delicado

/deliˈkado/, [d̪e.liˈka.ð̞o]

delicate

Adjective delicado (feminine delicada, masculine plural delicados, feminine plural delicadas)

Examples

Mantener a Mario en un estado en el que pueda tirar bolas de fuego es un proceso delicado: ese poder recién adquirido a veces hace que uno se vuelva gallito y descuidado.

Keeping Mario in a state in which he can throw fireballs is a delicate process; that newfound power sometimes makes one cocky and careless.

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Tom no es del tipo delicado.

Tom isn't the squeamish type.

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Es un asunto muy delicado.

It's a very delicate matter.

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Es un problema delicado.

It's a delicate problem.

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Tenemos que hacernos cargo de su delicado estado de salud.

We must allow for her poor health.

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Hablar de temas religiosos es un asunto delicado.

Speaking of religious matters is a delicate issue.

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