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  1. Spanish (Latin America)
  2. /Adjective meaning changes (ser vs. estar)
  3. /delicado

delicado

delicado
fragile, sensitive / in delicate health
From Lesson 230:Adjective meaning changes (ser vs. estar)·Spanish (Latin America)

Usages of delicado

Dudo que el paciente esté vivo porque su salud es delicada.
I doubt that the patient is alive because his health is fragile.
La chica que leía el libro era madura, pero estaba delicada.
The girl who was reading the book was mature, but she was frail.
Estamos agitando la mezcla suave y delicadamente.
We are shaking the mixture softly and delicately.
Él limpia los engranajes minuciosa y delicadamente.
He cleans the gears meticulously and delicately.

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