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1 resarcible
• indelicacy• indemnification• repayable -
2 indelicadeza
f.indelicacy, rough act, rough deed, impolite deed.* * *1 lack of tact2 (acto indelicado) tactless act* * *SF indelicacycometió o tuvo la indelicadeza de preguntarle la edad — he was tactless enough to ask her age
* * *a) ( cualidad) indelicacy, lack of discretionb) ( acción) indiscretion* * *a) ( cualidad) indelicacy, lack of discretionb) ( acción) indiscretion* * *1 (cualidad) indelicacy, lack of discretion2 (acción) indiscretioncometió una indelicadeza al preguntárselo it was indiscreet o indelicate of her to ask him* * *indelicadeza nf1. [cualidad] lack of tact, indelicacy2. [comentario] tactless o indelicate remark* * *f indelicacy, indiscretion -
3 delicadeza
f.1 care (miramiento) (con cosas).le dio la noticia con delicadeza he broke the news to her tactfully2 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.* * *1 (finura) delicacy, daintiness2 (tacto) thoughtfulness; (refinamiento) refinement3 (de salud) frailty, delicacy\tener la delicadeza de to be kind enough to* * *noun f.1) delicacy2) tact, discretion* * *SF1) (=suavidad) [de tejido, piel] softness; [de tela] fineness; [de color] softness2) (=cuidado) gentleness3) (=amabilidad)tuvo la delicadeza de ayudarme a bajar — he was kind enough to help me down, he did me the kindness of helping me down
4) (=tacto) tact, delicacytuvo mucha delicadeza al presentar su queja — she made the complaint very tactfully o with great tact o with great delicacy
tendrás que presentar la queja con mucha delicadeza — you will have to make the complaint very tactfully o delicately
falta de delicadeza — tactlessness, indelicacy
5) (=dificultad) delicacy, delicate natureno comprendió la delicadeza de la situación — he did not understand the delicacy o delicate nature of the situation
6) (=finura) [de rasgos] delicacydescribió la delicadeza del ambiente de palacio — she described the refined atmosphere at the palace
7) (=sensibilidad excesiva) hypersensitiveness* * *1)a) (cuidado, suavidad) gentlenessb) (finura, gracia)2)a) (tacto, discreción) tactb) ( gesto amable)* * *= 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.----* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* * *1)a) (cuidado, suavidad) gentlenessb) (finura, gracia)2)a) (tacto, discreción) tactb) ( gesto amable)* * *= 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.* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* * *A1 (cuidado, suavidad) gentlenesscon mucha delicadeza very gently2(finura, gracia): la delicadeza de sus manos the daintiness of her handsla delicadeza de su voz the softness of his voicela delicadeza del bordado the delicacy of the embroideryB1 (tacto, discreción) tactme lo pidió con gran delicadeza she asked me with great tact o very tactfullyfue una falta de delicadeza imperdonable it was unforgivably tactless2(gesto amable): tuvo la delicadeza de acompañarme hasta la estación she very kindly went with me to the stationha sido una delicadeza de tu parte traerme it was very good o kind of you to bring meni siquiera tuvo la delicadeza de llamarme he didn't even have the manners o the decency o grace to call me* * *
delicadeza sustantivo femenino
1 (cuidado, suavidad) gentleness;
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b) ( gesto amable):
ni siquiera tuvo la delicadeza de informarme he didn't even have the courtesy to inform me
delicadeza sustantivo femenino
1 (fragilidad, primor) delicacy, daintiness
2 (atención, cortesía) kindness: fue una delicadeza por su parte, it was very kind of her
3 (tacto) tactfulness
falta de delicadeza, tactlessness
' delicadeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
finura
- sensibilidad
- tacto
English:
delicacy
- finesse
- lightness
- sensibility
- squeamishness
- subtlety
- delicately
- gently
- subtly
* * *delicadeza nf1. [cuidado] care;trata al bebé con delicadeza treat the baby very gently2. [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 subject4. [finura] [de aroma, gesto, material, objeto] delicacy;[de persona] sensitivity5. [de asunto, situación] delicacy* * *f1 de movimientos gentleness3 ( tacto) tact;tener la delicadeza de hacer algo be kind enough to do sth* * *delicadeza nf1) : delicacy, fineness2) : gentleness, softness3) : tact, discretion, consideration -
4 inmodestia
f.immodesty, indecency, indelicacy.* * *1 arrogance, immodesty, lack of modesty* * *SF immodesty* * *1 (vanidad, presunción) immodesty, lack of modesty2 (falta de recato) immodesty* * *inmodestia nfimmodesty* * *f immodesty, lack of modesty* * *inmodestia nf: immodesty♦ inmodesto, -ta adj -
5 tinta indeleble
• indelible• indelicacy• marking ink
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indelicacy — noun Date: 1712 1. the quality or state of being indelicate 2. something that is indelicate … New Collegiate Dictionary
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