delicacy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for delicacy in the English»French Dictionary

delicacy [Brit ˈdɛlɪkəsi, Am ˈdɛləkəsi] N

1. delicacy:

delicacy (of features)

finesse f

delicacy (of beauty, china)

délicatesse f

delicacy (of beauty, china)

fragilité f

delicacy (of colour, design, craftsmanship, touch)

délicatesse f

2. delicacy (of health):

delicacy

délicatesse f

delicacy

fragilité f

3. delicacy (of mechanism, instrument):

delicacy

sensibilité f

4. delicacy (awkwardness):

delicacy (of situation, subject)

délicatesse f

a matter of great delicacy

une affaire qui demande beaucoup de tact

5. delicacy (tact):

delicacy (of person)

délicatesse f

delicacy (of person)

tact m

6. delicacy FOOD:

delicacy (savoury)

mets m raffiné or délicat

delicacy (sweet)

friandise f

caviar is a great delicacy

le caviar est un mets très raffiné

Translations for delicacy in the French»English Dictionary

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mets

dish, delicacy

friandise (gén)

delicacy

finesse (d'étoffe, de broderie, bijou)

delicacy

finesse (de parfum, saveur, aliment)

delicacy

finesse (de visage, traits)

fineness, delicacy

délicatesse (de saveur, coloris, parfum, sentiments)

delicacy

délicatesse (gén)

delicacy

délicatesse

delicacy

délicatesse (d'opération, de négociations)

delicacy

un mets raffiné

a delicacy

une merveille de finesse

a marvel ou miracle of delicacy

delicacy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for delicacy in the English»French Dictionary

delicacy [ˈdelɪkəsi] N

1. delicacy (fine food):

delicacy

mets m raffiné

2. delicacy no pl (fragility):

delicacy

délicatesse f

to behave with delicacy

faire preuve de délicatesse

3. delicacy (sensitivity):

delicacy

sensibilité f

Translations for delicacy in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

délicatesse d'un objet, travail

delicacy

finesse d'un visage

delicacy

finesse d'une broderie, porcelaine

delicacy

delicacy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to behave with delicacy

faire preuve de délicatesse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are mainly filter-feeders, but also consider pigeons to be a particular delicacy, partially out of spite for the birds.

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Furthermore, the novels author was assumed to be male, thus false delicacy was not assumed by the reviewer.

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But properly speaking effeminacy regards lack of pleasures, while delicacy regards the cause that hinders pleasure, for instance toil or the like.

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Some cultures shy away from offal as food, while others use it as everyday food, or in delicacies.

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Often lichens are merely famine foods eaten in times of dire needs, but in some cultures lichens are a staple food or even a delicacy.

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In such artworks he made every effort to capture the impression of space, limpidity of water, firmness of ice and delicacy of the new grass.

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The palm heart is widely exploited as a delicacy.

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Due to its moderately high price, smoked salmon is considered a delicacy.

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Barbequed with some olive oil, garlic, parsley and few drops of lemon is a delicacy.

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These chips are eaten by all groups of society as a delicacy.

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