Delicate in spanish
Delicado
pronunciation: delikɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: delikɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
delicate = delicado, cuidadoso, difícil.
Example: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.more:
» delicate skin = piel delicada.
Example: Go easy on cosmetics -- individuals who have delicate skin must be extremely careful when purchasing and applying cosmetics.» indelicate = indiscreto, indelicado, poco decoroso, descortés, falto de tacto.
Example: While there is no excusing some of the indelicate things she said, there was a kindness to Marge that made her a woman of the people.» tread + a delicate line between ... and = estar a caballo entre... y..., intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y....
Example: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.