Delicado
pronunciation: delikɑdoʊ
part of speech: adjective
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.
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» 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. Delicate synonyms
tender in spanish: oferta, pronunciation: tendɜr noun, adjectivesubtle in spanish: sutil, pronunciation: sʌtəl adjectivefine in spanish: multa, pronunciation: faɪn adjectiveethereal in spanish: etéreo, pronunciation: ɪθɪriəl adjectivehard in spanish: difícil, pronunciation: hɑrd adjectiveexquisite in spanish: Exquisito, pronunciation: ekskwəzət adjectivesensitive in spanish: sensible, pronunciation: sensətɪv adjectivesoft in spanish: suave, pronunciation: sɑft adjectivedifficult in spanish: difícil, pronunciation: dɪfəkəlt adjectivefragile in spanish: frágil, pronunciation: frædʒəl adjectivegossamer in spanish: telaraña, pronunciation: gɑsəmɜr noun, adjectivefrail in spanish: frágil, pronunciation: freɪl adjectivedainty in spanish: delicado, pronunciation: deɪnti adjectiverefined in spanish: refinado, pronunciation: rəfaɪnd adjectivepastel in spanish: pastel, pronunciation: pæstel noun, adjectiveskilled in spanish: experto, pronunciation: skɪld adjectiveticklish in spanish: cosquilloso, pronunciation: tɪkəlɪʃ adjectivefinespun in spanish: finpun, pronunciation: fɪnspən adjectivebreakable in spanish: quebradizo, pronunciation: breɪkəbəl adjectivehalf-hardy in spanish: medio resistente, pronunciation: hæfhɑrdi adjectivelight-handed in spanish: manos ligeras, pronunciation: laɪthændɪd adjectiveuntoughened in spanish: endurecido, pronunciation: əntəgeɪnd adjectiveoverdelicate in spanish: exceso de entrega, pronunciation: oʊvɜrdeləkət adjective