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1 delicate
['delɪkət]aggettivo [features, fabric, touch, health, moment, situation, subject] delicato; [ perfume] delicato, tenue; [ china] fragile; [ mechanism] sensibile* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicato2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicato; raffinato3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicato4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) delicato•- delicacy* * *['delɪkət] -
2 sensitive
['sensətɪv]1) (easily affected) [skin, instrument, area] sensibile3) (aware) [person, approach] sensibile; [portrayal, artist] eccellente4) (delicate) [ situation] delicato, spinoso; [issue, job] difficile; [ information] delicato, riservato* * *['sensitiv]1) ((usually with to) strongly or easily affected (by something): sensitive skin; sensitive to light.) sensibile2) ((usually with about or to) easily hurt or offended: She is very sensitive to criticism.) sensibile3) (having or showing artistic good taste: a sensitive writer; a sensitive performance.) sensibile; raffinato•- sensitiveness
- sensitivity* * *['sensətɪv]1) (easily affected) [skin, instrument, area] sensibile3) (aware) [person, approach] sensibile; [portrayal, artist] eccellente4) (delicate) [ situation] delicato, spinoso; [issue, job] difficile; [ information] delicato, riservato -
3 delicacy
['delɪkəsɪ]1) (of colour, touch, features, situation) delicatezza f.; (of mechanism) sensibilità f.2) gastr. squisitezza f., leccornia f., ghiottoneria f.* * *plural - delicacies; noun1) (the state or quality of being delicate.) delicatezza2) (something delicious and special to eat: Caviare is a delicacy.) squisitezza* * *delicacy /ˈdɛlɪkəsɪ/n.1 [u] delicatezza; fragilità: glass [china] of the utmost delicacy, vetro [porcellana] di estrema delicatezza; the delicacy of her health, la delicatezza della sua salute2 [u] delicatezza, finezza: lace of exceptional quality and unrivalled delicacy, pizzo di qualità eccezionale e incomparabile finezza3 [u] delicatezza, sensibilità; tatto: He carried out his duties with great delicacy, ha espletato i suoi doveri con grande delicatezza; a matter of some delicacy, una faccenda alquanto delicata* * *['delɪkəsɪ]1) (of colour, touch, features, situation) delicatezza f.; (of mechanism) sensibilità f.2) gastr. squisitezza f., leccornia f., ghiottoneria f. -
4 ticklish tick·lish ['tɪklɪʃ]
(fam: easily tickled: person) che soffre il solletico, (which tickles: blanket) che provoca prurito, (cough) che provoca una sensazione di irritazione in gola, (fig: touchy: person) permaloso (-a), (delicate: situation, problem) delicato (-a) -
5 tickly tick·ly ['tɪklɪ] adj
(fam: easily tickled: person) che soffre il solletico, (which tickles: blanket) che provoca prurito, (cough) che provoca una sensazione di irritazione in gola, (fig: touchy: person) permaloso (-a), (delicate: situation, problem) delicato (-a)
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