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Detailed Translations for delicate from English to French

delicate:

delicate adj

  1. delicate (precarious; critical; perilous; touchy)
  2. delicate (fragile; vulnerable; tender; frail)
  3. delicate (fragile; tender; frail)
  4. delicate (slender; thin; small-boned; petite)
  5. delicate (fragile)
  6. delicate (fine; slim)
  7. delicate (inconvenient; annoying; unsuitable; )
  8. delicate (sensitive; susceptible; subtle; )
    – easily broken or damaged or destroyed 1
  9. delicate (precarious)
  10. delicate (lightly built; slight)

Translation Matrix for delicate:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
critique analysis; appraisal; assessment; book review; comment; critic; criticism; critique; discussion; remark; review; reviewer
délié upstroke
faible spineless chap; spineless fellow; weakling
fin cease; concluding observations; concluding piece; concluding remarks; conclusion; end; ending; far end; final; final end; final piece; finale; finish; finishing line; finishing point; in conclusion; knock off; quitting; stopping; termination; terminus; tip
importun bore; handful; nuisance; pain in the neck; pest; troublemaker
maigrichon slim person
sensible perceptibility
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
tendre give; give to; hand; hand over; pass; stretch; tighten
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- finespun; fragile; frail; soft; ticklish; touchy
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- moving; tricky
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aléatoire critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy
cassable delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable fragile; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; weak; wobbly; wonky
cassant delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable acrid; brittle; brusque; crisp; crumbly; curt; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; snappish; snappy; wobbly; wonky
critique critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy alarming; awkward; burdensome; cardinal; chief; contested; controversial; critical; crucial; debatable; difficult; disputable; disputed; disturbing; dubious; essential; hard; heavy; imputable; indispensable; massive; open to question; painful; perilous; precarious; principal; problematic; questionable; review; stiff; tough; trying; uncertain; vital; worrisome
de manière précaire critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy
de taille fine delicate; lightly built; petite; slender; slight; small-boned; thin
délicat critical; delicate; easily hurt; fragile; frail; oversensitive; perilous; precarious; sensitive; subtle; susceptible; tender; touchy; vulnerable acutely; awkward; burdensome; choice; choosy; contested; controversial; critical; dainty; debatable; delicious; delightful; difficult; disputable; disputed; dubious; elegant; elite; exquisite; fine; fragile; fussy; graceful; handsome; hard; heavenly; heavy; highly-strung; imputable; lovely; massive; nice; open to question; painful; perilous; personable; petite; picky; precarious; pretty; problematic; problematical; questionable; refined; review; select; skinny; slender; slight; slim; smartly; snap; sophisticated; stiff; stylish; subtle; subtly; superior; tough; uncertain; very pretty; very tasteful; weak; worrisome
délié delicate; fine; slim meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin
déplaisant annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; unfit; unsuitable annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; inconvenient; sourish; tasting sourishly; ugly; unattractive; uncongenial; unengaging; unpleasant; untrue; unwelcome
désagréable annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; unfit; unsuitable aggravating; annoying; antipathetic; awkward; boring; bothersome; disagreeable; distasteful; dreadful; dull; exacting; ill at ease; impolite; inconvenient; indigestible; shocking; sourish; tasting sourishly; troublesome; ugly; unattractive; uncivil; uneasy; unfriendly; unkind; unpalatable; unpleasant; unsavory; unsavoury; untrue; unwelcome
exquis delicate; easily hurt; oversensitive; precarious; sensitive; subtle; susceptible; tender brilliant; choice; dainty; dazzling; delicious; delightful; divine; elite; excellent; exclusive; exquisite; glittering; glorious; gorgeous; heavenly; incomparable; inimitable; isolated; magnificent; on its own; once in a life time; one and only; select; separate; sole; special; splendid; superb; superior; the one and only; unique; unparalleled; very pretty; very tasteful; wonderful
faible delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable abstemious; bad; dead; deceased; dim; drained; effete; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; inferior; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; pale; passed away; poor; powerless; shadowy; sick; slackly; spiritless; unable; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak
fin delicate; easily hurt; lightly built; oversensitive; petite; precarious; sensitive; slender; slight; small-boned; subtle; susceptible; tender; thin acute; astute; biting; bright; clever; cunning; cutting; dainty; elegant; fine; graceful; handsome; injurious; insulting; keen; lovely; nice; nipping; offending; offensive; perky; personable; petite; pretty; refined; resourceful; roguish; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; slick; slight; sly; smart; snap; snappy; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; wily
fine delicate; lightly built; slight skinny; slender; slim
finement delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin acute; biting; clever; dainty; elegant; graceful; handsome; keen; lovely; nice; personable; petite; pretty; refined; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; slight; snap; sophisticated; stylish
fluet delicate; fine; slim meager; meagre; poor; puny; skinny; spidery; spiky; thin; weedy
fragile delicate; fragile; frail; petite; slender; small-boned; tender; thin; vulnerable faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; skinny; slender; slim; wan; weak
fragilement delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak
friable delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable brittle; crisp; crumbling; crumbly
frêle delicate; fragile; frail; petite; slender; small-boned; tender; thin; vulnerable faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; poor; sick; skinny; slender; slim; wan; weak
gracile delicate; fine; petite; slender; slim; small-boned; thin skinny; slender; slender of figure; slim
grêle delicate; fine; slim lank; lanky; meager; meagre; parched; puny; skinny; thin; weedy
gênant annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; unfit; unsuitable aggravating; annoying; awkward; bothersome; burdensome; critical; difficult; disagreeable; embarrassing; exacting; exasperating; full of sadness; grievous; hard; heavy; hindrance-causing; inconvenient; irritating; massive; pained; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tiresome; tough; troublesome; worrisome
hasardeux critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy adventurous; dangerous; deceptive; hazardous; imminent; impending; perilous; risky; threatening; unsafe
importun annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; unfit; unsuitable awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; hindrance-causing; inconvenient; insistent; intrusive; obtrusive; pushy; undesirable; unwanted
incertain critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy changeable; dangerous; debatable; dilatory; double-minded; dubious; hazardous; hesitating; hesitatingly; inconstant; indecisive; open to debate; questionable; reluctantly; rickety; risky; staggering; toddling; tottering; uncertain; unsettled; unstable; unsteady; vacillating; variable; varying; waddling; wavering
inopportun annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; unfit; unsuitable aggravating; annoying; awkward; bothersome; embarrassing; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; inconvenient; misplaced; not at the right time; out of place; troublesome; untimely
maigre delicate; lightly built; petite; slender; slight; small-boned; thin bony; emaciated; fat-free; few; flimsy; gaunt; haggard; hollow; hollow-eyed; lean; lousy; low-fat; meager; meagre; miserable; parched; poor; poverty stricken; puny; shabby; skinny; spidery; spiky; sunken; thin; weedy
maigrichon delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin skinny; slender; slim; very thin
mince delicate; fine; lightly built; petite; slender; slight; slim; small-boned; thin flimsy; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; parched; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; slender; slim; spidery; spiky; thin; weedy
plein de délicatesse delicate; easily hurt; oversensitive; sensitive; subtle; susceptible; tender
précaire critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy alarming; creepy; dangerous; frightening; frightful; grisly; hazardous; imminent; impending; rickety; risky; scary; spooky; staggering; terrifying; threatening; toddling; tottering; unsettled; unstable; waddling
précairement critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy alarming; creepy; dangerous; frightening; frightful; grisly; hazardous; imminent; impending; risky; scary; spooky; terrifying; threatening
pénible annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; unfit; unsuitable aggravating; annoying; awkward; bothersome; burdensome; critical; difficult; embarrassing; full of sadness; grievous; hard; heavy; hindrance-causing; inconvenient; incriminating; massive; pained; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stiff; tough; tricky; troublesome; worrisome
périlleuse critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy life endangering; perilous
périlleux critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy dangerous; deceptive; hazardous; imminent; impending; life endangering; perilous; risky; threatening; unsafe
raffiné delicate; precarious aesthetic; classy; cunning; distinguished; elegant; esthetic; glamorous; glamourous; graceful; in good style; in good taste; refined; roguish; slick; sly; sophisticated; stylish; tasteful; with class
sensible delicate; easily hurt; oversensitive; sensitive; subtle; susceptible; tender accessible; bad-tempered; concrete; cross-grained; deeply; emotional; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; irritable; irritated; nettled; piqued; pissed off; sense; senses stimulating; sensitive; sensory; sensual; sore; stern; sullen; surly; susceptible; tangible; tender hearted; thin-skinned; touchable; touchy
subtil delicate; easily hurt; oversensitive; sensitive; subtle; susceptible; tender acutely; astute; clever; crafty; fine; resourceful; shrewd; sly; smart; smartly; subtle; subtly; wily
svelte delicate; fine; lightly built; petite; slender; slight; slim; small-boned; thin slender; slender of figure
tendre delicate; easily hurt; fragile; frail; lightly built; oversensitive; petite; sensitive; slender; slight; small-boned; subtle; susceptible; tender; thin affectionate; deep; fond; forgiving; gentle; intense; loving; profound; sensitive; sentimental; soft; tender hearted; warm
tendrement delicate; fragile; frail; tender affectionate; deep; fond; loving; profound
vulnérable delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable defenceless; defenseless; fragile; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak
à contre-temps annoying; delicate; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; unfit; unsuitable ill-timed; inconvenient

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Related Definitions for "delicate":

  1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury1
    • a delicate violin passage1
    • delicate china1
    • a delicate flavor1
    • the delicate wing of a butterfly1
  2. easily broken or damaged or destroyed1
    • a kite too delicate to fly safely1
  3. difficult to handle; requiring great tact1
    • delicate negotiations with the big powers1
  4. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety1
  5. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely1
    • almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments1
  6. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique1
    • a surgeon's delicate touch1
  7. easily hurt1
    • a baby's delicate skin1

Wiktionary Translations for delicate:

delicate
adjective
  1. easily damaged or requiring careful handling
delicate
adjective
  1. Qui est d’une très grande finesse, très délié.
  2. Raffiné
  3. délié, menu, mince ou étroit.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
delicate délicat delikat — mit Zurückhaltung/Feingefühl zu behandeln, behandelt
delicate difficile diffizilschwierig, kompliziert, heikel, auch schwer verständlich (im zwischenmenschlichen oder gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhang verwendet)
delicate fin; délicat feinphysisch: dünn, zart, feinkörnig
delicate sensible; délicat feinfühlendEinfühlsamkeit, Taktgefühl besitzend
delicate délicat heikel — mit Schwierigkeiten verbunden