transcription, транскрипция: [ delɪkəsi ]
( delicacies)
1.
Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
...the delicacy of a rose.
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2.
If you say that a situation or problem is of some delicacy , you mean that it is difficult to handle and needs careful and sensitive treatment.
There is a matter of some delicacy which I would like to discuss...
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3.
If someone handles a difficult situation with delicacy , they handle it very carefully, making sure that nobody is offended.
Both countries are behaving with rare delicacy...
= sensitivity
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4.
A delicacy is a rare or expensive food that is considered especially nice to eat.
Smoked salmon was considered an expensive delicacy...
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