delicacy

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delicacy
[ˈdelɪkəsɪ]
sustantivo
1dificultad (f) (of situation)
2delicadeza (f) tacto (m) (tact)
3exquisitez (f) (food)

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delicacy [di-li-ka-si]
sustantivo
1Delicadeza, lo que es delicado fino, frágil o tenue (fineness, intricacy); finura, delicadeza, flaqueza, falta de vigor o robustez; fragilidad (fragility).
2Delicadeza, nimiedad, escrupulosidad en el comer.
3Delicadeza, la cosa que agrada a los sentidos.
4Hermosura mujeril, blandura.
5Aseo y gusto en el vestir, elegancia.
6Urbanidad, cortesía; suavidad, dulzura, consideración para con otros.
7Ternura; escrupulosidad.
8Manjar, exquisitez (choice food).
Delicadeza (tact); lo delicado (subtleness).

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delicacy [ˈdelɪkəsɪ]
noun
1 (fineness, subtlety) [of flavour, workmanship, instrument] delicadeza; (f)
she was mammoth in all of her proportions - no curves, no grace, no delicacy a proud lady valued for her manners, delicacy and other refined social virtues The food we did get was absolutely delicious in its delicacy and subtlety The most surprising thing about eating sashimi is the delicacy of flavour they are handling that situation with sympathetic delicacy It needed great strength and delicacy of touch to do this
2 (fragility) [of china, person, balance] fragilidad; (f)
the delicacy of the thin china There was character in her face, and strength despite a certain delicacy she looks, with her frail delicacy and childlike ingenuousness, as though she ought to be on an `at risk" register
3 (sensitivity, awkwardness) [of situation, problem] lo delicado
sensing the delicacy of the situation I tried to help him out by saying ...
a matter of some delicacy un asunto algo delicado
4 (tact) [of person, inquiry] delicadeza; (f)
5 (special food) exquisitez; (f) manjar exquisito; (m)
the intestines are considered a great delicacy they stock a range of imported delicacies they used to serve such delicacies as roast lion and crocodile stew Madame Vial found a whole heap of forbidden delicacies under her mattress the Chinese are right when they class rat meat as a delicacy

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