German-English translation for "delikat"

"delikat" English translation

delikat
[deliˈkaːt]Adjektiv | adjective adj

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delicious, luscious, delightful, exquisite, delicate delicate, difficult, awkward, ticklish delicate, fragile, shaky delicate, gentle, tactful, discrete dainty
  • delicate
    delikat Frage, Thema etc literarisch | literaryliter
    difficult
    delikat Frage, Thema etc literarisch | literaryliter
    awkward
    delikat Frage, Thema etc literarisch | literaryliter
    ticklish
    delikat Frage, Thema etc literarisch | literaryliter
    delikat Frage, Thema etc literarisch | literaryliter
examples
  • er ist in einer delikaten Lage
    he is in a delicate (oder | orod precarious) situation
    er ist in einer delikaten Lage
  • delicate
    delikat Gesundheit literarisch | literaryliter
    fragile
    delikat Gesundheit literarisch | literaryliter
    shaky
    delikat Gesundheit literarisch | literaryliter
    delikat Gesundheit literarisch | literaryliter
  • delicate
    delikat Ausdrucksweise etc
    gentle
    delikat Ausdrucksweise etc
    tactful
    delikat Ausdrucksweise etc
    discrete
    delikat Ausdrucksweise etc
    delikat Ausdrucksweise etc
delikat
[deliˈkaːt]Adverb | adverb adv

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delicately, gently, tactfully, discretely, with tact
examples
  • er drückte sich delikat aus
    he expressed himself delicately, he chose his words tactfully
    er drückte sich delikat aus
This is another particularly delicate political issue.
Auch dies ist ein ganz besonders delikates politisches Dossier.
Source: Europarl
Mr President, I would not disagree at all that this is a sensitive issue.
Herr Präsident, ich will ganz und gar nicht bestreiten, daß dies ein delikates Thema ist.
Source: Europarl
This a very sensitive issue.
Das ist ein sehr delikates Thema.
Source: Europarl
This is a very delicate issue and of course a very important one.
Auch dies ist ein delikates und natürlich sehr wichtiges Thema.
Source: Europarl
Aomori is famous for its good apples.
Aomori ist für seine delikaten Äpfel bekannt.
Source: Tatoeba
The time has come for diplomacy, delicate but determined.
Nun ist die Zeit für die Diplomatie gekommen, delikat aber entschieden.
Source: Europarl
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