delicate
delicado
definition
noun
It wasn't too long until I discovered her delicates (bras, panties, aerobic outfits, and make-up).
a delicate fabric or garment made of such fabric.
adjective
a spider's web, strong yet delicate
very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.
delicate china
easily broken or damaged; fragile.
translation of 'delicate'
adjective
afiligranado,
algo débil,
frágil,
fino,
difícil,
enfermizo,
exquisito,
delicado,
grácil,
mórbido,
escrupuloso
example
Wire frame glasses look great with any outfit, the only disadvantage is that they may be a little more fragile and 'delicate' than plastic glasses.
And I never did interview her because I was aware of her 'delicate' health and I wanted to do it properly - to spend an afternoon with her.
The colours are dominated by 'delicate' pastels and powdery shades of white, sand, cream and beige.
Her 'delicate' bone structure and elegant grace would always turn heads.
A faint aroma of the hot earth cooled by the first rains wafted in and filled the room with its 'delicate' fragrance.
He possesses that deft and 'delicate' touch that can transform interesting prose into mesmerising poetry.
And the coast is our most fragile and 'delicate' environment.
They fought with the cold methodical precision of a toolmaker and the 'delicate' skill of a highwire circus performer.
Oetzi's corpse was removed from the ice, not by archaeologists, with 'delicate' tools, but by the local mountain rescue team, with a steam hammer.
Metallic threads usually are not suited for knit fabrics as the knit's uneven texture may break the 'delicate' threads.
He was frightened to move unless he disturbed the stillness, unless he shattered its 'delicate' fragility.
His interiors combine domes, columned screens, and apses with classically derived surface patterns in 'delicate' colours.
Whatever you do avoid touching the gills as they are very 'delicate' organs that are easily damaged.
We spent New Year's Eve with some friends who gave us at dinner (among much else) a gorgeous, 'delicate' soup made from Jerusalem artichokes and cream.
However, the Minister stressed that negotiations were at a 'delicate' state at this point.
Chemicals from tobacco smoke get into your bloodstream and can damage the 'delicate' blood vessels inside your eye.
So forget the scary stories about temperamental, 'delicate' plants.
It had a 'delicate' tomato flavour with a touch of the sea.
She never really knew how to handle 'delicate' situations requiring tact and sincere honesty.
A succulent dish, it was served with a 'delicate' sauce comprising olive oil, garlic and citrus juice.
The film takes a 'delicate' and patient approach toward its characters.
Sauvignon blanc came from Sancerre, in France, was light and dry and tasted minerally and crisp with 'delicate' fruit.
Antonio has produced ceramic containers to symbolise this, the containers are at once 'delicate' and fragile, battered and worn, but also sturdy and durable.
Courgettes or zucchini lightly cooked in butter are also a 'delicate' dish.
It measures 2.7 metres across and is built like a shellfish: its hard shell designed to protect its 'delicate' instruments from the heat of entry into the atmosphere.
He was 'delicate' in health and of a nervous disposition, but this is hardly apparent from his work, which uses colour in a bold, unnaturalistic manner echoing the Fauves.
Then he carefully pulls the book from the shelf, cradling its 'delicate' pages, its fragile spine in his palms with the same tenderness lavished on a newborn baby.
Forget all that nonsense about looking like an orange and think of your skin as the finest, most 'delicate' fabric that you've got to wear for the rest of your life.
Nudge into a 'delicate' dish of taramasalata made with fish roe and strong garlic dip.
That would be the right basis for the success of this new 'delicate' political panoply.
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