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delicately adverb 1. finely, lightly, subtly, softly, carefully, precisely, elegantly, gracefully, deftly, exquisitely, skilfully, daintily soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg 2. tactfully, carefully, subtly, discreetly, thoughtfully, diplomatically, sensitively, prudently, judiciously, considerately a delicately-worded memo Translations delicately [ˈdelɪkɪtlɪ] ADV 1. [say, act] → con delicadeza, delicadamente delicately worded → expresado con delicadeza ... as you so delicately put it (iro) → ... como tú tan delicadamente or con tanta delicadeza has expresado 2. [flavoured, scented, carved] → exquisitamente this may upset the delicately balanced ecosystem → esto puede alterar el frágil equilibrio del ecosistema delicately [ˈdɛlɪkətli] adv (= subtly) [flavoured] → délicatement (= tactfully) [act, express, hint] → avec délicatesse, avec tact delicately adv (= daintily) → zart; she took it delicately from him → sie nahm es ihm mit einer grazilen Bewegung ab; a delicately pretty girl → ein zartes, hübsches Mädchen (= subtly) spiced, scented → fein; coloured → zart; delicately flavoured (Brit) or flavored (US) → mit einem delikaten Geschmack; a soup delicately flavoured (Brit) or flavored with nutmeg (US) → eine fein mit Muskat gewürzte Suppe (= tactfully) → taktvoll (= with precision) → fein; she picked her way delicately over the rocks → vorsichtig suchte sie sich einen Weg über die Felsen Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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