) lack of discretion, indiscretion

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= indiscretion.

Ex. Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.

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a) (dicho, declaración - que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark; (- que revela un secreto) indiscreet o unguarded remark

b) ( cualidad - al decir cosas que molestan) lack of discretion o tact, tactlessness; (- al revelar un secreto) lack of discretion, indiscretion

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1 (dicho, declaración — que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark; (— que revela un secreto) indiscreet o unguarded remark

¿podría decirme su edad, si no es indiscreción? could you tell me how old you are, if you don't mind my asking o if that's not a rude o an indiscreet question?

cometió la indiscreción de preguntarle cuánto ganaba he was so tactless as to ask her how much she earned, he committed the indiscretion of asking her how much she earned

una indiscreción por su parte nos permitió conocer la verdad an indiscreet o unguarded remark that he made enabled us to find out the truth

2 (cualidad — al decir cosas que molestan) lack of discretion o tact, tactlessness; (— al revelar un secreto) lack of discretion, indiscretion

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a) (dicho, declaración — que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark;

◊ ¿su edad, si no es indiscreción? how old are you, if you don't mind my asking?;

b) ( cualidad) lack of discretion

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indiscreción nf

1. [cualidad] indiscretion

2. [comentario] indiscreet remark;

si no es indiscreción if you don't mind my asking;

fue una indiscreción preguntarle su edad it was a bit tactless o indiscreet to ask her her age;

quieren evitar que una indiscreción descubra el resultado they want to avoid the result being given away by an indiscreet o careless remark

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1 indiscretion, lack of discretion

2 ( declaración) indiscreet remark

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indiscreción nf, pl - ciones

1) imprudencia: indiscretion

2) : tactless remark

maladroit, e [maladʀwa, wat]

1. adjective

   a. ( = malhabile) clumsy

• il est vraiment maladroit de ses mains he's really clumsy

   b. ( = inconsidéré) ce serait maladroit de lui en parler it would be tactless to mention it to him

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

( = malhabile) clumsy person

• quel maladroit je fais ! how clumsy of me!

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maladroite maladʀwa, wat adjectif

1) ( malhabile) [personne, geste, traduction] clumsy; [écriture] faltering

2) ( sans tact) tactless

nom masculin, féminin ( personne gauche) clumsy person; ( gaffeur) tactless person

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maladroit, maladroite

A adj

1 ( malhabile) [personne, geste, œuvre, style, traduction] clumsy; [écriture] faltering; il est très maladroit de ses mains/avec un pinceau he's very clumsy with his hands/with a brush;

2 ( sans tact) [personne, propos] tactless; ce fut très maladroit de ta part it was very tactless of you;

3 ( qui manque d'aisance) awkward; un garçon maigre et maladroit a lanky awkward boy;

4 ( qui manque de finesse) [personne, négociations] inept; il est trop maladroit pour convaincre he doesn't come over very well.

B nm,f ( personne gauche) clumsy person; ( gaffeur) tactless person; ce maladroit fait tout tomber sur son passage he's so clumsy, he knocks everything over; je ne confierais pas cette affaire à un tel maladroit I wouldn't trust the deal to such an oaf.

( féminin maladroite) [maladrwa, at] adjectif

1. [manquant de dextérité] clumsy, awkward, heavy-handed

2. [manquant - de savoir-faire] clumsy, inept ; [ - d'assurance] clumsy, awkward, gauche ; [ - de tact] clumsy, tactless, heavy-handed

une initiative maladroite a clumsy ou bungling initiative

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, maladroite [maladrwa, at] nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [de ses mains] clumsy person

2. [gaffeur] blunderer, blundering fool

[incompétent] blithering idiot

a) (dicho, declaración — que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark;

◊ ¿su edad, si no es indiscreción? how old are you, if you don't mind my asking?;

b) ( cualidad) lack of discretion

Adj.

1. Essen etc.: tasteless, bland; (fad) insipid

2. (geschmacksneutral) flavo(u)rless

3. fig. tasteless, in bad taste; Kleidung: auch tawdry; (taktlos) tactless; das war äußerst geschmacklos that was in very bad taste

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in bad taste; flavorless; flavourless; unflavored; crude; tasteless; flat; savorless; cheesy; chintzy; savourless; insipid; tawdry; vulgar; inelegant

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adj (lit, fig)

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1) (showing a lack of good taste or judgement: tasteless behaviour.) tasteless

2) tastelessly

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1. KOCHK (ohne Geschmack) bland, tasteless

2. (taktlos) tasteless, in bad taste

ein \geschmackloser Mensch a person lacking in good taste

3. (nicht ästhetisch) in bad taste

wie \geschmacklos! how tasteless!

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1) tasteless; insipid

2) (fig.) tasteless

adverbial tastelessly

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geschmacklos adj

1. Essen etc: tasteless, bland; (fad) insipid

2. (geschmacksneutral) flavo(u)rless

3. fig tasteless, in bad taste; Kleidung: auch tawdry; (taktlos) tactless;

das war äußerst geschmacklos that was in very bad taste

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1) tasteless; insipid

2) (fig.) tasteless

adverbial tastelessly

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chintzy adj.

flat adj.

flavorless adj.

inelegant adj.

tasteless adj.

unflavored adj. adv.

in bad taste expr.

inelegantly adv.

tastelessly adv.

1 lack (carencia).

hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work

a falta de in the absence of

por falta de for want o lack of

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence

es una falta de educación it's bad manners

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect

2 absence (ausencia).

nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence

echar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)

sin falta without fail

el lunes sin falta on Monday without fail

3 fault.

sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/something

falta de ortografía spelling mistake

4 foul (sport) (infracción).

lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kick

falta libre directa direct free kick offense

falta personal personal foul

5 offense (law).

falta grave/leve serious/minor offense

6 missed period.

7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.

8 need, want.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.

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► nombre femenino

1 (carencia) lack

■ falta de sensibilidad lack of sensitivity

2 (escasez) shortage

■ existe una falta de agua there is a water shortage

3 (ausencia) absence

4 (error) mistake

■ has hecho una falta de ortografía you've made a spelling mistake

5 (defecto) fault, defect

6 (mala acción) misdeed

7 MEDICINA missed period

8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)

9 DEPORTE (fútbol) foul; (tenis) fault

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a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...

coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

echar en falta to miss

hacer falta to be necessary

■ hizo falta un martillo we needed a hammer

no hace falta que... there is no need for...

pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

poner falta a alguien to mark somebody absent

por falta de...→ link=a a falta de

sacar faltas a to find fault with

sacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

sin falta without fail

tirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

¡falta hacía! and about time too!

falta de educación bad manners plural

falta de pago nonpayment

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1) lack, want

2) fault, error

3) foul

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1) (=carencia)

a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lack

b)

- a falta de pan, buenas son tortas

c)

d)

2)

3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence

4) (=infracción)

a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)

b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) fault

5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault

6) [por estar embarazada] missed period

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1) (carencia, ausencia)

2) ( inasistencia) tb

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

4)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

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= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.

Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.

Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.

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* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* falta de = lack of.

* falta de acceso = unavailability.

* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.

* falta de actualidad = datedness.

* falta de adecuación = misfit.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falta de alineación = misalignment.

* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.

* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.

* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.

* falta de certeza = uncertainty.

* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.

* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.

* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.

* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

* falta de comunicación = poor communication.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* falta de concienciación = unawareness.

* falta de confianza en = disbelief.

* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.

* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.

* falta de dirección = indirection.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.

* falta de educación = impoliteness.

* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.

* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.

* falta de esmero = sloppiness.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.

* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.

* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.

* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.

* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.

* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.

* falta de fondos = underfunding.

* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.

* falta de honradez = dishonesty.

* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.

* falta de importancia = worthlessness.

* falta de información = lack of information.

* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.

* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mérito = unworthiness.

* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.

* falta de notoriedad = low profile.

* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.

* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.

* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.

* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de predisposición = disinclination.

* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.

* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.

* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.

* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.

* falta de renovación = non-renewal.

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* falta de resolución = procrastination.

* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.

* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falta de seriedad = flippancy.

* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.

* falta de unión = disunity.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* falta de voluntad = reluctance.

* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.

* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* que falta = missing.

* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sin falta = without fail.

* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

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1) (carencia, ausencia)

2) ( inasistencia) tb

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

4)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

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= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

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A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sth

por falta de fondos owing to a lack of funds

no se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of time

falta de personal staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it

¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better name

a falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitude

echó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missing

se echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missed

B (inasistencia) absence

le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent

tienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 times

sin falta without fail

C (de la menstruación) missed period

es la segunda falta I've missed two periods

hacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with him

no hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay

¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!

le hace falta descansar he needs to rest

a ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)

me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very much

ni falta que (me/te/le) hace ( fam); so what? ( colloq), who cares? ( colloq)

nos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)

E (infracción, omisión) offense*

incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like that

agarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb out

es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table

( Der) (minor) bodily harm

acusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harm

spelling mistake

nonpayment

F ( Dep)

1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) fault

el árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul

2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw

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3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

◊ falta de personal staff shortage;

◊ falta de asistencia absence;

◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;

◊ sin falta without fail

◊ a pesar de todas sus faltas in spite of all his faults;

a) ( infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul;

b) ( tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick;

a) ( no estar) to be missing;

◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;

◊ te falta un botón you have a button missing;

b) ( no haber suficiente):

◊ va a falta vino there won't be enough wine;

c) ( hacer falta):

◊ le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her;

◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;

a) ( no asistir):

◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;

◊ falta a clase to skip lessons;

b) ( no cumplir):

◊ faltó a su promesa he didn't keep his promise;

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falta nf

1. [ausencia] absence;

nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;

estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;

en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;

la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;

estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;

ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;

es una falta de educación it's bad manners;

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;

¡qué o [m5] vaya falta de seriedad! it's disgraceful!;

a falta de in the absence of;

a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;

echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;

no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;

si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;

sin falta without fail;

hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better

2.

me hace falta suerte I need some luck;

me haces mucha falta I really need you;

si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;

¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;

espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;

no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares

3. [no asistencia] absence;

me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this month

4. [imperfección] fault;

sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb

5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;

una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;

falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;

he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictation

6. Dep [infracción] foul;

cometer o [m5] hacer una falta to commit a foul;

cometer o [m5] hacer una falta a alguien to foul sb;

señalar una falta to give o award a free kick

falta libre directa direct free kick offence;

falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;

falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;

falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;

falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;

falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foul

7. Dep [tiro libre] free kick;

marcar de falta to score from a free kick;

lanzar o [m5] sacar una falta to take a free kick

falta libre indirecta indirect free kick

8. [en la menstruación] missed period;

ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods

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1 ( escasez) lack, want;

falta de lack of, shortage of;

a o

por falta de due to o for lack of;

por falta de tiempo due to o for o

through lack of time;

por falta de capital for lack of capital

2 ( error) mistake;

sin faltas perfect

3 ( ausencia) absence;

echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.

4 en tenis fault; en fútbol, baloncesto foul;

hacer una falta en fútbol commit a foul, foul;

hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;

doble falta en tenis double fault;

cometer doble falta double-fault

5 DEP ( tiro libre) free kick;

lanzar una falta take a free kick;

marcar de falta score from a free kick;

pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick

hacer falta be necessary;

buena falta le hace it’s about time;

no me hace falta I don’t need it;

ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss

sin falta without fail

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falta nf

1) carencia: lack

hacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed

2) defecto: defect, fault, error

3) : offense, misdemeanor

4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)

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falta n

1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage

2. (ausencia) absence

3. (error) mistake

4. (acción censurable) offence

5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul

6. (en tenis) fault

1 lost, stray.

2 confused, perplexed.

past participle of spanish verb: desubicar.

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1) (=mal situado) badly positioned

2) Cono Sur (=falto de tacto) tactless, silly

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- da adjetivo (AmS)

a) [estar] ( desplazado) out of position

b) [estar] ( desorientado) confused, disoriented

c) [ser] ( en cuestiones sociales)

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- da adjetivo (AmS)

a) [estar] ( desplazado) out of position

b) [estar] ( desorientado) confused, disoriented

c) [ser] ( en cuestiones sociales)

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( AmS)

1 [ ESTAR] (desplazado) out of position

las vértebras estaban desubicadas the vertebrae were out of position

personas políticamente desubicadas people who are unable to find a place within o who do not fit into the political framework

2 [ ESTAR] (desorientado) confused, disoriented, disorientated ( BrE)

se encontró solo y desubicado he felt alone and disoriented o confused

adolescentes desubicados directionless teenagers, teenagers who have no purpose in life

3 [ SER]

(en cuestiones sociales): es tan desubicado he just doesn't have a clue ( colloq)

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el participio

◊ -da adjetivo (AmS)

a) [estar] ( desplazado) out of position

b) [estar] ( desorientado) confused, disoriented

c) [ser] ( en cuestiones sociales):

◊ es tan desubicado he just doesn't have a clue (colloq)

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desubicado, -a Andes, RP

♦ adj

1.

2.

♦ nm,f

es un desubicado he has no idea of how to behave

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desubicado, -da adj

1) : out of place

2) : confused, disoriented

embarrasser [ɑ̃baʀase]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = encombrer) [paquets] to clutter ; [vêtements] to hinder

• je ne t'embarrasse pas au moins ? are you sure I'm not bothering you?

   b. ( = gêner) to embarrass

• embarrasser qn par des questions indiscrètes to embarrass sb with indiscreet questions

• sa demande m'embarrasse his request puts me in an awkward position

2. reflexive verb

► s'embarrasser ( = se soucier) to trouble o.s. (de about)

• il ne s'embarrasse pas de scrupules he doesn't let scruples get in his way

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1) ( mettre mal à l'aise) to embarrass [personne]

2) ( encombrer) to clutter (up) [pièce, table] (de with)

s'embarrasser verbe pronominal ( s'encombrer)

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1) (= rendre confus) to embarrass

2) (= mettre dans une situation délicate) to put in an awkward position

3) (= entraver) to hinder, to hamper

4) (= encombrer) to clutter

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embarrasser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre mal à l'aise) [affaire, question] to embarrass [personne]; embarrasser le gouvernement to embarrass the government; embarrasser qn par des questions indiscrètes to embarrass sb by asking tactless questions; leur conduite/générosité m'embarrasse I find their behaviour^GB/generosity embarrassing; je ne voudrais pas vous embarrasser I don't want to bother you; ça m'embarrasse de te le rappeler, mais tu me dois 50 euros I'm sorry to have to remind you, but you owe me 50 euros;

2 ( encombrer) [objets] to clutter (up) [pièce, table] (de with); cette armoire m'embarrasse plutôt qu'autre chose this wardrobe is more of a nuisance than anything else; ces paquets t'embarrassent, donne-les moi those parcels are awkward for you, let me take them.

B s'embarrasser vpr

1 ( s'encombrer) s'embarrasser de to burden oneself with [paquet, personne]; je ne veux pas m'embarrasser d'un chien/jardin I can't be bothered with a dog/garden; pourquoi t'embarrasser d'un dictionnaire? why burden yourself with a dictionary?;

2 ( se préoccuper) to worry about [détails]; il ne s'embarrasse pas de scrupules he's not the most scrupulous of people; s'embarrasser de scrupules inutiles to be overscrupulous.

[ɑ̃barase] verbe transitif

1. [mettre mal à l'aise] to embarrass

2. [rendre perplexe]

3. [encombrer] to clutter up (separable), to obstruct

4. MÉDECINE

embarrasser l'estomac to cause a stomach upset

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s'embarrasser dans verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'embarrasser dans ses mensonges/explications to get tangled up in one's lies/explanations

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s'embarrasser de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'encombrer de] to burden oneself with

2. [s'inquiéter de] to trouble oneself with

question.

hacer una pregunta to ask a question

pregunta retórica rhetorical question

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: preguntar.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: preguntar.

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► nombre femenino

1 question

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hacer una pregunta a alguien to ask somebody a question

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SF question

- andar o estar a la cuarta pregunta

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femenino question

- pregunta temada

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= enquiry [inquiry, -USA], inquiry [enquiry, -UK], question, enquire, query.

Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.

Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex. One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.

Ex. A policy of maximum courtesy and minimum delay is adopted in attending to all enquires.

Ex. We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.

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* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.

* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.

* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.

* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.

* expresar una pregunta = couch + question.

* FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes) = FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).

* formular una pregunta = articulate + question, formulate + question, frame + question.

* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.

* hacer una pregunta = put + question.

* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.

* modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.

* pregunta abierta = open-ended question.

* pregunta cerrada = multiple choice question, closed-ended question.

* pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.

* pregunta delicada = awkward question.

* pregunta de referencia = reference question.

* pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.

* preguntas = questioning.

* preguntas de cultura general = quiz [quizzes, -pl.].

* preguntas de examen = question paper.

* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.

* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.

* preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].

* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.

* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.

* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.

* responder a una pregunta = field + question.

* responder preguntas = take + questions.

* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.

* sortear un pregunta = field + question.

* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.

* turno de preguntas = Q&A session [question and answer session].

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femenino question

- pregunta temada

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question

no me hagas preguntas don't ask me any questions

si no es una pregunta indiscreta ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you, if you don't mind my asking o if it isn't a rude question?

contesta mi pregunta answer my question

¿quién era ese hombre? si se me permite la pregunta who was that man, if you don't mind my asking?

¿te gustaría ir conmigo? — ¡qué pregunta! would you like to come with me?— what do you think? o what a question!

andar or estar or quedarse a la cuarta pregunta ( Esp fam); to be down to one's last nickel ( AmE) o ( BrE) penny ( colloq), to be flat broke ( colloq)

( Méx) essay question

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3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

◊ hacer/contestar una pregunta to ask/answer a question

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pregunta nf

question;

hacer una pregunta to ask a question;

¿te importa si te hago una pregunta? do you mind if I ask you a question?;

¿te gustaría venir a la fiesta? – ¡qué pregunta! would you like to come to the party? – what a question!;

andar a la cuarta o [m5] última pregunta to be broke;

freír a preguntas to bombard with questions

pregunta retórica rhetorical question

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f question;

hacer una pregunta ask a question

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pregunta nf

1) : question

hacer una pregunta : to ask a question

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pregunta n question

délicatesse [delikatεs]

( = tact) tact

• manquer de délicatesse to be tactless

• par délicatesse il se retira he withdrew tactfully

• il prit le vase avec délicatesse he delicately picked up the vase

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1) (de saveur, coloris, parfum, sentiments) delicacy

2) ( fragilité) gén delicacy; ( de peau) sensitivity

3) ( tact) delicacy

4) ( complexité) (d'opération, de négociations) delicacy; (de problème, cas, situation) trickiness

5) ( précaution)

6) ( attention)

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1. nf

1) [objet d'art, dentelle] delicacy

2) (= tact) tactfulness

3) (= attentions) thoughtfulness

4)

2. délicatesses nfpl

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délicatesse nf

1 (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;

2 ( fragilité) gén delicacy; ( de peau) sensitivity;

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 féminin

1. [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] subtlety

2. [fragilité - d'un tissu] delicate texture, fragility

3. [honnêteté] scrupulousness, punctiliousness

4. [tact] delicacy, tact, tactfulness

5. [difficulté - d'une situation, d'une opération] delicacy, sensitiveness, trickiness

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délicatesses nom féminin pluriel

(littéraire) [gestes aimables] kind attentions

elle a eu des délicatesses à notre égard she showed consideration towards us

"1. remark, utterance; expression; statement; word. 2. promise. 3. rumor. -ü açılmak to be brought up in conversation, be mentioned, be spoken of. - açmak /dan/ to bring (something) up in conversation. -ü ağzında bırakmak /ın/ not to let (someone) finish what he´s saying. -ü ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to squelch, silence. - ağzından dirhemle çıkmak to be very taciturn, be very sparing in one´s speech. -ü ağzında gevelemek not to come to the point, to beat around the bush. - almak 1. to start to talk (after obtaining permission). 2. /dan/ to get a promise out of (someone). - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). - anlamak to understand what one is told and act on it. - anlamaz (someone) who refuses to understand what´s told him, who won´t listen to reason. - anlayan beri gelsin. colloq. None of you understand me. - aramızda.... Between you and me./Don´t tell anyone else. - arasında in the course of the conversation. - atmak /a/ 1. to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman), proposition. -e atılmak to enter a conversation suddenly, suddenly to come forth with some remarks. - ayağa düşmek for a matter to be talked about by people who have no right to do so. -ü bağlamak to conclude one´s remarks. -ünü/-ünüzü balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ünü bilmek to speak tactfully. -ünü bilmez tactless. - bir, Allah bir. You can rely on me completely; I am a man of my word. - bir etmek to unite with others (against someone or something). - birliği etmek (for people) to agree beforehand as to what they will say or do; to agree to tell the same story or act in the same way. -e boğmak /ı/ to drown (a subject) in a flood of words. -ü çevirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a piece of news to be going around/be bruited about. -ünden çıkmamak /ın/ never to think of bucking (someone), never to think of going against (someone´s) wishes or orders. -ü çiğnemek to beat around the bush. - dağarcığı vocabulary. - dinlemek to heed what one is told, follow advice. -ünden dönmek to go back on one´s word. -ünde durmak to keep one´s word. - düşmemek /a/ to have no right to voice an opinion. - ebesi 1. garrulous, talkative. 2. quick at repartee. - ehli eloquent (person). - eri 1. eloquent (person). 2. (someone) who knows how to talk people into doing what he wants. -ünün eri man of his word; woman of her word. -ünü esirgememek to be very plainspoken, not to mince words, to call a spade a spade. - etmek /dan/ to talk about (someone, something). -ünü etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ü geçen the aforementioned, the aforesaid (person, thing). - geçirmek /a/ to make (someone) do what one says. -ü geçmek 1. to be influential. 2. to be mentioned, be spoken of. - gelmek /a/ to be the object of criticism, be criticized. -üne gelmek /ın/ to come round to (someone´s) point of view, finally to agree that (someone) is right. -ünü geri almak 1. to take back what one has said (apologetically). 2. to withdraw one´s promise. - getirmek /a/ to cause unfavorable comments to be made about. -ü (bir şeye) getirmek to say (something) indirectly, say (something) in so many words. - götürmez beyond doubt, indisputable. - gümüşse sükût altındır. proverb Speech is silver, but silence is golden. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldırmamak to be quick to retort to a slighting or insulting remark. -de kalmak not to be carried out, not to be realized. - kavafı garrulous, (someone) who´s a chatterbox. - kesmek /a/ (for the bride´s family) to agree to give (their daughter) in marriage. -ü kesmek to stop speaking in midsentence. -ünü kesmek /ın/ to interrupt (someone who is speaking). -ün kısası.... in short.../the long and the short of it is that.... - konusu 1. person or thing being talked of. 2. (person, thing) being talked of, under consideration. - konusu etmek /ı/ to discuss. - konusu olma