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I.delicate [Brit ˈdɛlɪkət, Am ˈdɛlɪkət] ADJ

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1. delicate:

delicate (fine) features

delicate patterning, hands, gesture

delicate (subtle) shade

delicate perfume

delicato, tenue

delicate touch

delicato, leggero

2. delicate (easily damaged):

delicate china

delicate fabric

3. delicate (finely tuned):

delicate mechanism, balance

4. delicate (not robust):

delicate health, stomach

delicato, debole

I feel a bit delicate this morning

mi sento un po' debole questa mattina

5. delicate (requiring skill or tact):

delicate operation, problem, moment, situation, subject

her delicate handling of the problem

la sua delicatezza nel trattare il problema

II.delicates N

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delicates npl (fabrics):

(tessuti) delicati m

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mingherlino (gracile) persona

delicate

tenue colore

delicate

tenue filo, profumo

delicate

gracile corporatura

delicate

essere cagionevole di salute

to be frail or delicate

scabroso situazione, affare

delicate

delicato oggetto, meccanismo, dispositivo, strumento

delicate

delicato tessuto

delicate

avere una carnagione delicata

to have a delicate complexion

lavoro di fino

delicate or fine workmanship

raffinato cucina, piatto

delicate

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delicate [ˈde·lɪ·kət] ADJ

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1. delicate (fragile):

delicate

to be in delicate health

essere delicato di salute

2. delicate (fine):

delicate

delicate balance

3. delicate (soft):

delicate aroma, color

4. delicate (tricky):

delicate situation

5. delicate (highly sensitive):

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delicate

cagionevole

delicate

essere di salute cagionevole

to have delicate health

minuto (-a)

delicate

scabroso (-a)

delicate

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delicato (-a)

delicate

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fine

delicate

to be in delicate health

essere delicato di salute

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Now the delicate are those who can not endure toils, nor anything that diminishes pleasure. en.wikipedia.org

Grammar had evolved as well and the above changes made an easier read while purifying the language and making it more delicate. en.wikipedia.org

The delicate and deep playing, the almost immaterial sound carried the audience into a dimension of dream. en.wikipedia.org

The ongoing debate is at what point the delicate line between the market and public services ought to be drawn. en.wikipedia.org

This delicate bellflower bears lateral branches of pale blue or white flowers that are upright and funnel shaped. en.wikipedia.org

It is a delicate lesson in the fundamentals of life. en.wikipedia.org

Temporary cavitation can be especially damaging when it affects delicate tissues such as the brain, as occurs in penetrating head trauma. en.wikipedia.org

Grains of sedimentary rock were too large to preserve soft tissues or small and delicate bones. en.wikipedia.org

Before using, the device can be shortly heated with a hair dryer, but not to the extent to burn the delicate skin above the eyes. en.wikipedia.org

Some environmentalists argued that the land transfer would hamper the region's delicate ecological balance. en.wikipedia.org

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