♦ delicate

♦ delicate
♦ delicate /ˈdɛlɪkət/
A a.
1 delicato; fragile: delicate health [skin], salute [pelle] delicata; She was a delicate child, era una bambina dalla salute delicata; These objects are so delicate they have to be kept in a specially controlled environment, questi oggetti sono così delicati che devono essere tenuti in un ambiente appositamente controllato
2 delicato, fine: delicate features, fattezze fini; a delicate flavour [perfume], un sapore [profumo] delicato; delicate hands, mani delicate
3 delicato, che richiede prudenza: a delicate subject, un argomento delicato; a very delicate operation on the brain, un'operazione molto delicata al cervello; The talks are at a delicate stage, i negoziati sono in una fase delicata
B n. pl.
(fam.) delicates, i delicati (gli indumenti: rif. al lavaggio).

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