delicately

[US]/ˈdelɪkətlɪ/
[UK]/ˈd ɛləkətlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. med ynde; med raffinement; med subtilitet.

Phrases & Collocations

handle delicately

håndter varsomt

speak delicately

tal varsomt

treat delicately

behandl varsomt

Example Sentences

a delicately nurtured girl

en delikat opfostret pige

a miniature container with a delicately chased floral design.

en lille beholder med et delikat forgyldt blomstermønster.

a block of marble delicately decorated with incisions.

en blok marmor, der delikately var dekoreret med indskæringer.

a tailor delicately plying his needle.

en skrædder, der delikat udførte sit arbejde med nålen.

a figure delicately carved in ivory

en figur delikat udskåret i elfenben

She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.

Hun fandt forsigtigt vej over det ujævne terræn.

There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest.

Der er meget følsomme og delikat afbalancerede økosystemer i skoven.

it reached to the red maple leaves to dress it up with burny tapestry delicately;

den rakte efter de røde ahornblade for at pynte den med delikat brændt gobelin;

schlong - "You have a nice schlong, Stingo, "she said, grasping me delicately but with a subtle knowing firmness .

schlong - "Du har en fin schlong, Stingo," sagde hun og greb mig delikat, men med en subtil og velvidende fasthed.

Real-world Examples

We need to handle this situation very delicately.

Source: Emma's delicious English

“I've never asked, ” said Nearly Headless Nick delicately.

Source: All-Star Read "Harry Potter" Collection

Well, you know, how can I put this delicately?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

Voldemort raised the Elder Wand, holding it as delicately and precisely as a conductor's baton.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" You call it'greatness, 'what you have been doing, do you? " asked Dumbledore delicately.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

He pressed his cool lips delicately to my forehead, and the room spun.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Born in a civilised family, Anne was delicately nurtured.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Her graceful ageing on our coinage has been delicately done.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

He placed the fruit delicately into a box.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Gingerly, so gingerly, the seneschal approached the head, lifted it delicately by the hair. " Admiral Groleo" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

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