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Menander, Monostichoi, 257

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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adj.

soft: Ar. and P. μαλακός, ἁπαλός, V. ἁβρός, τέρην, Ar. and V. μαλθακός.

fastidious<: Ar. and P. τρυφερός.

Be delicate, fastidious, v.: P. and V. τρυφᾶν, V. ἁβρύνεσθαι.

fine (of texture), adj.: P. and V. λεπτός.

weak: P. and V. ἀσθενής.

Be delicate, v.: P. and V. ἀσθενεῖν.

Causing scruples, adj.: P. and V. ἐνθύμιος.

pretty, elegant: P. and V. κομψός.

tactful: Ar. and P. ἐμμελής.

kind: P. and V. φιλάνθρωπος.

The matter is a delicate one: Ar. τὸ πρᾶγμα κομψόν (Thesm. 93).

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēlĭcāte: adv., v. the following,.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēlĭcātē¹³ (delicatus), délicatement, voluptueusement : Cic. Off. 1, 106 ; de Or. 3, 63 || avec douceur, délicatesse : delicatius Sen. Ira 3, 9, 1, avec quelque délicatesse || nonchalamment, mollement : Suet. Cal. 43.