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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
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delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter ' delicada' also found in these entries: Spanish: delicado English: tenuous - tricky -
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delicado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹ sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined 2 ‹ tela› delicate; ‹ piel› sensitive ‹ corazón› weak 3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹ situación› delicate, tricky 4
delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter ' delicado' also found in these entries: Spanish: delicada - dulce - exquisita - exquisito - primor - asunto - embromado - fregado - jorobado - maniático - melindroso - remilgón - tema English: dainty - delicate - fine - fragile - frail - picky - sensitive - slight - sore - subject - subtle - ticklish - touch on - touchy - tricky - awkward - delicacy - shaky - subtlety -
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adj.grácil (movement); delicado(a), fino(a) (porcelain, lace)s.regalo, manjar delicado, bocado exquisito, golosina; se usaba antiguamente como expresión de cariño.
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Porcelain — Por ce*lain (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It. porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell (Cypr[ae]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig, probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a pig s back. Porcelain was called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Porcelain — Por ce*lain, n. (Bot.) Purslain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
porcelain — ► NOUN 1) a white vitrified translucent ceramic. 2) articles made of this. ORIGIN Italian porcellana cowrie shell , hence chinaware (from its resemblance to the polished surface of cowrie shells) … English terms dictionary
Porcelain — Fine China redirects here. For the band, see Fine China (band). This article is about the ceramic material. For other uses, see Porcelain (disambiguation). Chinese moon flask, 1723 35, Qing Dynasty … Wikipedia
porcelain — porcelaneous, porcellaneous /pawr seuh lay nee euhs, pohr /, adj. /pawr seuh lin, pohr ; pawrs lin, pohrs /, n. 1. a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high… … Universalium
porcelain — [[t]pɔ͟ː(r)səlɪn[/t]] porcelains 1) N UNCOUNT Porcelain is a hard, shiny substance made by heating clay. It is used to make delicate cups, plates, and ornaments. There were lilies everywhere in tall white porcelain vases. 2) N VAR A porcelain is… … English dictionary