delicates

delicates
['delIkɪt]
1. adj
1) (= fine, dainty) fein; colour zart; food delikat; flavour fein; (= fragile) person, bones, china zerbrechlich; fabric, flower, stomach empfindlich; health, person zart

in a delicate condition (dated euph)in anderen Umständen

she's feeling a bit delicate after the party — nach der Party fühlt sie sich etwas angeschlagen

2) (= sensitive) person feinfühlig; manner feinfühlig, delikat; instrument empfindlich; task fein; playing gefühlvoll

he has a delicate touch (pianist, artist)er hat sehr viel Gefühl

3) (= requiring skilful handling) operation, subject, situation heikel, delikat
2. pl
(= fabrics) Feinwäsche f

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